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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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“You’ve got to graft to open doors”: Swing Patrol’s Scott Cupit on success

"There's a fine line between running a business and protecting an art form, and this was confusing to some of the Dragons," explains Swing Patrol's Scott Cupit. "But Deborah Meaden was nodding, and that’s why I chose her." He talks to GrowthBusiness on building a strong brand against all odds and standing up for what you believe in, even if potential investors disagree.

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Ridewithlocal’s Greg Menshikh on growing within the sharing economy

Ridewithlocal founder Greg Menshikh on how he launched his business for action sports enthusiasts and sports travel.

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TeamGB swimmers bring nutrition for every lifestyle: Neat Nutrition

Neat Nutrition was founded just over a year ago by former GB swimmers, Charlie Turner and Lee Forster, to cut through the overcrowded and niche health food market with natural, premium supplements. We speak with Lee Forster on their start-up journey.

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The recruitment app levelling the playing field for SMEs: Headstart

Student entrepreneur Nicholas Shekerdemian launched a recruitment app to help SMEs compete for talent, without expensive recruiters or hours spent on LinkedIn. Here's how he started up.

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Proving the banks wrong: London Junk CEO on his seven-year journey to the top

Business owner Harsha Rathnayake's application for start-up funding was turned down by banks, one after the other. Seven years on, his business is now a million pound company cornering the lucrative waste collection market in London. Here's his story.

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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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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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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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