Young Entrepreneur Bags £30,000 Investment From Dragons’ Den For His Mobile Billboard Advertising Business
The 15th series of Dragons’ Den saw 22-year-old solo founder Edward Hollands secure £30,000 investment from ex-career banker entrepreneur Jenny Campbell for his lorry billboard business ‘DrivenMedia’. The “highly investable” young entrepreneur discovered his innovative idea while staring at blank truck trailers in a traffic jam, also ‘broke the record for the fastest Dragons’ Den […]
Dragons’ Den Is Searching For Entrepreneurs In Need Of Investment
The BBC Dragons’ Den is calling for budding entrepreneurs looking for investment to appear on its next business pitching reality TV show. Dragons’ Den is back in production for its 16th series and on the hunt for investment-ready business ideas, inventions or products. The show, which gives entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their business ideas […]
NACUE’s Student Enterprise Conference 2018 – Take Your Business Idea From Notepad To Reality
NACUE invites you to join hundreds of ‘Creators, Connectors and Captains’ at its 9th Annual Student Enterprise Conference at Aston University. This is your chance to learn everything about starting, maintaining and developing your business or idea – alongside like-minded student and graduate entrepreneurs. This 2-day conference will be bursting with inspiring talks, practical workshops, […]
5 Insider Tips For Running A Successful Family Business
Running a family business still has a negative stigma but it doesn’t really deserve the bad press it receives as they are some of the most successful around the globe. With people pictured arguing with their siblings or parents, getting the balance right when running a family business can be difficult but it can also […]
Tech Startups – £100,000 Prize Award For The Top Innovative Ideas That Can Help The Elderly Live A More Active Life
Active Ageing Challenge – Centrica Innovations is offering a £100,000 prize award to tech startups with innovative ideas that can help the ageing population live a more active lifestyle. The UK-wide competition aims to support the development of technology solutions that can help people thrive as they get older. According to the Office of National Statistics, […]
Innovate UK’s Essential Business Tips For Collaborating With Other Businesses
Collaborating with other organisations can be critical to the success of your business – There are now more ways than ever to identify and explore collaborative opportunities. As well as the possibility of increasing your profits, teaming up with others offers the chance to share creative ideas, grow your network, learn, save money and solve […]
Zain Khan – Balancing My ‘Bump’ Business With My 9 to 5 Job
Learn how to keep a full-time job and a business from part-time entrepreneur Zain Khan whose daily struggle is running his networking app business ‘Bump’ alongside his 9 to 5 job. Zain, 25, created Bump to help people share their social media information all at once and much easily. The ‘one-stop social’ app, launched late last […]
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2017 Shortlist – The Finalists For The ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Category
The Great British Entrepreneur awards has announced its shortlisted nominees competing to be this year’s ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’. Now in its fifth year, the NatWest backed awards programme celebrates hard-working innovative entrepreneurs in Britain and their impact on the UK economy. This year’s awards includes 11 categories, including Family Business of the year, […]
Co-Founder Story – Going Into Business With My Friend
The saying goes that friends should never go into business together but my partnership with my co-founder has been strengthened by our friendship. Tom Gatzen, together with his friend Rob Imonikhe, co-founded Ideal Flatmate – an algorithm based flatmate matchmaker, which helps tenants find compatible house companions. The 28-year-old tech entrepreneur highlights the highs and […]
Investing In Technology – Network With Startups and Investors
Join amazing start-up technology companies, angels, VCs and investors for an evening of learning and networking. Hear from great speakers on how they’ve raised funds for their start-ups and share with guests your own experience of getting Investment Ready. Speakers on the night are David Saenz, COO, Stuart Delivery and Graham Spenceley, Partner, Mathys & […]