Watchfinder co-founder Lloyd Amsdon is of the belief that success is about recognising an opportunity when it knocks on your door – and given that the company had a record-breaking year in 2015 with an annual turnover of £55.5m, we’d say he’s done exactly that.
Bringing together suppliers such as five-star hotels and remote farmers is a tough task for events business Chillisauce, which is why founder and CEO James Baddiley is investing in technology and digital tools to make the process smoother and customer experience more memorable.
Despite wanting Augustus Pili to communicate to the younger man, the company thrives on the UK’s heritage and its thriving manufacturing sector. However, the firm’s founder revealed to Real Business that relying on both those concepts doesn’t come challenge-free.
Our quest to find 30 Digital Champions alongside Microsoft is finally at an end, and what better way to celebrate it then unveiling our last entry – a family business taking mashed potato to the Middle East.
In partnership with Microsoft, our journey to discover the UK SMEs adopting digital for business growth continues as we hear from the founder of Katherine Elizabeth Millinery about her love of tech and how it’s helped her build her luxury fashion business.
Showing once again that British businesses are particularly adept at producing luxury goods in high demand, Josephine Home is our latest Digital Champion.
Acknowledging the changing attitudes of Brits when it comes to healthier lifestyle, t plus is delivering vitamin-rich teas to stores including Tesco, which it hopes will lead to it becoming the number one challenger brand in hot drinks in the UK.
For Steph Douglas, becoming a mother inspired her to create Don’t Buy Her Flowers – a gift package service that encourages customers to treat mums to anything but a bouquet.
Founded in 2003 by Mark Flanagan, who remains managing director of the business, Shieldyourself has garnered itself a reputation for exceptional quality standards – something that was reflected in its attainment of a Commendation for Excellence in 2014. We quizzed Flanagan about how the use of software and apps has enabled the company to beat away the competition.
Having set himself the goal of having a business turning over £5m within seven years, entrepreneur Joe Fogel tells us how a wide range of digital tools have helped he and VaioPak Group become so successful.
