‘The reality of being a founder…you make it up as you go along!’
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Driven by a mission for pretty poops we’ve created a £13m turnover business
Husband and wife duo Aneisha Soobroyen and Jack Walker, set out to solve their pet’s ‘tummy troubles’ when they discovered probiotics. This put them on a journey to start Scrumbles from their London home, creating gut friendly food for cats and dogs. Founded in 2018 they later appeared on Dragons’ Den, where the founders rejected […]
EXALT: From a Shed to the Premier League
Charlie and Dan, co-founders of EXALT, join us to break down how they built one of the UK’s most exciting fresh nutrition brands… from a scrappy shed setup to supplying Premier League teams. This is not your typical “clean eating” brand. It’s a business built on: real ingredients hands-on production and refusing to cut corners […]
How we built our brand with four ‘power-surge’ moments
What is a power-surge moment? Quite simply, it’s a few seconds of intensity that can catapult your business to a new level. Power-surge moments don’t happen often and they come about only when an entrepreneur’s determination consistently over-rides their desire for comfort and safety. In this story, we discover how Rimi and Manav Thapar created four electrifying ‘power surge’ moments to turbocharge their brand, LoveRaw…
You’re fired! But can I have a 50% stake in your business, please?
Despite being a naturally gifted entrepreneur, Susie turned her back on her business in 2011 to pursue her ‘dream job’ but didn’t quite live up to her expectations. We caught up with Susie to find out how she used her appearance on The Apprentice as a catalyst to become one of the UK’s most successful young female entrepreneurs
‘Starting our business nearly killed us…’
Born in 2016 with the posting of a simple question on Facebook by friends, Owen and Lee, ‘What can I get you?’ From this, GoGetters has now evolved into a food ordering & delivery platform dedicated to promoting local, independent business in communities outside of UK’s major cities, now extending to cover towns across Essex, […]
‘What creates good entrepreneurship? Obsession!’
This year, Meatless Farm launched a vegan steak made from pea protein, adding to its range of plant-based food that includes meat free mince, burgers and chicken. Danish entrepreneur Morten Toft Bech founded the Leeds-based business in 2016. It opened production hubs in the Netherlands and Canada last year and now exports to more than […]