Starting Your Own Business
Names: Santiago Navarro and Joe Revell Company: Delivering Happiness Ltd, trading as Garçon Wines Company description: Inventor of the world’s first full-sized postable wine bottle, an innovative slimline design to revolutionise wine delivery, retailing and storage. Started in: 2016 Website: www.garconwines.com Describe your start-up barrier: In disrupting the well-established wine […]
A franchise business requires discipline and the dedication to effectively follow the systems of the franchisor. In return it can generate excellent rewards; both financial and personal. Here is an outline of why franchise businesses work: You get to work your own hours You work for yourself – not by […]
The number of small businesses in the UK is at a record high, with an incredible 80 new companies born every single hour in 2016. There’s no doubt that these entrepreneurs are a force to be reckoned with. Long hailed as the backbone of our economy, they are powering huge […]
Company name: COLLECTIVfood Founder: Jeremy Hibbert-Garibaldi (30) Background: Hibbert-Garibaldi worked as a forensic accountant, uncovering corruption and false accounting in Africa, before launching his first foodtech start-up in London. Based in: London Launched: September 2017 Very simply, what does your tech start-up do? COLLECTIVfood is an online procurement platform where […]
Founder: Alastair Campbell Launched: May 2016 Website: www.carsnip.com Have you ever had difficulty finding the right car for you? With so many car trader websites on the market, it’s easy to feel like you’ve missed out on the best deal for you or to get frustrated at simply not being able […]
“It certainly seems it is men who continue to triumph when it comes to securing traditional financing.” This is a quote from Estelle Lloyd, one of the fantastic female entrepreneurs you’ll meet in this series who, despite having raised over £3.5m for her start-up, is all too aware of the […]
Company: Quiqup Company description: Quiqup is a London-based on-demand delivery service start-up. Founded originally to let consumers order anything from its app for local same hour delivery, Quiqup has since expanded its proposition to become vertical agnostic and to provide last mile delivery to businesses. Started in: 2014 Website: www.quiqup.com […]
The size of the market you intend to get into is a key figure that will be used by anyone reading your business plan, yourself included. That figure represents the total scope of the opportunity ahead and is the starting point in shaping your marketing strategy. Now, in principle, this […]
Company name: Movem Founder: Peter Ramsey (24) Background: Ramsey taught himself basic web development and created the first Movem site. He was at university when he founded Movem and dropped out to pursue it full-time. Based in: Brighton Launched: Initially June 2013, then relaunched in May 2017 Very simply, what does […]
Across the UK, young people are leading the charge in launching successful start-up businesses. In fact, recent research from Microsoft indicated that businesses founded by young entrepreneurs were more likely to have healthier finances, whereas those with older founders – particularly those aged 55 and over – were more likely […]