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North East tech accelerator Ignite opens applications

North East tech entrepreneurs are invited to apply for Ignite’s latest accelerator programme. T...

Fast-growth EdTech ‘has a team of 20 entrepreneurs’

Behind most successful startups is the driving force of a visionary founding team. However their ...

‘Starting from zero is a challenge – but also exciting’

Truly groundbreaking businesses have the potential to change the world - but they are also a step in...

London RegTech doubles customer base in 12 months

A London RegTech which doubled its customer base in 12 months has reached 180,000 users. Clausema...

The ‘investment matrix’ driving kitchen network Peckwater Brands

What should you look for in an investor? Many a startup entrepreneur will consider this question ...

Swoop forecasts 450% growth amid surge in SME financing

FinTech Swoop says it expects to grow a huge 450% this year amid a surge in demand for SME financing...

How SMEs can thrive despite cost of living crisis & Brexit red tape

At the start of last year, small and medium-sized businesses across the UK were grappling with one o...

Looking to launch in a new market? Create a beachhead

A beachhead is defined as ‘an area of land near the sea from where an attacking army can move forw...

‘Bootstrapping saw us outlast & acquire our competitors’

A few years ago, when the on-demand laundry sector exploded, startups Laundrapp and Zipjet grabbed h...

The rise of ‘kidfluence’ and how businesses must adapt

Parents may joke that children run their households - but businesses would do well to put kids at th...

Uber founder’s $200m fund to bring UK startups to US

Expa, a venture studio founded by Uber co-founder Garrett Camp in 2014, has closed its third fund at...

We moved to US – then COVID threatened to destroy my business

When business founders describe a pivot, the change in direction - for example with a product or sal...