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The Entrepreneur: Matt Turner, Clownfish Events

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Alternatives to an IPO: How your business can navigate the growth ladder

If your company has reached a certain point in your life cycle, an obvious next step is to make the leap and go public. To the outside, the decision…

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Going public: When your business should take the leap to IPO

The IPO market looks busy in 2018. Despite uncertainty over Brexit, activity remains high with news of prominent listings Spotify and Dropbox continuing to hit the headlines. This is encouraging…

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Vegan Supplement Store: David English and Perry Coppen

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Migrate: George Chalmers

Name: George Chalmers Company Name: Migrate Location: Old Street, London Date Launched: 01/10/2018 Age: 30 Number of employees: 4 Have you received a Start Up Loan (or other funding)? We raised a friends and…

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REBEL Pi: Jackie Fast

Name: Jackie Fast Company Name: REBEL Pi Location: London Date Launched: 28/08/2018 Age: 35 Number of employees: 2 Twitter: https://twitter.com/rebel_pi Website: https://www.rebelpi.com/ Ever wondered what ice wine is? Well, let Jackie Fast tell you as…

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