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5 reasons to avoid checking emails this Christmas

They say it can't be done anymore, but here are five ways to make sure you stay away from your inbox over the festive season.

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The ‘hands-on fintech’ approach for SME financing: GapCap

GapCap's Alex Fenton on SME cash flow struggles, starting up in the fiercely competitive fintech space, and his vision for alternative finance.

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How selfies can prevent identity fraud

British start-up, ShowUp is changing the face of identity fraud prevention, using selfies as digital ID.

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Why Ireland trumps the rest of Europe as the best place to start up

London may not be be the best place for ambitious businesses looking to grow in Europe, according to new research.

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The UK start-up culture and why it needs to be cultivated

Serial entrepreneur Christian Lane explains why the UK needs to do more to boost its start-up culture.

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Smart glasses set to revolutionise eye care

UK inventors Owen Reading, David Crosby, Richard Taylor and Greg Storey, are the masterminds behind Eyejusters, auto-adjusting smart glasses to bring near-perfect vision to those with eyesight issues. Here's how they started up.

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From investment banking to undercover party promotions

A new mobile app, Party Hype, brings partygoers the best of the city in real-time. Here's how Anna Frankowska and Andrzej Frankowski came up with the concept and started up.

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Tips from the top: Bend but don’t break to stimulate growth for your business

Dirk Paessler started his tech business off his own back. Here are his top tips on stimulating growth in the early days of your start-up journey.

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From investment banking to undercover party promotions

A new mobile app, Party Hype, brings partygoers the best of the city in real-time. Here's how Anna Frankowska and Andrzej Frankowski came up with the concept and started up.

Entrepreneurs

Tips from the top: Bend but don’t break to stimulate growth for your business

Dirk Paessler started his tech business off his own back. Here are his top tips on stimulating growth in the early days of your start-up journey.

Entrepreneurs

Is a Master of Fine Arts the new MBA?

From Richard Branson to Bill Gates, ‘creativity’ ranks as one of the top ten traits of all billionaire entrepreneurs across the globe. Will we soon see the demise of the MBA? Aurecon's Fiona Fitness writes.

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A customer-first approach to HR: Gibbs S3

Using her redundancy packet as capital, Farida Gibbs built Gibbs S3, a customer-focused digital business helping FTSE 100 firms attract and retain talent. Here’s how she started up.

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UK beats US in global entrepreneurship index

The Ashish J Thakkar Global Entrepreneurship Index of 85 countries ranks the UK as the fifth best environment for entrepreneurs, beating the United States and most of the EU. The world's top country for entrepreneurship is Singapore, however.

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Northern tech start-ups less prone to “t*rd-polishing”, say experts

There's a lot to be said for buzzwords within the start-up ecosystem. For Northern businesses, this arguably may include former Chancellor George Osborne's Northern Powerhouse initiative. We speak with experts in the field on the region's state-of-play and what makes business up north unique.