Former JD.com boss found to be still leading e-commerce giant from London August 4, 2024 The founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com, Richard Liu, has been silently leading the company from London despite stepping down in 2022.
How failing my first internship became the secret to my success July 8, 2024 Entrepreneur Max Ottignon can still remember the embarrassment he felt the day his line manager told him things were no longer working out.
What small business leaders want from the General Election 2024 May 29, 2024 Small business support leaders have named access to finance, taxes, and sustainability support as some of their core areas of hope for pro-business policies ahead of the general election on July 4. As both main political parties continue on their race to win the votes of Britain’s businesses, big and small, political uncertainty remains heightened [...]
Henry Engelhardt: How Admiral went from start-up to FTSE 100 May 28, 2024 Henry Engelhardt's journey may have begun in Chicago but the Admiral founder's story is a very Square Mile one.
Meet the founder sewing together a new kind of circular fashion ecosystem May 27, 2024 Layla Sargent, the founder of online service repair platform The Seam, shares how she's made way for a new kind of circular fashion ecosystem.
We have one of the best takeaway pizzas in London – just ask Macaulay Culkin May 20, 2024 Yard Sale Pizza, which was visited by Macaulay Culkin and his band The Pizza Underground, opened in 2014 and has now grown to 12 locations across London.
Meet the founder championing AI’s role within brand creativity May 14, 2024 Rhoda Sell of AI-driven advertising firm Automated Creative takes the pen to tell Ambition A.M. what it takes to solve personal frustrations with an innovative business model. 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 pass the pen to [...]
Why profit with purpose is more than a buzzword for this entrepreneur May 14, 2024 Profit with purpose is more than a buzzword for Tessa Clarke’s fast-growing food recycling business — and Ambition A.M.'s latest founder profile takes a look at why.
Holly Branson on what it takes to build purpose into your business May 10, 2024 Holly Branson takes the pen to tell Ambition A.M. what it takes to build purpose into a business – and what you should know before you begin.
Why I left my leading role at KPMG to start my own accountancy firm for Britain’s SMEs April 22, 2024 Warren Mead was 26 years into his corporate career at Big Four accounting firm KPMG before realising he had an unfulfilled knack for entrepreneurship.