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Yes its true. Well its true in the sense that a man with a laundry business dressed up as Superman and washed some clothes on the plinth in Trafalgar Square.

Even Superman has to do his washing

What a great example of how a small business can punch above their weight and get national exposure – off the back of his appearance he got a great piece of coverage on bbc.co.uk. Journalists love to hear about small businesses doing big things – and we have some top tips for how to promote what you are doing on our Global Entrepreneurship Week website.

David Lambert set up his laundry business last year after packing in his career as a management consultant. On BBC.co.uk he says “It was slightly scary as it’s hard to know what the future brings, and of course we asked ourselves, ‘Is now the right time?’” .

But the recession actually helped to save start-up costs. “We got some fantastic deals from suppliers, so we saved lots of money on everything from rent and machinery to furniture and stationery.”

And, luckily, financing wasn’t an issue. “We met up with a major bank six months ago and it offered us a loan at 18% [interest]. This wasn’t particularly appealing,” he recalls.

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