The founder of the fastest-ever ‘unicorn’ in Europe dreams of fleets of cycle couriers rapidly delivering groceries in every British city. A year ago, Turkish-born tech entrepreneur Kağan Sümer barely had a few euros to his name and was trying to get his fledgling firm, Gorillas, off the ground in Berlin. Since then, the expansion … Read more
UK businesses which make regular overseas payments are losing out on hundreds of pounds per transaction thanks to inferior foreign exchange rates charged by Britain’s biggest banks. The likes of Barclays, Lloyds and HSBC, which calls itself ‘the world’s local bank’, levy currency conversion mark-ups which effectively act as stealth charges on overseas payments and … Read more
While investing in cryptocurrency has undoubtedly become more mainstream, it hasn’t been possible to use it to pay for everyday goods and services in the same way you would a debit card. Silicon Valley-based crypto platform Uphold is trying to change that. The firm says it is revolutionising the way in which consumers shop, through the introduction … Read more
Internet giants such as Google make billions from tracking our online activities and selling data to third parties but we get little in return, according to one entrepreneur, who wowed Dragons’ Den with his plan to change that. The founder of web browser Gener8, Sam Jones, wants to put the power of data ownership back … Read more
Founder of Virtue Drinks, Rahi Daneshmand, says international trade now accounts for 40% of his business While the coronavirus lockdowns led to people being told to stay at home, more small businesses spread their wings to sell around the world, new research shows. Two thirds of small businesses experienced a growth in online sales since … Read more
The British gin market is a crowded one. Our love of the vodka-based spirit means that, on top of the many long-established brands, there are now reams of new entrants offering weird and wonderful flavours, as well as gin clubs and subscription models. But this stiff competition was not enough to deter Laura Bridge, who … Read more
It was meant to create hundreds of thousands of jobs for young people who had been hit hardest by the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic. But nine months since it was launched only 16,500 people have been hired through the Kickstart Scheme. The government’s target was to create 250,000 jobs through Kickstart and think-tank … Read more
Almost half of adults in England have made it back to their favourite pubs, bars and restaurants since hospitality was allowed to reopen its doors on 12 April. According to research, many are making up for lost time since the sector reopened three weeks ago. Consumers clocked up an average of 2.4 visits to hospitality … Read more
The war on sugar is not an easy one, but it’s a fight that London-based siblings Sophie, 35 and Gracie Tyrrell, 33, are willing to make through start-up, Squirrel Sisters, which offers consumers a range of ‘no-added sugar’ snack alternatives. Gracie says the problem is supermarkets have the power when it comes to influencing consumer … Read more
Thursday, 22 April 2021, marked the 51st World Earth Day, a global annual event which aims to demonstrate support for environmental protection. This year’s theme is ‘Restore our Earth’, a notion that has been prevalent in recent years. Campaign groups such as Extinction Rebellion and the voices of environmentalist David Attenborough and young advocate Greta … Read more