Advice - Interviews

Picking the right investor is about more than just money

Banking veteran Kevin Mountford has one piece of advice for anyone looking to raise investment. �...

‘Tragedy prompted me to finally launch my business’

Marc Schmid was 44 when he decided to start his own business but the idea had been a lifetime in the...

‘Our brave pivot built TikTok’s largest nano-influencer network’

It is vital for technology companies to listen to the market - then be brave enough to pivot when re...

Can a startup be TOO ambitious?

Lancashire-based digital marketing agency +24 Marketing recently hit £1m turnover for the first-tim...

Don’t let rejection put you off from finding investment 

“My advice to founders is to reject rejection.” That’s the view of Sue Barnard, senior mana...

A COVID PCR test in 30 minutes – but 14 years in the making

“It is the nature of MedTech that everything takes three times longer than you think it will.” ...

Is running a business better second time around?

The date was January 2020 and Jennie Johnson was done. The Kids Allowed nursery group that she’...

‘Elevator pitch convinced me to launch my business’

It was the ultimate elevator pitch that changed Susanna Lawson’s life. The budding entreprene...

Mental health pioneer ‘astounded’ by derogatory investor

The relative lack of investment into female-founded startups is well-documented - but personal exper...

Meet the investment world’s ‘Fab Five’

At first glance they could be mistaken for an ageing boy band brought back together for a global reu...

Could Xpllore be the curator of the new metaverse?

The buzzword of late 2021 was metaverse. Even Facebook rebranded its corporate name to Meta in recog...

Investor rejection is hard to stomach – but don’t discount their views

Pitching to investors is one of the most daunting experiences a startup founder can face - especiall...