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Lessons From An Entrepreneur

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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A billion users in 5 years: ambitious plans for MyComeUp

MyComeUp's Leonard Sekyonda outlines his start-up journey and ambitious growth plans as he aims to attract 1 billion users in the next five years.

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Messaging app Flock eyes the rest of the world for expansion

Bhavin Turakhia speaks to GrowthBusiness on Flock's rapid growth and on breaking into the UK market as of January 2017.

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Why the future of the app economy is ‘parentech’: Health & Parenting

Healthtech start-up, Health & Parenting, was founded five years ago by husband and wife duo John Miles and Amber Vodegel after going through their own journey in parenthood. With two chart-topping apps, Pregnancy+ and Baby+, under their belt, the founders speak to GrowthBusiness on growing in the highly competitive app economy.

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Why data-driven property management is the future of the sharing economy

By Guy Westlake's estimation, estate agents may have missed the boat in service-led property management, particularly in the rapidly evolving home-sharing market. He speaks to GrowthBusiness on making Lavanda a staple in the sharing economy.

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Albert is on a mission to be “in the pocket of every self-employed millennial”

Albert is a free financial management app that allows the self-employed to manage their invoicing with a simple tap. Co-founder Ivo Weevers outlines how it all began, and where he hopes to take the business.

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6 steps to becoming a successful entrepreneur

Being an entrepreneur is an art, says Iron Group's Julien Foussard. Here's what he's learned while building his business.

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From science fiction to Camden: finger vein ID firm Sthaler on going mainstream

Sthaler's hack-proof biometric payment system uses vein ID that is fuzzy matched, encrypted and stored in a military-grade safety level security data warehouse. Here's how this technology is breaking into hospitality and retail.

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Just Bee’s Andy Sugden on scaling sustainably and saying no to Dragon’s Den’s Peter Jones

Just Bee co-founder Andy Sugden on how the honey water brand got off the ground and to shelves across the country, from Selfridge's to Boots.

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“My mum uses Facebook and Instagram more than I do”: Leon Emirali

Meet the media entrepreneur who aims to change the way brands communicate.

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“No mum does it alone”: Katie Massie-Taylor on mums’ meet-up app Mush

Mush co-founder Massie-Taylor talks through the ups and downs of starting a mums' meet-up app, and growing quickly in the app economy.

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Conrad Ford: My management resolutions for 2017

As Funding Options embarks on its fifth year in business, CEO Conrad Ford looks back at its major milestones while setting three key management resolutions for 2017.

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Artificial intelligence and business transformation: LoopMe

Stephen Upstone, chair of the UK Mobile Marketing Association's Advisory Board and founder of LoopMe, talks about starting up, making it in the New York, and pushing for progress in UK's fast-growth tech space.