As the adoption of card payments continues to grow, NetPay has been there to support the transition. And with the company named 2015’s business-to-business champion, MD Carl Churchill spoke with Real Business about how facing firms is done with innovation, ideas and feedback.
By Max Williams
The current popular startup narrative is all about hopping from one round of funding to the next, pursuing massive growth or exploding in a spectacular fireball if you don’t make it in time. One startup owner reveals how he weathered the storm when funding wasn’t available.
Gousto, the fresh ingredient delivery service named in our Everline Future 50 2014, has secured a £9m investment from a new arm of the Business Growth Fund. Real Business caught up with CEO Timo Schmidt about the pot, how the business will apply pressure to Tesco and why he believes the sector can be as commonplace as buying clothes online.
As we continue our search for the nation’s digital champions, we’ve discovered The Counter – a savvy small coffee chain that’s tripled the size of its business in just 15 months through innovative thinking that includes setting up in police boxes.
In an exclusive interview with Real Business, Facebook’s Benji Shomair, director of Pages, revealed how use of the platform by businesses has grown and what new applications have been introduced to improve communication between brands and consumers.
Rockpool Digital UK MD Susie McFarland has explored the future of events and the role mobility has to play in them with a five-point breakdown.
London-headquartered premier restaurant payment and loyalty app Velocity has capitalised on the momentum of its acquisitions with a new partnership alongside expense management firm Concur to promote corporate hospitality.
By Dennis Jones
Dennis Jones, CEO at Judo Payments, takes a look at the three key themes arising from Web Summit 2015.
The connected living market, which includes the sharing economy, smart meters and more, is set to be worth $1 trillion (£658bn) by 2020 and the UK is set to account for a five per cent share of the market, according to PwC.
There are a plethora of apps in the market that claim to help the busiest people get more done, in less time. The problem is – who actually has the time to trawl through the myriad apps to find the few that truly give you back an extra hour a day
