10 business books you MUST read in 2018
With our #BeYourOwnBoss2018 campaign in full swing, we've compiled a roundup of entrepreneur-recommended business books that could inspire you…
Business inspiration
Looking for inspiration to start your own business this year? These articles provide the best business ideas and advice, to help give you an insight into the most successful and viable businesses in the UK today.
The UK’s most exciting start-ups inspired by founders’ travels
The fantastic stories behind the best British businesses inspired by their founders’ trips overseas. Could your holiday inspire the Next Big Thing?…
7 fantastic female-founded businesses launched in 2017
From virtual reality apps to lingerie, in order of launch, take a look at our pick of the most inspirational start-ups founded this year with women at the helm…
Inspired by travel #17: The Lone Travellers
How a young female traveller was inspired to cut through the noise and create a comprehensive website on which solo travellers can find all they need...…
Inspired by travel #16: The Chapel
How spending a year backpacking around the world inspired Amanda Dicker to launch the pioneering hair salon chain that treats customers like VIPs...…
Inspired by travel #15: Spotahome
How living in China and later working across Lisbon and London inspired Alejandro Artacho to simplify property rental for the online, digital age...…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: Student Nannies
The network linking parents with childcare needs to smart, like-minded students…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: Dual Good Health
The first to market virtual reality software providing first aid training to help “more people know how to save lives”…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: Farmshoplarder
The site connecting you to independent food and drink producers whose products you won’t find in the supermarkets…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: Boa Vida
Supplier of premium acai purees, sourced responsibly from the Brazilian Amazon…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: no+mi London
The ‘bump+beyond’ platform, offering bespoke and curated gifts for expecting and new mothers…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: Attollo Lingerie
Creator of everyday luxury lingerie in D+ cup sizes…
Inspiring female-founded businesses of 2017: Myza
The online marketplace focused on sleep and the sleep experience…
Great product ideas (and the start-ups behind them)
Startups uncovers emerging product businesses in the UK. From business inspiration to advice, this is what it takes to run a successful product start-up…
Product idea #16: Tropic Skincare
Backed by Lord Sugar, this natural skincare brand has won over the beauty industry with a wealth of fans and accolades, including a Startups Awards win…
The challenger brand fighting the war on sugar: Meet Ugly Drinks
Hugh Thomas is shaking up the industry with his no-sugar, no-calorie fizzy drinks range. So, what inspired him to take on the likes of Coca Cola?…
Why start-up chaos is good but has to be conquered fast to grow big
It’s easy to get addicted to the chaotic life of a start-up but, as these award-winning entrepreneurs attest, business success demands greater control……
Founders reveal what they wish they’d known before starting a business
Hindsight's a wonderful thing. Daniel Seal has rallied together his entrepreneur contacts to impart advice with those thinking of starting up…
The story behind a £10m global tech start-up
Chris Sheldrick co-founded what3words in 2013. Find out how his business works and how it has won over investors and the automotive industry…
How we started a multi-million pound company with nothing but a fax machine
From re-mortgaging their houses to pitching on Dragons' Den, here's how Oly and Toby Richmond turned a love of cars into a national servicing enterprise...…