Monthly Archives: July 2013

I left home at 16 to pursue my dance career – with Bonnie Parsons of Seen On Screen Entertainments & Art

Bonnie Parsons stopped over at YHP’s HQ and spoke to us about her journey as a dancer, performing at shows such as the MOBO Awards, X Factor Live with the likes of Kelly Rowland, Professor Green, Fl Read More...

I helped launch websites at the Guardian and the Economist and then I ran an incubator during the first dot com bubble – with Azeem Azhar, PeerIndex Interviews

I Invited Azeem over on YHP as he takes a trip down memory lane, talking about his early days starting a school paper, writing software program for friends at university to running an incubator during Read More...

How Andrew Slack of MoreNiche almost went out of business with half a million dollars in debt Interviews

I Invited Andrew Slack, founder of MoreNiche onto YHP to share his story about his business. In this interview, Andrew talks about the early days of MoreNiche, growing the business and a time the comp Read More...

Sustainable Efficiency Innovation

One of the key principles of continued and long term economic success is innovation in its broadest sense. It does not only concern the business strategy itself, which nonetheless, should constantly b Read More...

Green Innovation Innovation

Image Copyright © Petra Schmidt / pixelio.de In recent years we have been hearing the term ‘’sustainability’’ more and more, as the number of its advocates has continued to rise. But what doe Read More...

Business Travel on the Rise Business

In today’s globalised business world, companies are increasingly interdependent on one another. It has never been more important therefore, to maintain strong and cooperative relationships with your Read More...

Getting a website up and running on a shoestring budget Finance

Once you’ve had your genius idea transposed into a viable business plan there are a couple of first steps. Funding is obviously first and foremost, and when there’s some guaranteed money in the co Read More...
Anthony Thompson featured

Starting the UK’s first high street bank in 150 years – Anthony Thomson, Metro Bank founder Entrepreneurs

A few years ago I heard about a startup who raised £75m in seed funding and were planning to take on the high street banks. Metro Bank started opening up stores across London and they were hard to mi Read More...
Dave Knowles Doolist featured

More than just a bucket list, this is Doolist – Interview with founder Dave Knowles Entrepreneurs

I love new and different experiences and so do a lot of people. Everyone says they want to do this and that, but are you actually doing them? Probably not. I speak to Dave Knowles, who is helping peop Read More...
Tech City featured

The Automotive sector is stirring in Tech City Lifestyle

. We take a look at a couple of those companies including ClickMechanic To say that London’s Tech City has been thriving over the past several years would be an understatement. However within the sw Read More...
Build the startup challenge featured

You’re invited to the Build the Startup Challenge final! Build the Startup Challenge Profiles

This Friday see’s the completion of the month long ‘Build the Startup’ challenge! The challenge hosted by Sooqini, Rockstar Youth and YHP has achieved its goal in helping grow startu Read More...

Why you don’t have to be entrepreneurial from an early age to run a business – with Jordan Emery of Quella Bicycle Interviews

It’s so often we hear stories of entrepreneurs selling sweets and lemonades at a young age. We like stories like that, we connect with them. But what if you never thought about running your business Read More...

Adam Harvey and the London Exec journey Interviews

In a crowded market, London Exec is still leading the way, with a turnover of £7 million on account and £2 million in cash, employing 300 drivers and 42 office staff. Not bad for a company in an hig Read More...

If people are the engine of business success, finances are its fuel – with Alan Borsari of Paypersocial Interviews

Late last month, I caught up with Alan Borsari, Co-Founder & CTF at Paypersocial, an affiliation network which engages social network users and transforms them to influencers, dividing with them t Read More...

I’m 23, I didn’t go to University to learn my skills; I am completely self-taught – with Mark Edwards of PlayBigMedia Interviews

You don’t have to go to University to learn a skill or become competent at it. As Tuition fees increases, the demand for formal education decreases. Nowadays, you can become self-taught with a click Read More...