{"id":46276,"date":"2018-09-28T00:36:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T23:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/?p=46276"},"modified":"2022-01-26T16:56:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T16:56:03","slug":"young-guns-class-of-2018-is-here-meet-the-exceptional-young-entrepreneurs-behind-30-amazing-uk-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/startups.co.uk\/young-guns\/young-guns-class-of-2018-is-here-meet-the-exceptional-young-entrepreneurs-behind-30-amazing-uk-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Young Guns Class of 2018 is here: Meet the exceptional young entrepreneurs behind 30 amazing UK businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We’ve hunted far and wide to find the UK’s brightest young business owners. And now, after much deliberation, it’s finally time to reveal the 30 exceptional businesses that make up the Young Guns Class of 2018.<\/p>\n

All aged 35 or under (average age of 30), the 49 founders of these fast-growth, disruptive businesses have had success beyond their years.<\/p>\n

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With sponsors haysmacintyre, the chartered accountants and tax advisers, and financial services firm Lloyds Banking Group, this is the 16th year for the annual awards which shines a light on the talented young entrepreneurs behind the UK’s most promising businesses.<\/p>\n

It’s an exclusive list: Entrants must have built businesses which have raised at least £1m in external funding and\/or have generated £1m or more in annual revenues.<\/p>\n

The statistics speak for themselves – the Young Guns 2018 class have collectively generated a mind-boggling £369.6m in revenues with £111.86m raised in funding. All the more astounding when you consider that, on average, their businesses are only four years old.<\/p>\n

And each year it seems our Young Guns get bigger and better. The Class of 2018 has an average turnover of £12.3m, nearly double the collective turnover of last year’s class, which was, in turn, nearly £3m more than the Class of 2016 (£6.8m).<\/p>\n

But celebrating our Young Guns isn’t just a matter of congratulating a group of high-achieving young people for their financial success…<\/p>\n

These 30 businesses are boosting the UK economy and having a positive impact on the world around them:<\/p>\n