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Start-ups

Articles on Startups – newly established businesses most often characterised by innovation, agility, and high growth potential, pursuing disruptive ideas or technologies with the aim of addressing unmet needs or solving pressing challenges in the market.

Growth Planning

4 tips to scale your start-up in 2020 – things to be mindful of this year

The New Year is always a moment to look back and yet plan for the future, says Gabriela Hersham. Here she shares four tips for moving from start-up to scale-up

Venture Capital Funding

8 tips to ensure your start-up gets Series A funding

Over 80% of start-ups that raise seed funding never go on to Series A. What can be done to maximise your chances? Emil Gigov shares his 8 tips

Funding

What is the British Business Bank? – a Growth Business guide

The British Business Bank is the UK’s economic development bank supporting nearly 8m businesses through £6bn of finance. Growth Business takes you through all the funding initiatives on offer

Funding

Personalised marketing AI raises $5.2m in Series A funding

DataSine uses AI to personalise marketing communications from businesses

Alternative Finance for Business

Fintech gold payment app crowdfunding £1.25 million

The start-up wants to let people spend gold in the same way as cash.

Funding

Why too much funding at the start can be bad for business

Not getting a huge cash injection at the start of your businesses life can prove to be a blessing. Christine Thoma, head of strategy at ZEAL Investments explains.

Cyber Security

How to stay ahead of cybersecurity at a fast-growing start-up

With technology becoming more and more advanced, businesses need to ensure that their cybersecurity measures are up to scratch. We go through how to make your business secure.

Entrepreneurs

Seven steps for a successful start-up

Andy Brownsell, commercial director at Protectivity, discusses his top seven steps to creating a successful start-up.

Exit Strategies

Should entrepreneurs launch a start-up with an ‘exit’ as their main aim?

The main reasons for entrepreneurs to form an exit plan is ‘to make a profit’ or because they get tired of working in the same sector for too long.

Growth Planning

5 steps to make your start-up look like a global player

Grasshopper's Chris Bohlin looks at ways in which entrepreneurs can build their brand image as a global player.

Entrepreneurs

This person should be your first start-up employee

Trustpilot founder and CEO, Peter Mühlmann outlines qualities every business should look for in their first start-up employee.

Entrepreneurs

Breed a thoroughbred or dream up a unicorn? Starting a business with LoopUp

LoopUp’s Steve Flavell on choosing to breed a thoroughbred, over dreaming up a unicorn, when it comes to business.