Dragons’ Den’s most successful businesses
With the return of series 15 of the popular BBC show, Startups takes a look at the progress of 19 of the best businesses to have passed through the Den…
Success stories
From famous entrepreneurs to young entrepreneurs, successful entrepreneur stories and company growth stories can inspire and give valuable business insight to those who are just starting out.
Startups has spoken to female entrepreneurs and male entrepreneurs UK-wide to bring you the inspiring ‘how I started my business’ stories you see here. We have everything from famous British entrepreneurs profiles and Q & As with successful startups to ‘Just Started’ entrepreneur stories (take a look at how you could fill out your own successful entrepreneur story!) – so dig in…
Inspiring UK female start-up founders winning over investors
Access to capital is one of the biggest challenges facing women in business. We’re showcasing female entrepreneurs who have raised funding so you, like them, can challenge the status quo…
20 young entrepreneurs to watch in 2017
Featuring an 11-year-old media whiz, a YouTube mogul, and a duo who left football careers for business, meet the UK founders all aged 25 and under……
Who is Cath Kidston MBE?
With 200 Cath Kidston stores across the UK, Japan and China, meet the successful entrepreneur behind one of the UK's most recognisable brands in 7 key facts…
Dragons’ Den success stories: Pouch
Even though Pouch gained offers from all five Dragons, the investment didn't go through. But this hasn't stopped the retail tech start-up from hitting a multi-million pound valuation...…
The Entrepreneur: Matt Turner, Clownfish Events
Founder: Matt Turner Company: Clownfish Events Website: www.clownfishevents.com Description in one line: A bespoke event management company with 10 years' experience of designing, producing and running events across the UK. Founder and MD…
How I went from redundancy to showcasing a successful invention on ITV’s Give It A Year
Barry Freeder, creator of Hit Products and CouchCoaster, tells us how being made redundant from a 10-year career led to business success - and working with Baroness Karren Brady…
Meet the entrepreneurs boosting BAME entrepreneurship in the UK
Just 5% of the UK’s small businesses are ethnic minority-led. Here, we celebrate BAME entrepreneurs – many of whom are Start Up Loan recipients – to show how you can make it as an ethnic minority founder……
The Entrepreneur: Rob Gros, Chemical Intelligence Limited
The founder behind the low-cost antimicrobial tech which is helping to stop the spread of healthcare-acquired infections around the world shares his story...…
The Entrepreneur: Mark Roberts, Lightfoot
Founder: Mark Roberts Company: Lightfoot Website: www.lightfoot.co.uk Description in one line: Tech business which helps its users to improve how energy efficient their driving is Founder of Lightfoot, Mark Roberts shares the story…
The Entrepreneur: Alister Rollins, MoveGB
The successful health and wellbeing entrepreneur talks tough decisions, "going slow to go fast", and creating a flexible, fun workplace for staff...…
The Entrepreneur: Reuben Singh, alldayPA and Isher Capital
The man behind Miss Attitude, alldayPA and Isher Capital, we chat to Reuben Singh about finding the right investors, surviving a restructure and more...…
The Entrepreneur: Derek Moore, Coffee & TV
The founder of animation and VFX studio Coffee & TV talks expansion, maintaining company culture and the importance of learning as a CEO...…
How we convinced customers to trust our unusual online service
The founders of WhoCanFixMyCar.com went to great measures to get an old-fashioned industry to accept their tech-savvy solution. This is their story...…
The Entrepreneur: Luke Mohr, GO Mammoth
Pioneering 'social sports' for adults, founder of GO Mammoth Luke Mohr talks learning on the job, trying not to get distracted and the value of the graft...…
15 young entrepreneurs to watch in 2018
Our annual feature of the nation's best budding business owners aged 25 or under has arrived, as we reveal the entrepreneurs set for stardom this year…
Young entrepreneurs: Akshay Ruparelia, Doorsteps.co.uk
The 19-year-old who also happens to be a millionaire estate agent, having started the now 14th largest estate agency in the UK…
Young entrepreneurs: Alice Liveing, personal trainer and author
Formerly known as Clean Eating Alice, the 24-year-old Instagram star and personal trainer has already had three bestselling books…
Young entrepreneurs: Benjamin Shalom, Ultimate Boxxer
With the backing of the likes of Ricky Hatton, Paulie Malignaggi and Anthony Crolla, this boxing tournament is pioneering a new fighting format…
Young Entrepreneurs: Christian James Evans, GeckoFX and Sanktuary Investments
Previously working as a futures trader, the 25-year-old now runs trading and investment education courses across a range of Welsh universities…