CEO ADVICE: How To Launch Your Startup With Just Less Than £500
A new Yell Business research shows that 40% of small businesses launched in the UK were started with just less than £500 – No more losing sleep over startup costs. The survey of 1,500 SME’s also revealed that a further 32% started with £250 or less, with 93% of these businesses turning over profit in the […]
Women In Innovation: A Getty Images Photo Exhibition Inspiring Future Female Entrepreneurs
A Getty Images photo exhibition is looking to inspire the next generation of female entrepreneurs and innovators – Innovate UK’s infocus ‘Women In Innovation’ . Jointly created by Innovate UK – a government body promoting innovation – and Getty Images, the free exhibit aims to address issues faced by women in innovation and boost female entrepreneurship […]
Share Your Start-Up Story – Thriva
Digital Health startup – Thriva – is a use-at-home mail-order blood testing kit helping people have better control over their health. Thriva offers the tracking of several health biomarkers from a single finger-prick blood test and the results are given within 48 hours. The health tech business, co-founded by Hamish Grierson, 32, just last year, […]
AllBright: FoundHER – Festival Of Female Founders
AllBright presents FoundHER – a two city festival of events aimed at founders, investors and anyone interested in entrepreneurship. AllBright is the ‘first funding and support platform of its kind in the UK’ for female entrepreneurs. What Is FoundHER Designed to give a platform to people who don’t usually share their stories, the festival features […]
University Graduates & Student Inventors – Apply For The James Dyson Award 2017
The James Dyson annual design competition is looking to award up to £30,000 for an inventive solution to real world problems. Run by the James Dyson Foundation, the award aims to celebrate and publicise the work of young designers on a global platform. This year’s brief is asking entrants to design something that solves a […]
CEO ADVICE FOR ENTREPRENEURS: How To Master The Art Of Delegating
Mastering the art of delegating requires a big leap of faith but it is necessary if you want to see your startup grow and become profitable. An element of trust needs to exist between the business owner and its employees for the act of delegating to work. Having the right team in place and learning […]
How Can Entrepreneurs Choose The Right Startup Team
Creating an innovative and successful startup team is rarely the work of one person because of the different skills required. This old African saying applies perfectly to entrepreneurs: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” We conducted a study in 2014, with a colleague Thomas Littée, […]
How Can Startups Navigate The World Of Grant Funding
The number one priority for startups and most businesses is accessing finance especially when it’s needed to get the business start-up and running. For young entrepreneurs, who don’t have years of experience working full-time or piles of savings in the bank, the challenge is arguably even greater. This makes grant funding particularly attractive options for […]
The Mayor’s Entrepreneur 2017 – Shortlist Out
See the student entrepreneurs who made it to the finals and one step closer to becoming this year’s Mayor’s Entrepreneur. The Mayor’s Entrepreneur yearly competition looks to award £20,000 start up fund to a London student entrepreneur with the most innovative idea on how to address issues facing the capital. Check out the shortlisted top ten […]
Female Founders – New Accelerator Programme Helping Female Entrepreneurs To Grow & Scale Their Businesses
Newly launched Female Founders accelerator programme aims to help London-based female entrepreneurs boost the UK economy. The four months programme announced its first cohorts of 60 female business owners earlier this month, at a private event hosted by J.P. Morgan. Jointly created by Hatch Enterprise and Enterprise Enfield, the Female Founders initiative was developed as […]