Reports - Hiring

Focus on one thing – and do it better than anyone else

Launching a startup is precarious at the best of times - but doing so during the financial crisis of...

‘Why an IPO was right for musicMagpie’ – Steve Oliver

A lot has changed since Walter Gleeson and Steve Oliver launched musicMagpie from a garage in Hazel ...

The rise and rise of musicMagpie

December 2021 marks the 15th anniversary of the nadir in Steve Oliver’s professional career and t...

How startup turbocharging VCs began with a blog

Rémy Astié has big ambitions for a startup with origins in an online blog. With record levels o...

Startup founders: Give yourself six months to raise capital

Startups are notoriously time-poor, with founders performing multiple roles from raising investment ...

Meet the ‘transformation CEO’ leading fast-growth Sorted

Sorted is a company which has been on the up for some years now. Founded in 2010 by David Grimes ...

Why private equity can be a force for growth

It’s fair to say private equity gets a mixed press. Critics accuse them of asset-stripping whil...

Ambition pays off for startup born above Manchester pub

Many a startup has pointed to the winning of a flagship contract as pivotal to securing long-term su...

‘Rollercoaster’ journey creates £200m business in five years

Cera Care turns five this week - and co-founder Dr Ben Maruthappu is now the CEO of a business with ...

Startups must remember that cash is king

The videogames industry is undoubtedly a UK success story. An industry incubated in Eighties bedr...

Co-founder’s coma triggered InsurTech DeadHappy

If you were to die today, what would be the impact on your family? A difficult enough sentence to...

What do you do when your best friend and business partner dies?

In January this year Andy Sawer, co-founder of Pareto Law, died after a 16-month battle with an aggr...

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