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 […]
Share Your Start-Up Story – inploi By Matthew De La Hey
inploi is an on-demand jobs platform for the service economy – It uses a mobile app and web platform to connect jobseekers to employers trying to find workers for short or long term work. The London-based tech startup, set up by Matthew De La Hey and Alex Hanson-Smith, both 25, is modelled on LinkedIn’s concept but for the service […]
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 […]
Small Businesses – Take Control Of When You Get Paid
Cash-flow is incredibly important for a startup, small business, freelancer or a sole-trader. Achieving growth without good cash-flow is a task that would tax even the most canny entrepreneur. It allows the bills and wages to be paid and the business to survive during the sticky periods that any emerging business will face. Cash-flow also […]
Debut – Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor’s career app ‘Debut’ is reinventing how students apply for jobs – A new role can start from just simply playing a mobile game. The interactive mobile app, for both students and graduates, provides an alternative process to the current system of using a career’s website or job boards. Charles, 25, was inspired to close the gap within […]
Appointedd Raises £595k Investment to Scale Globally
Edinburgh based startup Appointedd raises £595K in investment to scale globally. The company’s multi-time zone booking tools, launched last year, helps small businesses manage their trade entirely online without pen and paper. Appointedd’s new investment will boost its entry into new markets. Investors, including Gareth Williams (founder of Skyscanner) and Marie Macklin CBE (founder of Macklin Enterprise Partnerships), are also showing […]
UK- Korea Startup Forum 2016 @ London Techcity
Opportunity to attend the UK – Korea startup forum and meet top 20 Korean tech startups – Organised by KOTRA London. KOTRA London is a non-profit South Korean government organisation supporting UK-based Korean startups and promoting foreign trade and investment. The leading tech startups showcasing at the forum, on 19th April, are based within these industries – IoT, […]
Jaguar Land Rover Launches New Technology Start-Up
InMotion is the newly launched tech startup by Jaguar Land Rover targeting travel and transport issues. Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest premium automotive manufacturing business, built around two iconic British car brands – Land Rover and Jaguar. InMotion will allow JLR to step into a different territory, bringing new experiences to its customers and furthering its […]
Five Lessons To Learn In A Sharing Economy Start-up
Co-founder of Weroom – Five Lessons To Learn In A Sharing Economy Start-up Thomas Villeneuve co-founded Weroom in 2013 with the aim of building a marketplace, which connects the community of tenants, landlords and agencies in harmonious flat-sharing experiences. I came up with the idea to launch a website to help match people to their […]
Share Your Start-Up Story – The Great Escape Game Sheffield
The Great Escape Game Sheffield is an exciting live escape room experience where players have 45 minutes to crack different set of puzzles and escape from a locked room. The game, reminiscent of the Great Escape movie and voted #1 for Fun and Games by TripAdvisor, was discovered by Sheffield couple Hannah Duraid and Peter Lacole while travelling around the […]