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Suzanne Waring: Is this Britain’s most straight-talking founder?

Suzanne Waring is arguably Britain’s most straight-talking boss. She’s the managing director of...

‘I became a first-time founder in my 50s – and never looked back’

Ruth Percival had seen the highs and lows of a corporate career before becoming a first-time founder...

How a bank collapse nearly wiped us out

It was the longest weekend of Adam Ward’s life. Ward and Josh Graham founded Airtime Rewards in 2...

Jennie Johnson: Why founders are afraid of the F-word (failure)

Three-time founder Jennie Johnson has experienced the highs and lows of life as an entrepreneur. Sh...

Naked Founder podcast surges up Apple charts

BusinessCloud’s latest episode of The Naked Founder podcast, featuring Kids Planet founder Clare R...

‘I mistook the menopause for early-onset dementia’

Clare Roberts OBE is one of the UK’s most successful female founders – but she feared she had ea...

People don’t see the sacrifices that founders make

Earlier this year, Manchester-based tech startup Versori was acquired by US tech giant Avalara. The...

Simon Swan: How I got Michael Vaughan to join my startup

Simon Swan is on a mission to shake up the health supplements market, with backing from former Engla...

Tom Dunlop: Why founders should always be paranoid

There aren’t many people who turn their back on an Olympic dream to become a lawyer, but Tom Dunlo...

Building a multi-million pound business with Dad

Mark Stuart is on a mission to grow Stuart Energy into Europe’s premier power generation business....

From trauma to triumph: Sam White’s founder journey

From being raised by an alcoholic mother to fighting off a sex pest and coming out as gay at the age...

‘I underestimated the power of Dragons’ Den’

Derry Green knew his Dragons' Den appearance would transform the fortunes of his business, The Secre...