It was the morning of November 22, 2003, in a Sydney hotel room, when Matt Dawson heard a noise at his door. A note had been slipped under it. The handwriting was instantly familiar – that of Paul ...

We have recently unveiled a new benefits package at Virgin HQ – a complete shake-up to ensure we are recognising the diversity of modern life and giving our people the choice and flexibility they ...

When Alex Kendall co-founded Wayve in 2017, he was fresh out of a PhD at Cambridge and was convinced that the self-driving industry had taken a wrong turn. “At the time, we’d seen billion-dollar ...

When James Basden talks about Zenobe, he doesn’t sound like a man content with merely building a successful company. Instead, he sounds like someone intent on rewriting the infrastructure of the ...

Rishi Khosla saw a problem and wanted to fix it. The fintech entrepreneur and his business partner Joel Perlman had already built one business from nothing to 3,000 staff before they exited. Then they ...

Anthony Eskinazi founded the start-up JustPark in 2006, two years before Airbnb launched. Originally called ParkatmyHouse, the idea was to let people rent out their driveways or parking spaces on a ...

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) are two terms that are used when discussing how socially conscious a business is. But as there is some overlap ...

Many people have heard of the WD-40 aerosol product and keep a can of it in a drawer at home, or perhaps their garage, but few understand what exactly it is. WD-40 stands for water displacement, 40th ...

“If you pitched the idea of The Social Hub on Dragons’ Den, I think the Dragons would have a few questions,” says Abdul Eneser, with a wry smile. He is a final-year law student at the University of ...

There’s only one place to start for a feature about Wrexham – and that’s Wrexham AFC’s historic Racecourse Ground, also known as SToK Cae Ras. The world's oldest international football stadium still ...

Established in 1998 by Richard Reed, Adam Balon and Jon Wright, Innocent Drinks started out selling smoothies at a music festival in London. From these beginnings, it has grown into a global ...

For more than a century, traditional hiring practices have prioritised experience above skills. Managers compare a series of similar CVs and recruit based on qualifications, job titles and industry ...