by Connor Dean | Jan 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Christmas has historically been a festive time for us to celebrate with friends, family and colleagues. In the last 3 years, we have sat back and celebrated our own stories, and that of the businesses we have supported. This Christmas we decided to celebrate the...
by Connor Dean | Jan 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
The biggest hurdle threatening the success of most startups is the ability to attract funding. Finding a way to fund the early stages of your business can be tricky for a business of any size. Crowdfunding remains to be seen as one of the biggest alternative funding...
by Connor Dean | Jan 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Blog Homepage Love Your Local- Share Their Stories A quick Google search for ‘ #LffoveYourLocal ‘ will illustrate just how the growing sentiment for ‘buying local’ or ‘showing love to your local businesses’ has taken foothold in...
by Connor Dean | Jan 23, 2014 | Uncategorized
Rena Nathanson decided to start her family business after looking for riveting family entertainment while on holiday. Rena’s then 75-year old dad Abe was crucial to the lightbulb moment of its creation. In Rena’s words: “After marathon sessions...
by Charlotte Bowen | Jan 15, 2014 | Uncategorized
It was interesting to read in the Economist last month that companies controlled by their founding families remain important, and they look to stay so too. While the statistics that inspired that particular article come from the US, the same is very true in the UK....
by Charlotte Bowen | Jan 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
You’ve made the decision to start your own business and you want to get going on building your idea into reality. Remembering everything you need to do to start up and form your company can be daunting, so we’ve put together a checklist of 25 things you’ll need to do,...