Category: Entrepreneurs

Mar 28

Dragons’ Den: Entrepreneurs secure investment for their pet smoothie drinks company

Husband and wife, Ian and Louise Toal from Much Wenlock in Shropshire secured a £50,000 investment for a 35% share of their company from fashion retail entrepreneur and investor, Touker Suleyman on BBC One’s Dragons’ Den, for their award-winning range of smoothie drinks for dogs. Furr Boost was the inspiration of Louise who, for over […]
Mar 8

Wales’ Women in Business: Insights from The Prince’s Trust Director and Local Entrepreneur Unveil Challenges and Solutions

International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women, yet a lot more still needs to boost opportunities for young girls and tackle gender equality in the workplace. Fortunately Sarah Jones and Jeannette Linfoot, two businesswomen who have worked hard throughout their careers to tackle such issues, […]
Oct 13

James Dyson paid £1.2bn dividend in 2022 by technology group

The technology group Dyson has paid a £1.2bn dividend to the Singapore-based family holding company of its founder. The pro-Brexit entrepreneur Sir James Dyson moved the group’s corporate headquarters to the city state in 2019, attributing the decision to the growing importance of supply chains and customers in Asia. Filings published in Singapore’s corporate registry […]
Sep 14

Sweatband.com founder Maz Darvish exits to launch AI-technology company, CognitionHub

Maz Darvish has announced he has left his role as Chief Transformation Officer at Sweatband.com, the company he co-founded in 2000, and has launched an e-commerce focussed AI-Technology business named CognitionHub.com With a track record of founding, scaling, and successfully exiting multiple e-commerce and digital marketing businesses, Darvish will serve as the Chief Executive Officer […]
Jun 21

Meet the student entrepreneur revolutionising the creative content space

Sam Wood, a final year student studying Film Production at the University of Salford and entrepreneur, has launched Salford Media Works, an all-inclusive creative content agency expected to disrupt the media and marketing sector, thanks to the support of Launch@ Salford. Launch, Salford Business School’s purpose-built incubation space, is designed to support Salford students and […]