When you hear “startup”, you might think of the millions of entrepreneurs who have founded new businesses over the past few years. But these are…
View More Boomers are selling businesses to millennials in a generational handoverCategory: Entreprenuership
UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending
Cabinet ministers have been ordered to search for cost-cutting reforms and prepare for difficult decisions over spending, as chancellor Rachel Reeves and her team formally…
View More UK ministers warned to prepare for tough decisions on spending‘His rhetoric has made Tesla toxic’: is Elon Musk driving away his target market?
Elon Musk has long flirted with rightwing politics, and delights in pushing an image of himself as a contrarian showman. Yet in recent months the…
View More ‘His rhetoric has made Tesla toxic’: is Elon Musk driving away his target market?Big UK banks need to do more to be ready for potential failure, says Bank of England
The Bank of England has told big UK banks including Barclays and Standard Chartered that they need to improve their preparations for a potential failure…
View More Big UK banks need to do more to be ready for potential failure, says Bank of EnglandUnions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service law
Unions have welcomed the government’s move to formally scrap a “draconian” anti-strike law that would have ensured a minimum level of service during industrial action…
View More Unions welcome scrapping of Tories’ ‘spiteful’ minimum service lawUK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checks
Imported food coming into the UK through Brexit border posts is being sent back to Europe to be tested due to a lack of laboratory…
View More UK food industry says lack of testing capacity forcing imports back to EU for checksHow sustainable diaper brand Kudos is taking on industry giants — with a Target rollout
Throughout modern history, parents have only had one real option when it comes to disposable diapers: plastic. The single-use products are typically made with…
View More How sustainable diaper brand Kudos is taking on industry giants — with a Target rolloutEbike entrepreneur Valeria Labi: ‘If I see a problem and I think it can be solved, I follow that thread’
Valerie Labi, co-founder and chief executive of Wahu Mobility, enjoys a challenge. “If I see a problem and I think it can be solved, I…
View More Ebike entrepreneur Valeria Labi: ‘If I see a problem and I think it can be solved, I follow that thread’Berkshire Hathaway sells off large share of Apple and increases cash holdings
Warren Buffett appears to have soured on stocks, letting cash soar at his Berkshire Hathaway firm to nearly $277bn and selling a large chunk of…
View More Berkshire Hathaway sells off large share of Apple and increases cash holdingsBenefit cap traps families in crowded, rat-infested homes, report finds
Low-income families affected by the benefit cap are living on as little as £4 for each person a day, often in overcrowded, rat-infested and damp…
View More Benefit cap traps families in crowded, rat-infested homes, report finds