{"id":24,"date":"2007-08-31T07:00:01","date_gmt":"2007-08-31T06:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startups.co.uk\/?p=24"},"modified":"2021-05-18T10:25:04","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T09:25:04","slug":"9-sportstars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-100\/2008\/9-sportstars\/","title":{"rendered":"9. SportStars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Founder:<\/b> James Taylor<br><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sport-stars.co.uk\">www.sport-stars.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Why it made our list: <\/b><\/p>\n<p>James started his children&rsquo;s sports coaching business with the &pound;1,000 gift he&rsquo;d received from his parents on his 21st birthday. 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