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Hip Pop’s journey from kitchen kombucha to Supergirl

There is a changing of the guard in the drinks industry - and Manchester brand Hip Pop is at the for...

‘It’s time we talked about death’

When serving West Yorkshire policeman Simon Healy lost his wife to cancer, he left the hospice with ...

From battling Rory McIlroy to scaling Raylo globally

A positive mindset can be the difference between winning and losing in elite sport - and the same is...

‘Farmers are leaving tens of thousands of dollars in the field’

Craig Ganssle is tackling a huge problem in one of the world’s most important industries with his ...

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...

How Rem3dy Health founder is building a truly personal business

‘This time it’s personal.’ The phrase made famous as the tagline of Jaws: The Revenge could...

‘I’m quite unemployable – so I built House of Insurtech’

When I meet James Downes on Leadenhall Street in the heart of London’s insurance district, he is d...

Could world’s largest virtual law firm be created in Sheffield?

“There are way too many lawyers in the world.” David Richards MBE, founder of Yorkshire AI La...

Inside Cubbi sisters’ Dragons’ Den pitch after Susie Ma backing

When Olivia and Tanyka Davson pitched the BBC Dragons on our screens in February, it would be fair t...

Meet black belt taking Leeds software house global

The thing I enjoy most about meeting founders is finding the small things you have in common. In ...

Serial founder: Building a startup is a dopamine hit

The day before I interview Ernesto Suarez for Founder Friday, London is ablaze with sunshine. By ...

‘Why I cashed in my pension at 55 to launch an AI business’

On an unseasonably hot March morning in London, I am late for my meeting with ICS.AI founder Martin ...

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