Article: Elena is on top of the world

STANDING in the VIP balcony of the Formula One stand at the Monaco Grand Prix in May, Elena Torres couldn't believe her luck. The 26- year-old Scots businesswoman had spent the afternoon mingling with the super rich and famous as sleek sports cars whizzed by outside.

But even as she sipped champagne and nibbled on tiny hors d'oeuvres heaped with caviar, Elena kept her mind strictly on the job at hand. For while her trip to Monaco was meant as a thank you from a grateful client, the budding entrepreneur, from Leith, knew the event was packed with potential customers, and she wasn't about to let business pass her by.

Just a few months earlier, Elena had been sitting in the tiny office of her ...

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