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Articles and interviews with entrepreneurs, sharing the valuable experiences and insights they have gained from the journey of starting, growing, and managing a business.

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An evolution of a business model: Fly Now Pay Later

"Much like how consumers finance a sofa or car, we want our alternative payment option to help spread the cost," Jasper Dykes tells GrowthBusiness. This is how he started his alternative finance company specifically for making exotic getaways accessible to the average daydreamer.

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Sound-based AI and the future of smart home security

The human ear can easily tell the difference between a flatmate fumbling for the keys in a stupor and an actual break-in. But according to Cocoon's Sanjay Parekh, artificial intelligence can take that a step further. Parekh tells GrowthBusiness how Cocoon is shaking up the home security market.

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A click-and-collection start-up built for the city: HubBox

An unfortunate commute home on a packed London tube taught Sam Jarvis a valuable lesson, and gave him the lightbulb moment he needed to found HubBox. Here's his start-up journey.

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Shaking up London’s gay scene: The Omyx Club

Gay Londoners are bored of the current social scene, says Edward Johnson. Struck by the tedium of socialising in the capital, Johnson set up The Omyx Club, a members network for the city's discerning gay men. Here's his story.

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Former tax consultant solves style v comfort fashion stand-off

Growing tired of the age-old style versus comfort debate in women's fashion, former tax consultant, Iris Anson founded a footwear start-up that combines both. Here's how she started up.

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One in three aspiring entrepreneurs face financial stumbling block

According to research from the New Entrepreneurs Foundation, one in three young professionals in the UK dream about starting up. The three biggest barriers for them remain access to finance, a lack of business skills and knowing the right people.

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Augmented reality and storytelling: My Kingdom Books

Inspired by his nephew's natural curiosity and love for books, Amile Samarakoon created the world's first customisable augmented reality book for children out of London, bringing together a talented crew experts from America, Argentina, Australia, India, Philippines, UK and Ukraine. His business, My Kingdom Books, is now primed to disrupt the wildly antiquated publishing industry. Here's his story.

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Midlands based male grooming brand sees growth spurt

Subscription based shaving and beard care brand, Gentlemen's Order, has seen a sharp spike in demand since its launch. Here's how they started up.

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Shopological’s founder on growing a digital fashion and beauty brand

There's choice and there's overkill. Shopological's founder, Elizabetta Camilleri, talks to GrowthBusiness on how brands can reach consumers in an increasingly saturated market. This is her start-up journey.

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​A giant leap for aviation: Stratajet

While most entrepreneurs rush to start up the minute their idea comes to mind, Jonny Nicol took five years to work out every detail of his business, without any guarantee of a pay-off. Here's how Stratajet, the aviation industry's best hope, took off.

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People forget ‘pain’ of entrepreneurship, says former Dragon Piers Linney

Loneliness and financial stress lead to dark times for all who branch out on their own, says EY Entrepreneur of the Year and prominent angel investor.

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Five business giants who failed first time around

It's very rare that entrepreneurs hit the nail on the head first time; so here we look at five of the biggest names in business history and their less than auspicious beginnings.

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