Entrepreneurship
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FeatureHow John Lashley went from top Mr T impersonator to brownie baking boss
From cooking pot to the top: John Lashley is the proud co-founder of Brooklyn Brownie Co, a baking sensation that he runs with his 14-year-old son Leo out their family home. Last year, he won the Family Business Entrepreneur of the Year Award at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards. Here’s how winning has helped him along his business journey.
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Feature
The future of fintech in a post-Covid world
The UK’s fintech industry has experienced phenomenal growth in recent years, with London described in some parts as a ‘superhub’ of activity.
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Article
Will the end of lockdown spark a food & drink start up boom?
The number of new businesses registered soar over the second half of 2020 despite the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the ONS. There is growing evidence that the food & drink industries in particular saw a boom in new start-ups - the number of distilleries alone rose 29% compared with 2019.
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Video
“People have been sold a MEME”: tickr founder Tom McGillycuddy explains why impact investing needs better PR
Tickr’s ethos centers on giving people who’ve never invested in anything before the opportunity to back businesses that are committed to a better collective future. Here’s how Tom McGillycuddy and Matt Latham got started.
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Article
How will brands engage as more consumers switch off from social media?
Over the course of the Covid-19 pandemic, a quiet revolution has been growing on our mobile devices, or should we say away from them.
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Feature
“My trusted friend was the computer”: Father and son launch BetProtect to support players from the dark side of gambling
A massive personal setback years ago has led to father and son David and Adam Bradford developing an app to keep players safe from the allure of a gambling addiction. Here’s why they set up BetProtect.
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Feature
The Swap Shop: Swapping to success
Every month our partners at the Great British Entrepreneur Awards celebrates a member of its community who has shown brilliant entrepreneurial spirit.
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Article
Four essential ingredients to make a global impact as an entrepreneur
The world is full of after-the-event wisdom about how entrepreneurs fail. There is an avalanche of advice out there about what not to do, rather than what you should do to increase the odds of your baby becoming the next Amazon or Uber.
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Article
Reimagining spaces post-Covid
With high streets and workplaces near-deserted, questions over their future have raged on throughout the pandemic.
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Event
A new awards programme aims to break down barriers for women in business
The Great British Businesswoman Series aims to tackle the real issues and barriers holding women in business back. Nominations are now open.
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Feature
Will Covid spark a permanent change in hospitality business models?
The hospitality industry has been one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. Forced to close for much of the past 14 months, it has also faced considerable restrictions when allowed to reopen, and even an outdoor reopening has been limited to those that have the luxury of sufficient outdoor space.
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Feature
April’s Entrepreneurial Spirit winner…Qasim Majid!
Every month, the Great British Entrepreneurs Awards and its partner, Glen Scotia Single Malt Whisky, celebrates a member of the GBEA community who has shown incredible entrepreneurial spirit.
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Food and Drink Heroes 2021: 12 businesses thriving against all odds
Challenger brands make up 96% of Britain’s total food and drink businesses, contributing £18bn to the UK economy. Here are the 12 brands that are making their mark in the food and drink industry in 2021.
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Celebrity lockdown investments: Who are the world’s top celebrity investors backing in 2021
The world’s top celebrity investors include the likes of Ashton Kutcher and Serena Williams. But do you know which companies they’ve backed since the pandemic shook up the global economy? The Fresh Business Thinking team pulls together a unique look at celebrity lockdown investments.
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Alike: Two-time cancer survivor Brad Gudger launches a community support app to combat loneliness
Brad Gudger, 27, launches Alike, a community support app to combat loneliness among young people with cancer.
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Lockdown toilet paper venture Tanki cleans up with £1 million sales forecast
Tanki, an environmentally friendly toilet paper business rolled out since lockdown is set for £1 million of sales in its first year. Here’s how founder Matt O’Crowley grabbed onto a trend and ran with it.
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Feature
International Women’s Day: Purpose over profit
How to secure gender equality in the workplace is a debate that has raged for decades. And in more recent years with some, although insufficient, progress being made for employees, a new debate has blossomed in the entrepreneurship space. How do we reach gender equality among the people creating and growing businesses?
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News
Nearly 200,000 businesses started by furloughed and redundant workers
Nearly 200,000 new businesses were launched in the UK in 2020 by people who were on furlough or had been redundant.
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Feature
Fashion for good: Standing out when consumers look for purpose
Amidst the chaos of the Covid-19 pandemic, 2020 was a year when activism for human rights, racial and environmental issues became mainstream, according to Natasha Frangos, head of corporate at haysmacintyre.
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Opinion
March’s Entrepreneurial Spirit winner…Josh Wintersgill!
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards has revealed the March winner of its Entrepreneurial Spirit campaign.
