Author Archives: Rachel Dolan

Delivering high quality hand-picked foods – Introducing Flavrbox Start-Ups

I’m no stranger to the subscription model which currently seems to be a favourite amongst startups; not only does it offer a personalised and unique experience for the customer, but it’s also incr Read More...

$10 million? No thanks – Grapple Entrepreneurship

Alistair Crane and Jamie True graciously turned down $10 million of seed funding in the early stages of building their startup. Alistair explains “We framed the offer letter from the bidder and Read More...

The largest social network you’ve never heard of – Global Personals Companies

Describing itself as ‘the Facebook for people who haven’t met yet’, members share over 8 million interactions every day, with Global Personals gaining a new member every six seconds. The busines Read More...

$19M in funding, Cheryl Cole: Personalised Fashion – Stylistpick Entrepreneurship

Imagine if, instead of spending hours lost in a crowd of weekend shoppers trawling the shops for the latest fashions, you had somebody that did it for you. And imagine if that somebody was actually a Read More...

A new social network love child – 85by55 Entrepreneurship

Traditional networking events can be expensive, time-consuming and sometimes fail to connect you with relevant contacts for your business. This is where 85by55 comes in. As a self-proclaimed ‘Chatro Read More...

Blipp This – Introducing BLIPPAR Entrepreneurship

Blippar gives users the ability to transform their world by injecting life into various everyday objects. Simply by pointing the camera on your smart device towards recognised visual ‘markers’ Read More...

Takeaway with a Twist – Introducing Housebites Entrepreneurship

Serial entrepreneur Simon Prockter has done it again… Introducing Housebites, the company that offers freshly prepared home-cooked food delivered straight to your door. Simply enter your postcode to Read More...

Feeling Flattred? Introducing Flattr – A new micro-payment system Entrepreneurship

Linus Olsson, a member of the Flattr team, explained that one of his biggest challenges was articulating exactly what it is that the business does; for such a simple concept it can initially be a bit Read More...

Paypal who? Introducing Gocardless Entrepreneurship

GoCardless, a simple solution to expensive or lengthy online payment methods. It allows any business or individual to accept Direct Debits for just a 1% transaction fee which works out as a maximum of Read More...

Beulah – Fashion with a Conscience Companies

Beulah London is a unique company that combines high-end fashion with ethically sourced products, maintaining its elegance and beauty whilst promoting social justice. The company was started by Natash Read More...

An Innocent Story – The Smoothie Boys Companies

The Innocent story starts in Cambridge, where three friends met whilst working towards their degrees. The recent graduates Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright then moved to London where they start Read More...