The tragedy behind one angel’s public success
Angel investor and entrepreneur Peter Cowley talks about how his business success has come despite enormous personal tragedy
Funding
From Virgin Group to Specsavers: The best bootstrapped businesses
The founders who grew their business without bringing in external investors and how they did it
How do you solve a problem like scale-up lending?
Digital bank OakNorth is in the vanguard of new banks backing fast-growing businesses. We speak to its chief executive Rishi Khosla
Is UK venture capital working?
Amid economic turmoil, questions about the role of VC in the UK and whether it can ever work as well as it does in the US are being asked
The pitch from hell (and how to avoid it)
If you have ever worried about your ability to win over investors, Rob Law’s story is one of turning disaster into triumph.
The spicy tale of supersizing Nando’sÂ
How a small venture in the suburbs of Johannesburg grew into a global success story without compromising its original down-to-earth vision
The friends and family funding phenomenon
Many entrepreneurs borrow from friends and family but there are things to consider before taking investment from loved ones
It’s time for a fresh approach to business support funding
Enterprise Nation founder Emma Jones analyses the golden opportunity to transform business support in the UK
Cardiff capital region agrees £40m funding for metro development
The Cardiff Capital Region (CCR) Cabinet have agreed to support the £180m re-development of Cardiff’s main transport hub with £40m of funding. The proposed Metro Central project will deliver a...