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Exploring the South West’s hidden potential

Exploring the South West’s hidden potential

Businesses are breaking new ground across the region but do they need to shout louder to get vital funding?

Learning to lead: Transforming a legacy business

Learning to lead: Transforming a legacy business

Clare Elford, the chief executive of Clue Software, tells the story of how she learnt to lead

Growth Stories: Treats galore

Growth Stories: Treats galore

In this series, we look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we profile Harriet Hastings and Biscuiteers

Learning to lead: Breaking barriers in the City

Learning to lead: Breaking barriers in the City

NED, author and champion of UK entrepreneurship Sam Smith shares lessons from her career for our Learning to lead series

Growth Stories: King of the big night out

Growth Stories: King of the big night out

In this series, we look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we profile Ajith Jayawickrema and Turtle Bay restaurants

Learning to lead: The woman transforming pension management

Learning to lead: The woman transforming pension management

Romi Savova shares lessons from her career as the CEO of PensionBee for our Learning to lead series

Growth Stories: Power couple

Growth Stories: Power couple

In this series, we look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we profile Myenergi and its founders, Jordan Brompton and Lee Sutton

Growth Stories: Shows that must go on

Growth Stories: Shows that must go on

In this series, we look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we profile Jennifer Davidson and Sleek Events

The secret sauce behind Gail’s Bakery

The secret sauce behind Gail’s Bakery

From energy trading to artisan bread, meet the man behind Gail's Bakery

Growth Stories: Keep the customer satisfied

Growth Stories: Keep the customer satisfied

In this series, we look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we profile Furniturebox and its founders Monty George and Dan Beckles

Growth Stories: The prefab disruptor

Growth Stories: The prefab disruptor

In this series, we look at the fast-growing medium-sized businesses driving the UK economy. Here, we profile Tony Wells and his company Merit

Bookshelf: Female Founders’ Playbook

Bookshelf: Female Founders’ Playbook

In an extract from her book, Starling Bank founder Anne Boden offers some tips from her funding journey

From Virgin Group to Specsavers: The best bootstrapped businesses

From Virgin Group to Specsavers: The best bootstrapped businesses

The founders who grew their business without bringing in external investors and how they did it

How do you solve a problem like scale-up lending?

How do you solve a problem like scale-up lending?

Digital bank OakNorth is in the vanguard of new banks backing fast-growing businesses. We speak to its chief executive Rishi Khosla

Is UK venture capital working?

Is UK venture capital working?

Amid economic turmoil, questions about the role of VC in the UK and whether it can ever work as well as it does in the US are being asked

The pitch from hell (and how to avoid it)

The pitch from hell (and how to avoid it)

If you have ever worried about your ability to win over investors, Rob Law’s story is one of turning disaster into triumph.

To be or not to B Corp

To be or not to B Corp

With over 2,000 UK businesses now B Corps, its become an ethical status symbol known. However, some critics question its broader impact.

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