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Meet entrepreneur flying in Silicon Valley & Shakespeare country

What were you doing aged 15? I personally was kept busy with football, videogames… and a great dea...

Rocketing EdTech to double workforce to 200 in six months

A platform that connects schools with temporary and full-time teachers as well as teaching assistant...

‘The Army was my life – now it’s making me as an entrepreneur’

Successful entrepreneurs come from all walks of life - just ask Sam Burgess. The proud Mancunian ...

Zilch founder: How we built a $2bn unicorn

The rise of Zilch has been jaw-dropping by any measure. The London company has amassed a customer...

‘Build something amazing before you fundraise’

Startup founders have to wear many hats - and chief among them is fundraising. Mike Rhodes, found...

I’ve failed more than anyone else – and I’m proud of it

I love to play chess, but finding the time to sit down in a packed week of work, commitments and kid...

‘You have to live and breathe entrepreneurship’

Nicola Hartland says she lives and breathes entrepreneurship - and the evidence is there for all to ...

How female founders can overcome ‘invisible’ funding barriers

Women - and black women in particular - continue to face ‘invisible and structural’ barriers to ...

Launching tech business helped me survive terminal diagnosis

A Leeds entrepreneur has revealed how launching his tech business helped him with a traumatic person...

Texas base is ‘natural progression’ for Yorkshire scaleup

If you grew up on a varied diet of Dallas and Last of the Summer Wine, you are not alone. Bobby E...

Tech-for-good startup hits £1m revenue milestone

Manchester-based tech-for-good firm Culture Shift has  hit £1m Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) for ...

Growing a significant seven-figure turnover business with zero investment

Leeds startup HyperFinity is on a mission to become a global powerhouse in the world of decision int...