Easyjet founder’s charity hands out £300k to three budding entrepreneurs April 17, 2024 A new UK competition, set up by the founder of Easyjet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, has just awarded a total of £300k to three young entrepreneurs on a mission to contribute to growth and job creation. The Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, established by the Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur, held its inaugural Young Entrepreneurs Awards yesterday in one of the [...]
Vinted: How a simple wardrobe frustration turned into a £3bn secondhand brand April 16, 2024 If you haven’t heard of it, odds are you will soon. Vinted is the secondhand marketplace that has become a staple for fashion-conscious Londoners on a budget.
I sold my first business for £36m — but the money wasn’t enough April 15, 2024 "To be honest with you, I didn't expect to make money for myself," Delacour laughs.
Five questions with Apinke Efiong, founder of EKÓ Botanicals April 12, 2024 Every week, Ambition A.M. passes the pen (or keyboard) to a founder eager to share the unfiltered stories fuelling Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit.
How I left my rugby career to make best-selling sausages with my brothers April 9, 2024 Plenty of entrepreneurs have interesting stories about how their business got off the ground. Olly Kohn’s, however, is remarkable even by those standards.
Five questions with Sanghamitra Chakravarty, founder of InvictIQ April 5, 2024 Sanghamitra Chakravarty, the founder of health tech platform InvictIQ tells us what she's learned on her entrepreneurial journey so far.
How I took life’s lem-uhns and turned them into a business April 1, 2024 When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade (or a business). Even if the process gets a little sticky.
Five questions with Francesca Brady, co-founder and chief executive of AirRated March 28, 2024 Every week, Ambition A.M. passes the pen (or keyboard) to a founder eager to share the unfiltered stories fuelling Britain’s entrepreneurial spirit. This week, we spotlight Francesca Brady, co-founder and chief executive of indoor air quality certification firm AirRated. Have you ever wondered what is in the air in your own home? Well, Brady did, [...]
How I built one of Wework’s UK competitors — using a little bit of colour March 26, 2024 Gabriela Hersham had to borrow a man to raise capital for her business. Ten sites later, she's not looking back.
Closing the gap: Now is the time to give women the money they need March 26, 2024 A mile marker for all start-ups is funding, but for so many female founders, it has become less of a marker of success and more of a roadblock.