Advice - Features

Why you should hire on potential, not experience

Ed Plunkett is living proof that hiring on potential rather than experience is the way forward in re...

‘A market-ready product was key to our success’

There are two main schools of thought when it comes to going to market. The first is to launch yo...

The power of 1% changes

All startups have targets - but perhaps founders should beware the cost of going after them too aggr...

Embracing ecstatic dance for business success

If you think activities such as yoga are more about perk than performance, then think again. What...

Busting the myth of 60-hour weeks

There is a tendency to equate tech startup success with founders working long, hard hours. While ...

‘You have to commit fully to entrepreneurship’

Time is among the most valuable commodities held by any startup. When it’s gone, it’s gone. I...

‘Industry will continue to be born in the North’

The towns and cities of the North still bear the hallmarks of their industrial heritage - but they a...

Launching: Healthwords – the ChatGPT of healthcare

Who? Healthwords has been launched by consumer healthcare business Clinova. Dr Tom Maggs, Healthwor...

Launching: Alltoogether – an employee benefits platform for SMEs

Who? Alltoogether is the second startup founded by Zak Fenton, who holds a Masters in Workplace Hea...

Revealing Manchester Startups 2.0

Welcome to the first edition of Manchester Startups 2.0. These 25 founder-led startups are not ba...

New angel investment platform aims to close gender gap

A new FinTech platform is shaking up angel investing in the UK by aiming to address the current gend...

‘I worked with Boris in No.10 – but politics was a dead-end’

Prominent scientist Dr Wareed Alenaini has worked with three prominent governments, including the ad...