Growth Planning

6 ways to make your e-commerce business a success during COVID-19

Online will account for one third of all retail sales within a few years. Neil Tunbridge shares his tips to optimise your digital shopfront

Entrepreneurs

How I’ve grown my business: Mandeep Singh, co-founder Trouva

Mandeep Singh began independent retailer platform Trouva standing on shopkeepers’ doorsteps in the rain, trying to persuade them to sign up. Today, he has almost a thousand shops signed up in a dozen European countries

Entrepreneurs

How we’ve grown our business – Emma Watkinson, CEO SilkFred

E-commerce platform SilkFred began in 2011 raising £150,000 in seed money. Today, it employs 70 staff and sells 600 fashion brands online.

Opinion

Here’s where CEOs and VCs get their business news from

We speak to a range of company founders and VCs on where they get their business news from and why they choose particular outlets.

Entrepreneurs

Mettrr founder on taking on Squarespace and navigating angel investors

The former equity derivatives trader is heading into the US market to take on Squarespace and Wix with his automated website builder.

Growth Planning

Growth and exporting: Take your business to the next level

Clive Lewis, head of SME issues at the ICAEW, explains that in light of improving confidence, business owners need to make sure that groundwork is completed before expansion.