Entrepreneurs & New Business

With more female entrepreneurs in the UK than ever before and women said to be more socially focused than their male counterparts, the landscape of the workplace is changing. We’re seeing more female-owned social enterprises than ever…

The application process for an MBA can be rigorous depending on the institution you choose to attend. This highly respected degree will require several steps to complete the application process. You will be required to collect your previous…

The funding follows Personio’s $125 million Series D funding last January, bringing the total capital raised by the company to over $500 million. The company, which produces human resource software for small to medium-sized businesses,…

Elon Musk is the billionaire entrepreneur and business magnate responsible for co-founding the cutting-edge companies PayPal, Tesla, and SpaceX, amongst others. Over the years, he has been compared to the likes of Steve Jobs and Henry Ford,…

Clive Stevens, Chairman at The Frameworks, explains how you can make your business more resilient.  Facing up to an unpredictable future requires resilience. The Covid pandemic threw business plans into disarray and many companies are…

Indonesian e-commerce startup Ula launched last year and has since raised over $30 million and courted several high-profile investors. It has now won the trust of the world’s richest man, with Bezos investing in the company’s new financing…

Jones Simmer joined Bumble as its COO in 2017 where she laid the foundation for the company’s entire initial public offering whilst simultaneously battling Stage 3 breast cancer. She completed drafts of the S-1 from a chemo chair and sent…

Entering the Unicorn Club, or reaching a $1 billion valuation, is every startup’s dream.

Having a well thought out procurement transformation plan is a critical starting point for any cost-saving mission; but without board approval, that’s all it is – a plan.  To put this plan into action, the Chief Procurement Officer (CPO)…

The UK’s economy continues to recover strongly from last year’s disruption, reflecting the unique nature of the COVID-19 recession and the extension of rescue measures by the Treasury. A full recovery less than five months after the last…

Toast co-founders Steve Fredette, Aman Narang, and Jonathan Grimm started the company in 2012 after their former employer, Endeca, was sold off for $1 billion. They chose to launch their restaurant hardware and software system in their home…

In an interview with CNBC, Siemiatkowski said: “The volatility in the market right now makes me nervous to IPO, to be honest. I think it would be nice to IPO when it’s a little bit more sound. And right now it doesn’t feel really sound out…