If you’re reading this on the day of publication, it’s exactly a decade since Crowdcube, the UK crowdfunding platform, launched. Since then, it has accrued over 1M members and has helped businesses raise a total of more than £1B. Not bad, right?
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15.02.2021
Despite female entrepreneurship being celebrated more than ever before, the diverse range of industries in which founders are thriving are considerably less reported on.
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Kirstie Pickering
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11.02.2021
Tired of working from your kitchen table? Leanne Beesley, CEO at Nooka, tells Maddyness UK why the office rental platform she cofounded could be the answer to more productive and focused remote working.
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11.02.2021
Our first guest on the VOICE by Maddyness podcast is Farah, cofounder of sexual wellness and intimate health brand HANX. The idea for the business came after an awkward encounter with her boss while shopping for condoms on her lunch break.
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10.02.2021
Maddyness caught up with Sandy Jayaraj, the new CEO of Curation. The company has gone through a major rebrand and positioning within the technology space. Having been around for more than seven years, Curation was looking to scale at growth.
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Maddyness UK
10.02.2021
The number of female founders is on the rise, and many budding entrepreneurs are in need of support to take that next step for their startup. In a quest to remedy this, Ceylan Boyce founded Academy for Women Entrepreneurs to coach business-minded women and support them in reaching their full potential.
09.02.2021
The sports world has taken a hit over the past 12 months, but avid fans show no signs of abating. Steve Madincea is cofounder and managing partner at Fantastec SWAP, an app bringing fans together over a mutual love of digital sports collectibles.
05.02.2021
Would incentivised saving encourage you to stash more money away for a rainy day? With UK households performing poorly when it comes to saving money, a new app launched in the UK hopes to turn this around.
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Kirstie Pickering
05.02.2021
According to reports from small business support services, we will see record numbers of new startups in 2021. But as we enter a post-COVID-19 era, how will these new businesses differ from startups that launched two years ago?
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David Howell
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04.02.2021
Scotland is one of the UK’s booming tech hubs, raising a total £345M in venture capital funding in 2020. The job market has soared as a consequence, with 31% of all vacancies in Edinburgh being in tech or IT-related.
03.02.2021
The events of the past 12 months have created unwanted distance and separation for most. School trips and overseas homestays have inevitably been hit, creating a missed opportunity for children to experience new cultures.
03.02.2021
We know by now that when we use apps, our data is up for grabs. Thanks to Apple’s new privacy labels, we know exactly what data each app collects, from name, age and address, to weight or sexual activity.
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Maddyness UK
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02.02.2021
You might understand AI, but how does your knowledge on Organisational Intelligence shape up? Thomas Davies, founder and CEO, Temporall, explains its importance to workplace leadership and overcoming the challenges COVID-19 has created.
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Thomas Davies
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01.02.2021
How many of us have asked a loved one for money in a time of need? The approach is no different for many UK startups looking for a much-needed cash injection for their businesses over the past year.
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Kirstie Pickering
29.01.2021
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