TALA Raises £4.2m in Funding to Champion Sustainability

By Emma Ames

Grace Beverley might be one of the biggest social media influencer success stories as her fitness fashion brand TALA has taken the activewear market by storm. With her latest announcement, she champions what young consumers are looking for in their clothing: sustainability and affordability.

How to Surmount Your Self-Doubt as an SME Entrepreneur

By Tessah Aihara

Do you ever have those days where you start to question what you’re doing? Not just whether this, that, or the other decision was right or wrong. But whether you should even be making those decisions in the first place. Externally you might appear bold and confident. But inside, you’re battling imposter syndrome. Because you’re an entrepreneur, and self-doubt is part of the package.

5 Companies Committed to Hitting Net Zero in 2022

By Rosie MacDonald

In 2019, the UK passed a law to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Since then, the Government has launched its Build Back Greener strategy which shows how businesses and individuals will be supported in their transition to renewable energy.

Social First, CV Second: How Gen Z is Changing the Hiring Process

By Alex Bodini

If you’re older than 25, you’ll still clearly remember the days when recruitment success came down to your application form and interview performance. The hours spent honing your CV were worth it because that carefully crafted document could open doors. Your professional presentation was all that mattered. But slowly but surely, the hiring process has changed.

Ocean Club Holidays: Vertically Integrated, Organically Grown

By Emma Ames

As travel restrictions are lifted and the UK adjusts to a new normal post-pandemic, many holidaymakers who have missed the sun, beaches, and relaxation of a break abroad are clicking ‘book’ on escapes away. Family owned and run, Ocean Club Holidays, are excited to see the end of the travel bans, welcoming back loyal guests and new travellers.

Private Capital Could Help Drive SMEs Forward on the Road to Recovery

By Claire Madden

Now that those temporary measures are no longer on the table, businesses are having to think about what permanent solutions are available to them to sustain them through the next stage of recovery and growth. Whether further bank lending will be forthcoming on favourable terms, or at all, is by no means certain, as many SMEs found to their dismay after the financial crisis. One alternative funding option worth investigating is private capital. It could be a game-changer for smaller companies.