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Andrew Lynch

Andrew Lynch

Andrew Lynch is the assistant editor at Business Leader.

View of the Clifton suspension Bridge at sunset in Bristol

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?

Andrew Lynch

Clare Elford, the chief executive of Clue Software

Learning to lead: Transforming a legacy business

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

Andrew Lynch

Biscuiteers

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

Andrew Lynch

Sam Smith

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

Andrew Lynch

Ajith Jayawickrema

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

Andrew Lynch

PensionBee CEO Romi Savova sitting on a green sofa

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

Andrew Lynch

Jordan Brompton and Lee Sutton of myenergi

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

Andrew Lynch

Sleek events

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

Andrew Lynch

Tom Molnar, chief executive of Gail’s Bakery

The secret sauce behind Gail’s Bakery

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

Andrew Lynch

Furniturebox

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

Andrew Lynch

Tony Wells, founder and CEO at Merit

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

Andrew Lynch

Female founders playboy next to a coffee and croissant

Bookshelf: Female Founders’ Playbook

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

Andrew Lynch

Doug Perkins and Mary Perkins, co-founders of Specsavers

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

Alice Cumming, Andrew Lynch, James Cook

Rishi Khosla, co-founder and CEO of OakNorth Bank

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

Andrew Lynch

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

Andrew Lynch

Dave Law, Rob Law and their kids, co-founders of Zeepy

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.

Andrew Lynch

Right kind of wrong book on a table with a stack of books and two lights

Why failing also matters

In this extract from her award-winning book Right Kind of Wrong, Harvard professor Amy Edmondson explains why we should not miss out on the satisfying journey of learning to dance with failure. Every kind of failure brings opportunities for learning and improvement. To avoid squandering these opportunities, we need a mix of emotional, cognitive and...

Andrew Lynch

Jason Atherton with Dubai in the background

Mastering the recipe for success: Jason Atherton’s entrepreneurial insights

Jason Atherton has built an international fine dining empire with a dozen restaurants around the world, including his Michelin-starred Pollen Street Social in Mayfair. After working with Pierre Koffmann, Nico Ladenis and Marco Pierre White, Atherton joined Gordon Ramsay working in Dubai and London, where Ramsay opened Maze. After striking out on his own in...

Andrew Lynch

Will Butler-Adams on a bike

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.

Andrew Lynch