Charlie Mullins believes in The Independent Group, should the rest of business society follow him?

By Annie May Noonan

A number of UK Labour and Conservative politicians have taken the ultimate plunge, and have broken away from their respective parties to form The Independent Group, a liberal but (as of yet) non-party organisation. We attend an exclusive event where spokesperson and ex-Labour leader hopeful, Chuka Umunna, explains why the group has formed, its intentions for the future, and why it’s attracting high profile entrepreneurs (who says it’s only the Tories that care about enterprise!?).

Is the entrepreneurial world the most accepting of diversity?

By Charlie Mullins

What makes a successful entrepreneur” The answer is not as complex as you might think. All you need to do is identify a problem, and solve it. This is exactly what budding entrepreneur Katie Redstar did when she started a successful company that offers sign-language services to businesses. Being deaf caused her to face discrimination in her past life, but entrepreneurialism opened new doors.