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Building Our Startup: Ian & Lisa McCartney, Plytime Learning

Our series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists continues with Ian McCartney, co-founder ...

Launching: First in the Door – matching home movers with local buying agents

Who? First in the Door was founded by Claire Whisker, a serial entrepreneur and former barrister. S...

‘Move fast & break things’ does not work in healthcare

When reporting on the tech sector, it sometimes feels as though innovation and disruption are interc...

PlayStation VR creator ‘giving voice’ to North’s games sector

Throughout gaming history, the giants of the industry typically emerged from Japan - think PlayStati...

From bubble football to £100m FinTech?

Like many entrepreneurs, Warren Whitfield’s schooldays involved buying and selling sweets for a pr...

Building My Startup: Rob Illidge, CEO, Vulse

In the first edition of a series profiling companies from our Startups 2.0 lists, we speak with Rob ...

The podcasters racking up 50,000 downloads a day – without talking

Wouldn’t it be great if you could rack up 50,000 downloads a day from a podcast that you don’t n...

The bottom line impact: Unravelling the importance of employee wellness in business success

Employee wellness should be a top priority for any business looking to maximize success, both in the...

Launching: Autentica – a digital marketplace for 3D printable car parts

Who? Autentica Car Parts is led by Irma Gilbert, who has more than 35 years of experience in the in...

‘Deepen roots, branch out then remove the deadwood’

The FinTech and RegTech sectors have nurtured some of the UK’s fastest-growing technology scaleups...

New entrepreneurs should draw upon ‘social capital’

Several of the most resilient startup entrepreneurs I have met have a traditional career behind them...

Launching: Vector – supercharging marketing with AI & Amazon data

Who? Vector was founded by serial AdTech entrepreneur Rupert Staines and Dan Brown, a seasoned bus...