According to a recent report by digital support and training group Tech City UK, there are over 47,000 digital technology businesses in the UK, with over 50 per cent of these founded less than five years ago – making up a huge portion of the SME market.
Advisors at the likes of EY and PwC may know their stuff, but for Phil Mitchell and his consultancy Harbour Key it is the to ability come from a position of similar risk and structure that is reaping rewards.
In late 2014, Love Home Swap founder Debbie Wosskow wrote a sharing economy report for the government and detailed 30 key recommendations to help the British industry grow and achieve success. One of those was to introduce a trade body to regulate and support the sector, thus the Sharing Economy UK has officially launched in Westminster as of 6 March, with Airbnb, Tech City and other organisations signed up as partners.
In Didier Elzinga's previous role as a Hollywood visual effects chief working on CGI for the likes of Harry Potter, he decided to branch out to start a software business where he could harness his experience as a “glorified psychiatrist.”
For the fourth year, Real Business has scoured the UK business landscape and can now bring you 50 companies that are breaking down barriers, creating innovative products and – most importantly – disrupting previously stagnant industries. May we unveil the Everline Future 50 2015.
Mark Kanji, CEO of London-based Apptivation, has gone from an idea for an app development consultancy to a business turning over £12m inside two years. He shares his journey with us.
Most businesses know that intellectual property (IP) is important but many, especially SMEs are not really sure how to make the most of it.
Despite the rise of ecommerce, and perceived decline of the high street, a staggering 89 per cent of UK retail still occurs offline. Of this, 50 per cent of home and fashion items are researched online, and then purchased locally, in bricks and mortar shops. This has uniquely positioned Everline Future 50 mobile app StreetHub to help shoppers find products in independent home and fashion boutiques.
Trillion Fund, featured in this year's Everline Future 50 list, was founded in 2011 by Michael Stein and Phillip Riches to open up opportunities to profit from clean energy to everyone, through crowdfunding.
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