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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.

News

Digital Enterprise Hub aims to make Oldham ‘Shoreditch of the North’

10 digital start-up teams will initially be housed in the Northern hub following investment from Oldham Council.

Entrepreneurs

Seven of the best start-ups in Wales

The start-up scene across the Severn Bridge has been quietly bubbling away from quite some time now. We take a look at 7 fast growth business startups from the Principality.

Growth Planning

Five surprising ways of working to accelerate your start-up business

Getting the basics right is harder than it sounds for budding entrepreneurs: so here are some ways you can give your nascent business the best shot at success from day one.

News

Start-up Europe: The businesses making a splash and the technology behind them

A look at start-ups across Europe and how they can shape the continent's business future: along with the IT support that's making it possible

News

Soaring rents driving start-ups out of London after one year

After one year of trading in London, entrepreneurs’ attitudes towards doing business in the city changes dramatically for the worse.

Entrepreneurs

Year of the plane part 5: What swimming the English Channel taught me about running a start-up

Ben Hutt talks about what he learned about endurance, support and dedication during his quest to swim across the English Channel that he has applied to his professional life

News

Fourex, Just Park and Kino-Mo crowned winners of Pitch to Rich 2015

Three young companies walk away with prizes from a shortlist of nine at an event at the Second Home start-up hub in London.

News

‘Fifty pound start-up’ entrepreneur surprises student web designer with 25% of business

Chris Hillary set up Fitness Mixes in one week and with a budget of just £50; a student web designer helped him on his project for a crate of beer but his work may be more lucrative in the long term.

Growth Planning

RealVNC: Still a start-up after 13 years?

Is being a start-up as much a cultural concern as a chronological one? Read about one start-up that still claims the title after 13 years.

PR and Marketing Strategy

Pitch to Rich: Fuel business growth through marketing

Ahead of Pitch to Rich 2015, Duncan Higgins from Virgin Media Business writes on the importance of marketing for SMEs.

News

Consult with people ‘one step ahead of you’ for start-up success, says Trustpilot founder

Surrounding himself with those one step ahead on their journey the most useful thing to do at the start, says Peter Mühlmann.

Growth Planning

Building businesses with a start-up mentality

A start-up mentality is what can propel businesses quickly to the realms of successful SMEs: so how can you maintain the best traits when growing into the higher echelons?