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‘You build everything better the second time around’

There is no substitute for experience - and André Brown has bucketloads of that. Brown had alrea...

What can finance teams learn from London Marathon runners?

Ahead of the London Marathon next April, runners will be starting their training plans as the winter...

Idea dismissed as ‘crazy’ by investors nears £1bn valuation

Today tech-enabled sportswear brand Castore is on the brink of a £1bn valuation. Fresh from rais...

‘Lean into self-doubt – it’s the secret to success’

If I could go back in time and give my younger self a message, I’d tell myself to not be too afrai...

What are the 6 rules for transitioning from startup to scaleup?

Starting a business can be an exciting, yet daunting challenge… but scaling it? That's a whole dif...

From bubble football to £100m FinTech?

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

‘Deepen roots, branch out then remove the deadwood’

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

Former BBC Dragon reveals metrics founders can’t afford to ignore

Former Dragons’ Den star and co-founder of Implement AI, Piers Linney, has warned founders not to ...

Behind the scenes of ‘event designed for entrepreneurs’

TechBlast’s first annual FUEL Manchester event saw the founders of big-name businesses Peak, Playd...

Making connections – Greater Connected alumni celebrate a 7-year success story

With the world becoming ever more connected, digital, creative and tech business businesses are thri...

FUEL Manchester: Leading entrepreneurs offer top tips for growth

Focus on ambition, agility and organic growth was the key advice to up-and-coming founders from a st...

‘I sold my business for £22m but I still had so much to learn’

Lee McNeil could have been forgiven for going crazy when his gaming-based business Tebex was bought...