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  • October 23, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Startup Story with Wholefood Heaven

    Wholefood Heaven are David and Charlotte Bailey, a husband-wife team who are cooking up a storm with their healthy street food. We first became aware of them thanks to their pitch at Whitecross Street Market, where their souped-up van consistently attracts the largest queue. And it’s easy to see why. Their now legendary Buddha Bowl is super delicious […]

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  • October 22, 2024 by Aditi Mohan

    From Olympian to Entrepreneur: Athletes Who Own Businesses.

    Working as a professional athlete requires consistent hard work, around-the-clock dedication, and extremely high stakes. Entrepreneurs, does this sound familiar? Similar to sports, being an entrepreneur requires another level of dedication, self-motivation and innovative thinking, which is why many athletes become entrepreneurs. 
     

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  • July 22, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: David Lester

    Welcome Today we’re delighted to be interviewing entrepreneur David Lester, founder of Impressions Software, Crimson Publishing and former director of Watford Football Club. 

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  • July 23, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: Adam Ludwin & Dominic Joseph

    Welcome It’s the turn of Adam Ludwin and Dominic Joseph from digital advertising agency Captify to step into our real business hot seat. Founded in July 2011 by Adam and Dominic (when 23 and 26 respectively) Captify specialise in search retargeting and can already name brands such as American Express, British Airways, Orange, Warner Brothers […]

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  • August 7, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: Vanessa Lenssen

    Welcome Today we’re delighted to be interviewing Vanessa Lenssen, the entrepreneur behind GoLearnTo.com, a travel company who specialise in providing unique learning holidays. Since forming GoLearnTo.com in 2006 Vanessa has been shortlisted for Red Magazine’s Red Hot Woman Award in the online business category and also won the Shine Corporate Woman of the Year for […]

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  • August 7, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: Daniel Abrahams; Stevan Litobac

    Welcome Daniel Abrahams and Stevan Litobac are the co-Founders of MyCurrencyTransfer.com & MyTravelMoney.co.uk. Founded in September 2010 (with a little help from Companies Made Simple!), the award winning foreign exchange comparison site helps over 100,000 visitors per month find a fairer, cheaper and more transparent deal on currency. Last October, the site won an OPP […]

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  • August 7, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: Michelle Carvill

    Welcome Every edition of the Real Business Case Study is special but today’s is extra-special. Why’s that? Because today we’re chatting with Michelle Carvill, founder of our new social media partners, Carvill Creative. Formed in 2002, Carvill Creative specialise in creating effective and integrated online visibility for businesses across websites, blogs and social media platforms. […]

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  • August 7, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Real Business Case Study: Jasper Martens

    Welcome to our latest Real Business Case Study. Today’s edition has a marketing spin with us chatting to Jasper Martens – Head of marketing and communications at Simply Business. Simply Business is the UK’s biggest insurance broker, insuring over 250,000 businesses, a large portion of which are small businesses or start-ups. Can you tell us […]

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  • August 2, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Startup Story with Jessal Shah of Mayfair FX

    In this Startup Story, our series of inspirational interviews with people who have taken the plunge and started up their own business, we chat with Jessal Shah – the entrepreneur behind Mayfair FX.

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  • July 23, 2024 by Tom Richardson

    Startup Story with Neil McIntyre from Special Business Ltd and Pro Software UK

    In this StartUp Story we’re joined by Neil McIntryre – the entrepreneur behind Special Business Ltd and Pro Software UK. Entrepreneur: Neil McIntyre Business: Special Business Ltd and Pro Software UK Founded: 2008

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