New start-up Cab Guru raises £2 Million fund to launch its taxi cab comparison app
New start-up Cab Guru raises over £2 million in funding to launch its taxi cab comparison app. The comparison app helps customers compare and book licensed taxis UK-wide. Cab Guru joins forces with over 300 major UK private and taxi companies in the hopes of competing with Uber, by giving customers real-time information to compare […]
Start The New Year With Building A Strong Brand
Start the New Year with building a strong brand to attract the right customers to your new business. Building your brand image goes beyond the colour, font size and image. Part of the success of your new innovation depends on how well you fit the brand identity to the values of the business. It is also […]
StephieAnn Design – Stephanie Woolven
Stephanie Woolvens’ handmade luxury brand StephieAnn Design lingerie and nightwear is made for women to feel special about themselves. The 24 year old’s debut collection ‘Hammer Through Daisies‘, which won her the Shell LiveWIRE Grand Ideas award in August 2014, was inspired by Dylan Thomas poem And Death Shall Have No Dominion. Stephanie runs her lingerie […]
StartUp 2016
If you are looking to start a business in the New Year then put StartUp 2016 on top of your to-do list. StartUp 2016 is a start-up show for early-stage entrepreneurs hosted by Enterprise Nation. This free event takes place on 16th January 2016 at London’s Canary Wharf and at other various locations around the country. […]
HowCloud – Joseph Ros
Joseph Ros extra curricular activities led to the creation of an online tutoring platform HowCloud to give students affordable access to personal tutoring. HowCloud connects students live, in real-time, online with a teacher, to give a classroom experience that is led by the students themselves. The 24 year old, from London, initially studied Philosophy, Economics and […]
Attend These Events During The Global Entrepreneurship Week
The Global Entrepreneurship Week starts this week and it aims to inspire the next generation to launch their own business. This year’s theme is ‘Make It Happen’. We’ve compiled a couple of activities that you can sign up to attend from networking events to speed mentoring. Be ready to #GEWmakeit Global Entrepreneurship Week
Crowdfunding – Do’s and Don’ts
With the crowdfunding market growth currently sitting at £4.4bn in 2015 alone, according to research by innovation charity Nesta – Now is a good time to know the do’s and don’ts. Some of the general myths about crowdfunding are along the lines of: “Someone is going to steal my idea” or “All I have to do is list my business and […]
Magi Metrics – Milo Spencer-Harper
Milo Spencer-Harpers’ Magi Metrics software helps marketers target their product directly at Instagram influencers. The software acquires data from Instagram and it’s analysed by businesses to determine the bloggers who can help them grow their brand through product offerings. The 26 year old, from Harrow, talks about his experience of leaving his full-time job to enduring […]
Visual Artistic Garments – Vidal Bull and Alan Adewale
Vidal Bull and Alan Adewale are the London-based fashion duo behind the successful brand Visual Artistic Garments. With no background in fashion but determined to be successful and happy, both 29 years old set out to make their future count even before graduating from University. Vidal explains how their love for creating things has led […]