Growing Trend For Green Living With 9 Out Of 10 Millennials
One major global market trend that has risen to prevalence in the last few years is the changing attitude consumers have towards the environment and sustainable living. In fact, in the 2015 survey by Cone Communications it was discovered that 9 out of 10 millennials would switch brands to one associated with social or environmental […]
Shell LiveWIRE ‘How To Video’ – Learning To Do An Effective Elevator Pitch
Entrepreneurs – Learn how to do an effective ‘Elevator Pitch’ – You never know when you might meet a potential investor and all you have is a few minutes to pitch your business. Shell LiveWIRE has put together a short video clip on how to create a winning elevator pitch. Video courtesy – Shell LiveWIRE
Young Entrepreneurs Abroad – Startup Story of StyleBank
StyleBank is an online fashion rental service offering women the opportunity to rent trendy clothes from around the world instead of buying them. Founders – Bhavna Suresh, 27, and Aina Barker, 31, (co-founder) Launch Date – February 2016 Country – Bangalore, India. Success Story – Has crossed over 1,000 transactions within four months of launching in February. Tell us […]
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan appoints fintech entrepreneur Rajesh Agrawal as deputy for business
The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has appointed fintech entrepreneur Rajesh Agrawal as his deputy mayor for business to protect jobs following the EU referendum. The newly appointee, Rajesh Agrawal, is the founder of Xendpay, an international money transfer service, and RationalFX, an online foreign exchange service. His role is to champion London’s interests by protecting jobs […]
How To Overcome The Barriers Of Being A Young Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint hearted – No matter your age, demographic or determination, an entrepreneur’s career path is rough and you need to be thick skinned in order to handle the bumps and bruises you’ll get along the way. Let’s not forget that approximately 95% of new ventures will fail so it takes […]
The Future of Retail Challenge – Startup Competition By Venturespring
Time to get you thinking caps on startups – Devise a new innovative idea for the retail industry using IBM Bluemix™ and win the opportunity to access up to £750,000 worth of investment. Powered by Venturespring, the international venture development studio, in association with IBM, Argos and the Unilever Foundry. The startup community are invited to […]
DocTap – Alex Hamilton
Alex Hamilton’s health tech startup ‘DocTap’ is the Uber for doctors and a GP service making private healthcare more affordable for everyone. DocTap‘s private GP service helps people get last-minute doctor’s appointment on the same-day from as little as £29. The 29-year-old army Captain turned entrepreneur discovered his business idea after developing a chronic back problem while serving with […]
What Can Small Businesses Expect From The ‘Vote Leave’ Result
What can small businesses now expect from the ‘Vote Leave’ result after 17.4m of the UK population voted to leave the European Union with a 51.9% majority. Part of the Vote Leave’s ‘Brexit’ campaign was the claim that “EU regulations was costing small businesses millions every week”, therefore, promising that “UK trade and jobs will thrive […]
Love the Sales wins the £160k #TeaseLondon competition
Love the Sales – a website that aggregates +500,000 sale items into one website for consumers – wins the £160,000 media package in the #TeaseLondon competition organised by Eyetease and Verifone Media. Announced at the opening event of London Tech Week on Monday, the startup will see its services advertised over 16 million times across London on taxi-top screens. Stuart McClure, co-Founder of Love […]
Cavendish Enterprise launches its own crowdfunding platform – Cavendish Crowd
Cavendish Enterprise launches ‘Cavendish Crowd’ as a response to demand from small businesses for alternative funding options other than bank loans. Cavendish Crowd, launched by Cavendish Enterprise with Crowdfunder UK, is said to be the “first UK Enterprise Agency crowdfunding platform”. The new initiative aims to support small businesses at a ‘start up’ stage to those looking to grow […]