By: Jennifer Sieg

SME Correspondent Jennifer Sieg is an SME correspondent and editor of Ambition A.M., City A.M.'s weekly newsletter for all things entrepreneurship. She is also the host of Founder Favourites podcast, interviewing some of the UK's most interesting and up-and-coming founders. Email: jennifer.sieg@cityam.com

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In Good Company CEO: What I learnt leaving the corporate climb behind

February 6, 2024

A good corporate job wasn't enough for Alex Birtles, so she packed it in to do her own thing. She tells Jennifer Sieg why.
London named entrepreneurship capital with half of power list based in the big smoke

February 6, 2024

London has been named home to over half of the UK’s newly-revealed leading young entrepreneurs to watch out for. Of the 188 young business founders making up entrepreneurial research platform Hurun UK’s Under30s and Under35s lists, 116 have their ventures based in the capital. Rupert Hoogewerf, Hurun Report chairman and chief researcher, said the research [...]
Why you don’t have to be a ‘rich whizz-kid’ to start a business: Here’s how much it costs

February 5, 2024

Even now, with inflation and current economic circumstances to consider, Philip Salter, founder of the Entrepreneurs Network, said: "You don't have to be a rich whizz-kid to be an entrepreneur."
Is ‘Founder’s Syndrome’ holding your business back?

February 3, 2024

You’ve created the idea, designed a plan, and now your business is up and running. However, there’s still that looming question of what to do when the business starts to grow. The jump out of your career comfort zone might be finally paying off – but sooner than later growing pains begin to bite. Too [...]
No Brainer: The co-founders proving purpose-led business possible

February 2, 2024

Search-driven content agency No Brainer has become one of the first of its kind to achieve global accreditation for its purpose-led grind, but the journey wasn't as easy as expected.
Meta issues first divi and expands buyback after bumper quarter

February 2, 2024

Meta last night said it was closing in on one of its best years yet with a jump in revenue as the multinational tech giant continues its "longer-term" push into AI and virtual reality.
Little progress as start-ups meet City minister over new investing rule changes

February 1, 2024

Start-up groups met the City minister this week in a bid to soften the controversial new investing rule changes, and hold chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s “feet to the fire”. They issued an update after a meeting with the City minister Bim Afolami yesterday failed to see a successful resolution to the issue. The meeting took place [...]
Small Business Council formed to give SMEs a ‘voice’ in Government, Badenoch says

February 1, 2024

The Government has announced the formation of a Small Business Council and a Help to Grow website update in an effort to help SMEs grow.
BAE Systems unveils AI military training programme

February 1, 2024

BAE Systems is ramping up its innovation efforts, this time by being the first in its industry to create an AI-powered learning system meant to make military trainees “mission ready sooner”. In partnership with Cambridge-based and AI-powered tech scale up, Obrizum, the British defence giant has curated a platform that combines the arms of its [...]
The Lilac Review launched to ‘unlock’ barriers facing disabled entrepreneurs

February 1, 2024

A two-year independent review into the challenges facing disabled entrepreneurs has surfaced following concerns over a lack of support and opportunity within the community. Backed by the UK Government, the Lilac Review — similar in style to that of the female entrepreneurship-focused Rose Review — will investigate the barriers disabled entrepreneurs face, who collectively account [...]

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