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The 4am worries behind an 18-year success story

In 2008, while working at the commercial industrial division of Gordon Brothers – Smith Hodgkinson...

I risked it all by becoming a ‘founder’ aged 53

On paper, Olliers Solicitors was a top-tier criminal defence firm. We were winning awards, attractin...

Paul Marshall: What I wish I’d known as a founder

I’m an engineer-turned-entrepreneur, CEO and co-founder of Rapid Fluidics, a provider of microflui...

‘It’s easy to start a business but a lot harder to keep it’

I became a founder in 2013, when a moment in my personal life forced me to make a decision that woul...

What’s Your Dream? Helpbnk founder’s perfect pitch to Branson

Pitching your business is daunting at the best of times. Now imagine that you are thousands of fe...

Founders can’t be the bottleneck in the business

When I started Sowena, I thought I knew exactly what I was getting into. I’d been in recruitment ...

Harmonia founder Dani Davidson: What I’d say to my younger self

If I could sit down with a younger version of myself, I’d want her to know that, as complicated an...

Don’t let anybody tell you that founding a business is easy

I’ve scaled five businesses across five different sectors to seven-figure revenue....

There’s no hiding place as a founder

People often see the growth. The contracts. The team. The numbers. What they don’t always see is ...

The 6 things I’d tell my younger self

If I could sit down with my younger self now, I wouldn’t start with strategy or ambition. I’d...

Can founders survive on 4 hours sleep a night?

I am up between 5 and 6am and in the office early. Three nights a week, I work late. The other tw...

The real reason so few female founders secure funding

I rang the doorbell at 11 Downing Street. Someone had to, and I was glad it was me. I’d been in...

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