{"id":52560,"date":"2018-11-22T00:15:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-22T00:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/?p=52560"},"modified":"2021-02-03T11:44:23","modified_gmt":"2021-02-03T11:44:23","slug":"young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/startups-awards\/young-entrepreneur-of-the-year-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Start-up name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Linkilaw<br>\n<strong>Founder:<\/strong>&nbsp;Alexandra Isenegger<br>\n<strong>Started in:&nbsp;<\/strong>London<br>\n<strong>Based in:&nbsp;<\/strong>2015<br>\n<strong>Business description:&nbsp;<\/strong>Start-up-friendly legal firm aiming to demystify business law<\/p>\n<p>A 2017 report from YouGov reported that UK small businesses suffer with eight legal issues per year and are collectively losing &pound;7m an hour as a result of neglecting their legal obligations.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&rsquo;s no surprise that 25 year-old Alexandra Isenegger impressed the judges with her legal platform that&rsquo;s tackling this problem head on with a targeted solution for small firms.<\/p>\n<p>Founded back in 2015 when Isenegger was just 23, London-based&nbsp;Linkilaw helps connect start-ups with affordable and verified legal advice.<\/p>\n<p>Offering advice on everything from commercial and company law, Intellectual Property, employment, and commercial property, Linkilaw has helped over 3,000 businesses to date.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses in need of legal assistance submit a confidential request for help before receiving proposals from pre-approved lawyers which they can either accept or reject.<\/p>\n<p>And the site is free for users with payment only required if a small business enlists the help of a lawyer.<\/p>\n<p>This USP has been compelling and, supported by an acquisition of legal comparison site LawyerFair last year, the company has seen 12% growth month on month.<\/p>\n<p>Named among the <em>Forbes <\/em>30 under 30, Isenegger has helped establish a firm following for her business by contributing regularly to sites such as Quora while her work ethic is nothing short of inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>The University of London LLB graduate regularly wakes up at 5am every day to get tasks done; dividing her priorities into an A-D category system, focusing on getting all the As and Bs done by the time her head hits the pillow again.<\/p>\n<p>Young entrepreneur Isenegger faced off stiff competition from Highly Commended Young Entrepreneur of the Year&nbsp;Myles Hopper, the 3o year-old co-founder of recipe box company Mindful Chef, and Abbas Kazmi, the founder of the &ldquo;friendliest&rdquo; VC firm Collegiate Capital,&nbsp;who was named Commended Young Entrepreneur of the Year.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Start-up name:&nbsp;Linkilaw Founder:&nbsp;Alexandra Isenegger Started in:&nbsp;London Based in:&nbsp;2015 Business description:&nbsp;Start-up-friendly legal firm aiming to demystify business law A 2017 report from YouGov reported that UK small businesses suffer with eight legal issues per year and are collectively losing &pound;7m an hour as a result of neglecting their legal obligations. 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