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10 realities of being a female founder and a new mum

Amelia Christie-Miller is the founder of Bold Bean Co, which she launched in 2021. The Barcelona-ba...

What founders should know before opening site No. 2

When you're building one of the UK's fastest-growing premium padel businesses, one question comes up...

Cancer diagnosis made me realise that life’s too short

‘Are you looking for adventure?’ The advert, calling for people to sail a tall ship for 12 weeks...

What Spain’s World Cup win teaches founders

England, once again, fell short of achieving World Cup glory – and you may be tempted to analyse: ...

The quiet force: How Stephen Turner built Group55 from £700

Stephen Turner rarely courts attention, but the business he built from a stable in Preston now manuf...

Why courage comes before confidence on a founder’s journey

Getting my first book, Optimize Yourself, into Sir Alex Ferguson’s hands was always going to be a ...

Dear Younger Me: The ‘2am problems’ will pass – celebrate your successes

A decade ago, I made the transition from practising trauma and orthopaedic surgeon to first-time fou...

YFM meets 1,000 founders a year. What are we looking for?

Every year, YFM will meet over a thousand founders looking for investment and only invest in 1%.  ...

Solve a real problem and customers will find you

We’ve always had a low tolerance for things that don’t work properly. Once, on a family holid...

Culture isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s everything

Everyone talks about execution eating strategy. What gets far less attention is what actually u...

What would a Burnham Britain mean for UK entrepreneurship?

Andy Burnham's landslide victory in Makerfield, followed by Keir Starmer's resignation, has all but ...

Why we started a business when the market collapsed

My co-founder, Peter Hargreaves, and I launched Jones Hargreaves in the depths of the credit crunc...

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