The NEWGEN Fashion Designers Set To Disrupt The British Fashion Industry
Seventeen young fashion designers have been chosen by the British Fashion Council (BFC) to receive support through its NEWGEN initiative fostering the ‘very best emerging talent‘ in the British fashion scene. This year’s winners will receive funding, mentoring, training support plus a show at London Fashion Week. The NEWGEN scheme aims to build the next generation […]
Unloc Enterprise Challenge: Young Entrepreneurs Win £5k To Accelerate Your Business Idea
Have you got an innovative business idea? Apply for the Unloc Enterprise Challenge and win £5,000 funding to help you grow your startup. This online entrepreneurship competition is organised by Unloc Enterprise Academy, in partnership with Verizon, to inspire youth entrepreneurship across Europe. Young entrepreneurs, aged 16-25, are invited to compete and win £5k startup […]
Defying Gender Bias As A Young Female Founder
Gender Bias – One thing I’ve realised is that too many investment decisions are made based on judgments influenced by widely held beliefs about someone’s age, gender, education, and race. Yang Liu, the founder of JustWears (formerly known as JoeyWears) – a high performing men’s underwear company – and a former a VC, shares her […]
Young Professionals Network – Networking Evening With May Al-Karooni Founder of Globechain
In partnership with Westminster Business Council, our Young Professionals Network will be hosting a networking evening with Globechain founder May Al-Karooni – an online social platform encouraging innovation via reusing, recycling and upcycling items. The Young Professionals Network provides a focused and personalised network for young professionals, aged between 20 and 30 years old, to […]
The 10 Things You Need To Know About Building A Low-Carbon Startup
Starting a business can be a daunting prospect for any young entrepreneur – Let alone building a low-carbon startup with its own set of challenges. For example, it is much more difficult for a business within the renewable energy sector to access finance as there are fewer financial providers specialising in those areas within the […]
7 Important Lessons To Learn From Running A Health Tech Startup
Running a health tech startup is hard work but can be highly rewarding – not to mention a lot of fun. This article is based on my experience of co-founding DocTap GP Clinic, a provider of affordable, short notice GP appointments to people in London. We certainly didn’t get everything right the first time, but for […]
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 […]