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.
Wanting to solve hunger and food waste at the same time is an admirable goal, and it’s the reason why Iseult Ward launched an app called FoodCloud – and is vying for the winning spot at the £1m VOOM competition finale from Virgin Media Business.
After months of debate, where accusations have been thrown in each direction, the British public have spoken – by a margin of four per cent the UK is leaving the EU. But what do our captains of industry think
Even Inspector Gadget would find a use for SunTech UK’s all-in-one invention, the eFOLDi, which is designed to support everyone from those with disabilities to people heading to festivals and everyone in-between. Who needs the Transformers
Inspiration can be found in a wide variety of places – indeed, the shower is often said to be one of them. But for entrepreneur Toby McCartney, he found the motivation he needed to develop a problem-solving business when attending his young daughter’s school assembly.
While the likes of Starbucks want consumers to guzzle coffee down like there’s no tomorrow, cleantech enterprise bio-bean is more interested in the leftover grounds that go untouched. The growing firm is working with caffeine merchants, such as coffee shops and factories, to reform the waste into reusable energy.
Once the preserve of large businesses, programmatic advertising is being made accessible to SMEs courtesy of Match2One. We talked with co-founder Mikael Kreuger about how the firm ensures you always target the right customer.
In the age of digital, customer satisfaction has never been more important – at least where Nakul Sharma, founder of hospitality service Hostmaker, is concerned. Indeed, he revealed to Real Business that the consumer-centric attitude won praise from San Francisco giant Airbnb.
Determined to transform the live event industry, Vibe Tickets is a service that provides a social and ethical solution for Brits looking to attend events, building a fun-loving community of people who want to buy and resell tickets – without getting conned by resellers.
Jason Vale, otherwise known as the Juice Master, has admitted he never needs to work again – a luxury that’s been achieved as an “unconventional businessman”. Providing a lifestyle service spanning nutrition and books to hundreds of thousands of consumers, including celebrities, Vale said his passion is what keeps him on the job.
