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Visual Artistic Garments – Vidal Bull and Alan Adewale

Vidal Bull and Alan Adewale are the London-based fashion duo behind the successful brand Visual Artistic Garments.  With no background in fashion but determined to be successful and happy, both 29 years old set out to make their future count even before graduating from University. Vidal explains how their love for creating things has led […]

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Plus X presents BRITE – a new £5 million funded innovation programme for local businesses to grow and bring their ideas to market

Plus X Brighton – an innovation workspace – partners with the University of Brighton to launch BRITE (Brighton Research Innovation Technology Exchange) designed to support local businesses to grow and ‘drive job creation’ post-lockdown. BRITE is a three-year collaborative project which has received up to £5 million in funding from the European Regional Development Fund […]

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Stress Awareness

Advice On Stress Awareness – Take Survey To Understand Yours

Tricia Woolfrey is the founder of PW Consulting Limited – specialists in performance, productivity, stress-resilience and wellness. With 440,000 cases of work related stress, depression and anxiety in 2014/2015, and the bulk of that due to workload pressure, the important question to consider is what about the people below the radar. The figures depend on those which […]

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The IPSE Freelancer Awards 2016

The hunt is on to find Britain’s brightest self-employed person at the IPSE’s nation-wide competition. The IPSE Freelancer award, opened until 8th April, will see self-employed professionals submit reasons why they should be crowned the UK’s best independent mind. Finalists have the chance of winning up to £5,000 to invest in their business. The Association of Independent Professionals […]

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PWC – Great Innovation Challenge 2016

Opportunity to reveal your innovative business at the Great Innovation Challenge 2016. PricewaterhouseCoopers UK, in partnership with the GREAT Britain campaign, are looking to showcase the best of British innovation at the International Festival for Business 2016. Entrepreneurs and firms, of all sizes, are invited to present their business’s creativity demonstrating British innovation – This can either be a new product or […]

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Editorial Spotlight – Timothée Le Quesne’s Energysquare Invention

This week’s editorial spotlight falls on Timothée Le Quesne’s Energysquare invention reforming the way we charge our smart devices. The technology behind Energysquare charges multiple smart devices at the same rate as a traditional plug – It is also water-resistant and shatter-proof. The user simply access the energy via a sticker at the back of their device. Timothée Le Quesne, 22, […]

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A Female In The Tech World – 5 Lessons Learnt

Guest writer Jessie Leong shares her perspective as a female working in a male-dominated ‘tech’ industry. Little over a month ago, I hopped back onto the tech startup train. You could say I’m a bit late to the party – after all, so many of my fellow millennials are jumping ship to start their own businesses. […]

Social Chain – Steven Bartlett

Steven Bartlett’s Social Chain impacts the online conversation of 200 million people while creating a tightly-knit millennial community on social media. Social Chain is an influencer marketing agency and can make anything trend on Twitter in under 30 minutes – Projected to turnover £6 million in its second year since launching in November 2014. Steven, […]

Restaurant

Shell LiveWIRE ‘How To Video’ – Starting A Restaurant Business

Deciding to launch a restaurant start-up is an exciting decision – But there are several things to consider before leaping into the complex world of running a food business. Joe Tager, Executive Assistant at Luke Johnson, shares eye-opening tips about starting up in the restaurant industry and the common mistakes entrepreneurs need to avoid. Luke Johnson […]

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Snap Fashion – Digital business revolutionising the way we shop

Snap Fashion is changing the way we shop for clothes in-store and online – Could revolutionise how we look for anything we want. Jenny Griffiths, founder of Snap Fashion, created a visual search engine that allows consumers to look for and buy fashion items from more than 16,000 brands using photos they have found online or taken […]

technologies

Emerging In-Car Technologies – The 4 You Need To Know

The technology in our automobiles has advanced dramatically over the past decade. There are now certain things we can’t live without that were deemed impossible not long ago. These devices helps us drive our vehicles, get to where we’re going, communicate while on the move, and even fit into tight parking spaces. The crazy thing […]

Co-Founder

Co-Founder Dating & Speed Pitching

Co-Founder Dating and Speed Pitching – For those interested in finding a co-founder for your startup or looking to pitch your innovative idea. The business speed dating event, organised by Hipsters, Hackers & Hustlers, takes place on 4th April at Google Campus London, Bonhill Street. HHH is the largest community of tech startups in the UK […]

Mentor

What Does Being A Mentor Really Mean?

All seasoned professionals have a responsibility to pass on their knowledge and insights to the younger generation. Young professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs can benefit from finding a mentor irrespective of the industry. Mentoring boosts the leadership pipeline – Ensures industry secrets and successful practices are shared and utilised. Also offers real-time work based learning and […]

Culture White Paper

Launch of Culture White Paper

Government-backed strategy to make public-funded arts organisations accessible to all – Culture White Paper. The Culture White Paper aims to boost access to arts, heritage and culture to help improve social mobility across the country. The planned four-year programme, by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, will give children the opportunity to have new […]

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Share Your Start-Up Story: Teaboy Games – ‘Fallen’

Teaboy Games is a games studio focused on designing unique arcade-style mobile games for all ages.  The business was set up by three graduates in 2014, all aged between 22 and 25, after meeting each other through the Games Hub scheme run by Eastern Enterprise Hub. Frazer Merrick, Scott Taylor and Aidan Randall’s first game ‘Fallen‘ hit over […]

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Tips on having a healthy work-life balance

This Easter period is a good time to mute your alarm and recuperate from running your business – But how do you maintain a healthy work-life balance after the break. Entrepreneurs take on too many responsibilities and spend every waking minute of the day working. Finding time to spend with friends and family can be […]