How Are Creativity, Innovation And Entrepreneurship Related?
Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship are all inextricably linked and form a powerful combination of personality traits that drive business success. …
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Oyster Bay Systems: Proof you can teach an old dog new tricks
As a longstanding software company – Oyster Bay has been running since the 80s – it is important to keep up with changing technology.
Meet the natural beauty expert she may not be perfect, but at least she’s not fake!
Beauty Kitchen is the new brand that aims to be both organic and exciting. We caught up with founder Jo Chidley to find out more.
Teacher frustration was the business inspiration for this “hands on” venture
Learning Space is an educational organisation, providing a wide range of resources for children of all needs. Lorraine McAleer founded …
Steering a business through recession and coming out stronger on the other side
Kirsty Taylor made the bold decision to launch her business in 2009, when the country was still in the middle of a recession. We caught up with her to find out how she got her business to grow in troubling times.
Pop-up bars, fabulous cocktails, and the ?growth mind-set?
In 2011 Murdo McLeod had the idea for an events company offering pop-up bars for people hosting Come Dine With Me-style dinner parties that would offer the standards of a top cocktail bar without the need for them to dash around serving drinks to their guests.
How a strategic entrepreneur went above and beyond for a client with life-changing results
Life as an entrepreneur often means long days and unique experiences. And for Clive Bonny, the owner of business consultancy Strategic Management Partners (SMP), it meant going above and beyond to enter an incubator on behalf of a client – which had a life-changing outcome.
The business keeping UK plc running by connecting man, machine and environment
What are human factors If you don’t know, you’re not alone – they’re the cause of 80 per cent of incidents in the workplace. Real Business spoke with Neil Clark, founder of Integrated Human Factors (IHF), about how he applied his experience in the Royal Air Force and engineering to clients like the NHS.
Why an Olympic-standard UK startup grew focus from international to domestic
We can all remember that London won the fierce bid for the Olympics 2012, an event that saw the UK unite. Design is a key weapon of such a crusade and Brand Oath is the British branding startup that went from arming global cities with aesthetically pleasing campaigns to grow by looking at the domestic market.
Darceys Candles: The Scottish candle business that went down in flames only to rise from the ashes
Jackie Dalziel is the founder of Darceys Online, a handmade candle business based in Scotland. A graduate of the Entrepreneurial …