Mike Coates tells Business Matters why his way of doing business is being a straight talker and not using jargon to confuse clients
Category: Entrepreneurs
Interviews of some of the UKs leading Entrepreneurs & small business owners
Getting To Know You: Steve Millidge, founder, Payara Services
Steve Millidge talks to Business Matters about the inspiration to starting Payara Services and his motto “do stuff and stuff happens’
Millennials happy to treat themselves by instalments
When Nick Molnar started out in business, his next-door neighbour thought there might be a nefarious reason why the 18-year-old’s bedroom light was on all night long.
Getting To Know You: Emma Mahy, chief executive, IoT Solutions Group
Business Matters talks to Emma Mahy, chief executive of IoT Solutions Group, about who she admires in business and what defines her way of doing business.
Michelle Mone and husband Doug Barrowman invest £18m in ‘post-Covid workplace concept’
Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have announced they are to invest £18 million in a new workspace concept to meet the post-coronavirus demand from businesses.
Getting To Know You: Jennifer Bailey, founder, Calla Shoes
Jennifer Bailey tells us how having bunions were the driving force being starting Calla Shoes
Owners of second-hand clothes app Depop set for huge windfall as Etsy splashes out £1.2bn for site
The wealthy owners of London-based second-hand fashion app Depop are set for a huge cash windfall after US giant Etsy announced it is buying the site for £1.2billion to tap into the growing Generation Z market.
Getting to Know You: Sulim Malook CEO of Crypto Millions Lotto
Sulim Malook is no stranger to the world of lotteries. Before running one of the largest lottery sites, used by people in over 180 countries, he was a bond trader who went on to build a stock market lottery app which was later acquired by a Latin American lottery operator.
Steven Bartlett joins Dragons’ Den to become youngest in BBC series history
Entrepreneur and author Steven Bartlett is to join Dragons’ Den, becoming the youngest Dragon in the programme’s history.
Getting To Know You: Brad Day, co-founder, CloudStratex
Brad Day, the co-founder of IT services company CloudStratex tells Business Matters the inspiration was to starting the company.
Why innovation is the key to sustainable business
Running a business is no easy thing. For the past 18 years, I’ve been on that journey of entrepreneurship.
Mark Wright discusses business cliffhangers and looks back over a surprising 2020
Find out how one incident almost ended Lord Sugar’s online presence. Mark Wright talks openly and honestly about cliffhanger moments …
Getting To Know You: Business networking strategist, Andy Lopata
A specialist in professional relationships and networking for over 20 years, we talk to Andy Lopata, who was called ‘One of Europe’s leading business networking strategists’ by the Financial Times.
Getting To Know You: Patrick Gaskin, Co-Founder, Cardly
We spoke to Patrick Gaskin, Co-Founder of personalised mail service Cardly as the company is set to take a bigger bite out of the global £14+ billion greeting card and direct mail market with its relaunch in the UK.
Pandemic helps over 300 women join the billionaires club
The creator of a dating app that puts women in charge is among the new names to join the ranks of the mega-rich after becoming the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire.
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