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Start Up Loans scheme explained
Desperate to encourage entrepreneurial activity and for the private sector to solve the ills of the UK economy, the government has backed several alternatives to business loans, including the Start Up Loans scheme, in the hope of seeing more people start a business.What is the Start Up Loans scheme?Administered by the Start Up Loans Company, which is chaired by former…
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12 must-haves in the perfect 2-minute pitch
Startups.co.uk is reader supported – we may earn a commission from our recommendations, at no extra cost to you and without impacting our editorial impartiality. From San Francisco to São Paulo, Bangalore to Boston, one…
How to Succeed as a Planning-Driven Leader
Every great leader has a unique style that shapes how they run their business, approach challenges and manage their team. I like to say that leadership is built on four key pillars: performance, process, people…
How a Business With $20M Annual Revenue Pulls Off a Rebrand
Seattle Chocolate, founded in 1991, nearly met its end just one decade into business after the Nisqually Earthquake destroyed its manufacturing facility.Jean Thompson, one of about a dozen of the company's investors at the time,…
How Women Are Shaping the Future of gamma.
As Global Creative Director at Apple Music — a chapter he calls one of the greatest of his career — Larry Jackson revolutionized the music industry with bold ideas like artist-hosted radio and iconic ad…
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How to pitch to a Dragon: Deborah Meaden shares 5 quick-fire investment tips
The longest-serving female dragon in the Den, serial investor Deborah Meaden has graced our television screens for over 10 years…
Why Your Outdated Network is Costing Your Business Money
If you're like most business owners, you don't think about your company's network infrastructure until something goes wrong.That's a mistake.Bad…
Top 10 Mentors Shaping Today’s Entrepreneurs
In my journey as a venture investor and CEO, I've built, acquired and sold multiple businesses. While many decisions were…
E-Commerce Is Getting Tougher — Is Telehealth the Answer?
When my twin brother Eli and I first dove into e-commerce, we saw firsthand how dropshipping created a low-risk path…
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TV’s biggest adversary—and ally—is social media
The fragmented entertainment industry is only shattering further as social media creators and platforms continue to vie for consumer attention—but piecing those shards together could create a fuller picture.Traditional TV and movies are getting more expensive to make. Consumers are getting tired of spending more money on cable and streaming…
Can your company’s investors claim EIS relief on a convertible loan?
What are the EIS and SEIS schemes?The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is one of the most widely-known reliefs for private investors wishing to make a tax-efficient investment in a company. The scheme has been around for several years and gives benefits to the investor such as income tax relief of…
This Framework Will Make Every Conversation You Have More Impactful
The most effective professionals don't just say what comes to mind the moment they think of it. Instead, they pause to make sure the right thing is said by the right person at the right time. In fast-moving discussions, that brief moment of reflection can mean the difference between a…
4 Ways to Protect Your Business From AI Fraud
It has been a long time since we stopped believing everything we read in the media or on social networks. With the development of AI, we will soon stop believing what we see online as well. Seeing a fake Hollywood sign burning is heartbreaking. Still, deepfake photos of world leaders…
How These Founders Turned a YouTube Side Hustle Into a $75 Million Empire
A few years ago, Collin Castellaw was an art teacher earning just $25,000 a year when he decided to start making YouTube videos. Today, alongside his business partner Deron Guidrey, he leads PlayersTV — the first athlete and fan-owned sports and lifestyle TV network with a pre-money valuation of $75…
Did Disney’s ‘Snow White’ marketing campaign leave it to the wolves?
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, is Snow White not the fairest after all?When Disney’s latest live-action princess film hit theaters last week, it wasn’t the smash hit that fans might have hoped for. The movie opened to $42 million at the domestic box office and $87 million globally—only making a…
10 steps to structuring your funding pitch
Startups.co.uk is reader supported – we may earn a commission from our recommendations, at no extra cost to you and without impacting our editorial impartiality. Great business people know that the key to success lies in fully understanding customers’ needs and desires, and delivering the right solutions at a profit.…
4 Business Lessons I’ve Learned from Women Entrepreneurs
As a former small business owner and now Chief Customer Officer at BILL, I'm constantly inspired by the entrepreneurs I meet. Their creativity, resilience and drive to innovate never cease to amaze me.I know firsthand the excitement of building something from scratch, and also the challenges of scaling operations while…
This Kind of Leadership Is Key in Times of Low Worker Morale
In a world where employee disengagement is reaching alarming heights, the call for moral leadership in business has never been more urgent. The HOW Institute for Society's 2025 State of Moral Leadership in Business report paints a stark picture: While 95% of employees see moral leadership as essential, only a…
As concern about online teen safety mounts, Meta re-ups its advertising offensive
As Congress once again considers legislation that would regulate how kids can use tech platforms, Meta is making a renewed push to advertise its safety features for teens.Last week, the platform started running ads promoting Instagram Teen Accounts, a product the company introduced last fall. The update makes accounts belonging…
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5 tips to get your outstanding invoices paid before Christmas
Christmas is approaching, and the best present you can give your business is healthy cashflow!Late…
How a Night in the Jordanian Desert Taught Me a Business Lesson I’ll Never Forget
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This Overlooked Principle Is the Key to Startup Success
Starting and scaling a business is thrilling — but also chaotic. Over the past year,…
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Armed with colorful makeup palettes and a Boston accent, Mikayla Nogueira has built her personal…
Business grants for the unemployed
As an unemployed aspiring entrepreneur, it can feel as though there’s little financial support available…