Idea Exchange

UCL Innovation & Enterprise presents – Idea Exchange: where co-founders meet

Idea Exchange: where co-founders meet is a free open event helping founders expand their network and find a co-founder for their business. Hosted by University College London – Innovation and Enterprise, this networking event is an opportunity to tell someone about your business or social enterprise idea (without giving too much away) and meet someone […]

bkd Dragons den

These Two Entrepreneurs Share Their Experience Of The Dragons’ Den And Winning Investment For Their Business

Surviving the BBC Two Dragons’ Den intense questioning is not an easy feat but the founders of BKD and TEA+ did. We ask these two previous winners of the Dragons’ Den, who had combined winnings of over £100k, to share their experience of successfully pitching their businesses to the Dragons’. Adelle Smith, 36, is the founder of […]

Astra Awards Competition

The Astra Awards Competition: Celebrating The UK’s Top Creative Businesses – Female Founders and Student Startups

Toucan Ventures’ Astra Awards Competition is on the hunt for top best new talent in Female founded businesses, Student startups and the Creative Community. Organised by Toucan Ventures, in partnership with Blooming Founders and NACUE, the Astra Awards competition aims to celebrate Britain’s creative sector, female entrepreneurs and student startups. Applicants can enter into one of […]

Gender Bias - JustWears

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 […]

New Clients

How To: Master The Perfect Pitch To Win New Clients

Pitching to new clients, or even pitching new ideas to existing clients, can be a daunting process at times – This takes skill and insight. Ultimately, pitching is necessary in order to grow your business and build meaningful working relationships. So to break it down, let’s look at it like you would any relationship – […]

Pitch@Palace

Pitch@Palace 6.0 – Application Open

Tech entrepreneurs / startups – Are you looking to promote your business idea for investment opportunity then apply for Pitch@Palace 6.0. Set up by The Duke of York in 2014, the initiative aims to help UK businesses grow by attracting investors and mentors. The latest Pitch@Palace is opened to technology startups from a wide area: […]

Elevator Pitch

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