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‘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...

Tred co-founders win latest TechBlast Star of the Week award

Green FinTech entrepreneurs Peter Kirby and Will Smith are the joint winners of the latest TechBlast...

Launching: Onoco – more than just a baby tracker

Who? Founded by mother-of-two Margaret Zablocka (CEO), parenting app Onoco is also led by CTO Osk...

Driving UK’s coronavirus vaccine programme – meet Axiologik

Ben Davison still remembers the day COVID came calling to the door of Leeds-based digital delivery c...

ADHD inspired top entrepreneur’s business

Amy Whitell dropped the bombshell right at the end of our interview. She’s the founder of Manch...

‘We raised £400k in 90 minutes with our 67th business idea’

Peter Kirby will never forget the moment he went on crowdfunding platform Crowdcube to raise funds f...

Pivoting your business into a SaaS-based model

Entrepreneur James Richmond never considered switching to a SaaS-based business until his chairman B...

‘Lord Sugar’s boardroom rebuke changed my life’

It was back in 2013 that Neil Clough became a reluctant TV star. Clough had been one of the favou...