Why I left my leading role at KPMG to start my own accountancy firm for Britain’s SMEs April 22, 2024 Warren Mead was 26 years into his corporate career at Big Four accounting firm KPMG before realising he had an unfulfilled knack for entrepreneurship.
What is a grant? Here’s how to get money to start a new business April 20, 2024 How can you start a business if you have no money?
Easyjet founder’s charity hands out £300k to three budding entrepreneurs April 17, 2024 A new UK competition, set up by the founder of Easyjet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has just awarded a total of £300k to three young entrepreneurs on a mission to contribute to growth and job creation. The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, established by the Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur, held its inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Awards yesterday in one of the [...]
Vinted: How a simple wardrobe frustration turned into a £3bn secondhand brand April 16, 2024 If you haven’t heard of it, odds are you will soon. Vinted is the secondhand marketplace that has become a staple for fashion-conscious Londoners on a budget.
I sold my first business for £36m — but the money wasn’t enough April 15, 2024 "To be honest with you, I didn't expect to make money for myself," Delacour laughs.
Lending to small and mid-sized firms drops for third straight year as banks pull back March 13, 2024 Lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) dropped for a third straight year in 2023, according to new data, as businesses ditch big banks for specialist lenders.