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lone genius
The myth of the lone genius

Every industry has its version of the lone genius. The founder working late in an…

IT crisis
The hidden IT crisis inside fast-growing SMEs

Thanks in part to AI, many of the UK’s SMEs are entering a period of…

What scaling a startup actually looks like
What scaling a startup actually looks like

The founding story is told many times, and at Startups Magazine, we cover many founding…

Industry overview: female founders 
Industry overview: female founders 

The industry has a problem, and we all know it. We see countless LinkedIn posts,…

What you need to know about the new Employment Rights Act
What you need to know about the new Employment Rights Act

As of the 6th April, the Employment Rights Act 2025 has been implemented, marking the…

9 smart steps to protect your startup during a separation
9 smart steps to protect your startup during a separation

Running a business brings responsibility that extends beyond day-to-day operations. Personal circumstances can shift quickly,…

Business, marriage, and the art of making it work
Business, marriage, and the art of making it work

My husband and I have worked together for eight years and have been married for…

After Zuckerberg, every CEO could have an AI deputy
After Zuckerberg, every CEO could have an AI deputy

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly building a personal AI agent to shoulder some of his executive…

Beyond the algorithm: why facial recognition risk is now a boardroom issue
Beyond the algorithm: why facial recognition risk is now a boardroom issue

For many businesses, new technologies are treated as, well, just that. Technology – something for…

Why is ethics at the heart of good leadership?
Why is ethics at the heart of good leadership?

In the field of leadership, we often talk about effective leadership, good leadership, or great…

Entrepreneurship has an addiction problem: the fix is a simple question
Entrepreneurship has an addiction problem: the fix is a simple question

Around 75% of startups fail. Globally, entrepreneurs spend trillions every year on products that never…

Start your own mini VC: the founder’s guide to syndicate investing
Start your own mini VC: the founder’s guide to syndicate investing

Throughout the last six months, I’ve been sharing different ways founders, like yourselves, can build…

Why Europe must seize the competitive advantage of employee ownership
Why Europe must seize the competitive advantage of employee ownership

Europe is edging toward a unified employee stock option framework. It’s about time. In January,…

What five years of building a business taught me about sustaining growth after the startup phase
What five years of building a business taught me about sustaining growth after the startup phase

Every January, my LinkedIn feed fills with the same energy. ‘We’ve just launched X business’…

UK economy missing out on £5Bn by not helping refugee businesses grow
UK economy missing out on £5Bn by not helping refugee businesses grow

Entrepreneurship can be a catalyst for solving the UK’s economic growth problem, if these entrepreneurs…

Building European software champions – why should we all care?
Building European software champions – why should we all care?

Much has been said recently about reducing dependency on established tech giants, whether US or…

Cyber Essentials: why doing the basics well still protects most SMEs
Cyber Essentials: why doing the basics well still protects most SMEs

Cyber security headlines can feel relentless. Ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and data breaches dominate the…

How to make strategy part of everyday work (not just annual planning)
How to make strategy part of everyday work (not just annual planning)

A CEO we recently worked with asked a fair question during a strategy session with…

Demystifying AI for SMEs
Demystifying AI for SMEs

AI has become a commonplace topic of conversation in the business world, moving from being…

The clearing house: rebuilding the bottom layer of global finance
The clearing house: rebuilding the bottom layer of global finance

George Davis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lorum, and he has spent his career…