Advice - New markets

Focus on one thing – and do it better than anyone else

Launching a startup is precarious at the best of times - but doing so during the financial crisis of...

‘Why an IPO was right for musicMagpie’ – Steve Oliver

A lot has changed since Walter Gleeson and Steve Oliver launched musicMagpie from a garage in Hazel ...

The key ingredient for global growth which is often forgotten

The majority of tech startups have international ambitions. While tech products themselves are ty...

Meet the man taking on Just Eat and Deliveroo

Ardian Mula’s story reads more like a Hollywood movie than a real-life story. Having grown up i...

Taking funding vs bootstrapping – what’s best?

$1.4 trillion! According to Richard Faulkner, managing director at Silicon Valley Bank, that’s ...

Are SMEs’ global ambitions being thwarted by banks?

Thanks to technology, one of the most fertile areas for startup growth is overseas expansion. Alm...

‘Don’t create a company for the sake of it’

Before you create a company to launch your amazing idea, be honest with yourself: is there really a ...

You can’t ‘rinse and repeat’ in new markets

The nature of technology has made it easier than ever to launch into new markets. Companies serio...

Meet the ‘transformation CEO’ leading fast-growth Sorted

Sorted is a company which has been on the up for some years now. Founded in 2010 by David Grimes ...

Ambition pays off for startup born above Manchester pub

Many a startup has pointed to the winning of a flagship contract as pivotal to securing long-term su...

‘Rollercoaster’ journey creates £200m business in five years

Cera Care turns five this week - and co-founder Dr Ben Maruthappu is now the CEO of a business with ...

When should a startup establish a board?

When Chloe Barrett launched her EdTech startup, one of her first decisions was to create a board. ...