After his pop-up retail space firm, Appear Here, was awarded Young Company of The Year at the Growing Business Awards, Business Advice spoke to founder Ross Bailey about how he identified a gap in the market and moved in to disrupt the world of commercial property.
Gousto, the fresh ingredient delivery service named in our Everline Future 50 2014, has secured a £9m investment from a new arm of the Business Growth Fund. Real Business caught up with CEO Timo Schmidt about the pot, how the business will apply pressure to Tesco and why he believes the sector can be as commonplace as buying clothes online.
Since its founder’s idea for a detangling hairbrush was rejected on Dragon’s Den in 2007, Tangle Teezer has sold over twenty million of the product – and sales have grown from £1m to £30m.
Many hard-working small business owners looking to relax this weekend might easily find themselves enjoying a beer in the process – and it’s increasingly likely that what they’ll be drinking will be a craft beer from a small brewery.
Marcus Weston spoke to Real Business about how he went from high-flying investment banker to a Kabbalah teacher helping entrepreneurs find a different way to do business.
Away from the swathes of technology-based startups populating the business landscape are a community of small enterprises leveraging digital techniques to expand offerings and compete with bigger players in an awe-inspiring way.
There are many rewards to being an entrepreneur, from seeing ideas you are passionate about come to life, to controlling your working hours and financial benefits, which is why so many people in the UK become their own boss – or have the ambition to do so. Of course inspiration and passion on their own are not enough and success in your own venture is not a foregone conclusion.
We hear a lot about the challenges that face businesses up and down the country, but perhaps less about how business owners are tackling them. For some, overcoming these obstacles can be the key to unlocking their ambitions and achieving growth.
DriveNow – the sharing economy venture from BMW and Sixt – has forged a partnership with London City Airport, which will see the travel hub welcome on-demand transportation.
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