Uber über alles? Ride-hailing firm damaged by leaked files
By HEATHER LEAH SMITH
DISTURBING details have surfaced surrounding ride-hailing service Uber’s chaotic global expansion period.
Uber was founded in the US in 2009; within three...
Capital Gains
How business is benefiting from the genius of women who have chosen to run their own enterprises in London
By Jason Agnew
Business Vision’s JASON AGNEW...
Lessons in leadership, from Bihar to Buckingham Palace
RAFAAT RAHMANI recounts the life journey that took him from poverty to a top job — and a King’s Award for Enterprise
ALL START-ups face...
Sweet success as Jelly Drops give elderly a necessary hydration hit
LONDON start-up Jelly Drops is helping to boost proper hydration among elderly people and those living with dementia.
These groups have been among the hardest-hit...
Dirty rotten plastic? Biodegradable film cuts pollution and costs
A new Spanish firm hopes to end agricultural plastic waste with an environmentally friendly product. HAL WILLIAMS speaks to the founders…
PLASTIC is pretty much...
New World Bank Group Facility to Enable more than $1 billion...
HAMBURG, Germany, July, 2017—On the occasion of the G20 leaders’ summit, the World Bank Group today announced the creation of an innovative new facility...
Investors give a huge $100m vote of confidence in Airbnb flotation
IN THE biggest US listing of 2020, Airbnb’s first day of public trading has secured a valuation of more than $100bn, with more than...
St Albans’ Lost Boys Brewery: finding the path to beer glory
By HAL WILLIAMS
LIKE many of the UKs great craft beer manufacturers, the Lost Boys Brewery started as a homebrew.
Four co-founders — George Sanderson (head...
Rise and rise of the budget supermarket
Aldi looks to replicate its monumental success across Europe by opening hundreds of new stores across America, while its almost identical rival Lidl is...
Scotland, brave and bonny: beauty salon’s social mission
SCOTLAND’S first hair and beauty salon operating as a social enterprise has opened a second outlet in Edinburgh.
Founder Kerry Anderson is behind the Brave,...
