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Throughout history, entrepreneurs have stepped up in times of crisis. Over the coming weeks and months, we'll be talking (remotely) to inventors, creators and organisers who are responding to the unprecedented challenge of Covid-19 in the only way they know how – by achieving seemingly impossible goals to help nation and world in their hour of need.

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Merging two firms isn’t easy. Here’s how we do it…

David Beech , CEO, Knights plc

Knights plc has successfully completed eight company takeovers since 2011. CEO David Beech has led every one. He knows better than most that when you fuse two organisations, you play with fire…

You can’t create a culture with sweets and pizza

CHRIS HILL , CEO, THE NEW WORLD TRADING COMPANY

Six golden rules that have turned The New World Trading Company into one of Britain’s most effective mid-sized organisations…

Entrepreneurship will test your mental health. Here’s how to protect it.

TONY GOODWIN , FOUNDER & CEO, ANTAL INTERNATIONAL

It’s not a case of ‘if’; it’s a case of ‘when’. If you choose to be an entrepreneur, your mental health will come under strain. It’s inevitable. That’s the conclusion I’ve drawn after 30 years of running my own business. Here’s how I think you can protect yourself…

Why you need a not-to-do list

NICK WHEELER OBE , FOUNDER & CHAIRMAN, CHARLES TYRWHITT

When Nicholas Charles Tyrwhitt Wheeler talks business, you listen. The founder of Charles Tyrwhitt Shirts has built a company that turns over £220m. He owns 95% of it. When we met Nick, we walked away with seven golden nuggets that we’d like to share with you…

“The five insights I’ve used to build two multimillion-pound brands”

ROGER WADE , FOUNDER & CEO, BOXPARK

“If you’re waking up in the middle of the night because you’re scared, that’s powerful,” says Roger Wade. “As an entrepreneur, it’s that fear that keeps you alive, so embrace it.”

“Amazon taught me four key lessons. I’m using them to build the £1bn ‘Tinder’ of property”

PAUL BENNETT , CEO AND CO-FOUNDER, PERCHPEEK

Ohhh – sexy parquet flooring. Ahhh – delicious Farrow & Ball paint. Yessss – alluring Victorian fireplaces. Swipe right! Swipe right!

The story of how one business has grabbed the gin sector by the juniper berries and given it an almighty shake

TOM WARNER AND TINA WARNER-KEOGH , CO-FOUNDERS, WARNER’S GIN

Any discerning gin drinkers will already know the compelling Warner’s Gin story. Corporate behemoths would pay a fortune to have that amount of authenticity. But the funny thing about authenticity is this: it can’t be bought or copied. If you try to do either of those things, guess what? It disappears faster than your Friday night G’n’T…

How to succeed as a female boss

JULIE ADAMS , SENIOR PARTNER, MENZIES LLP

Julie is not one to let gender hold her or her peers back. During her first meeting as a partner, a colleague quipped that it was great that they finally had someone to pour the tea.
Read Julie’s story below…

The 23-year-old who's building one of London’s most exciting tech businesses

Hugo Tilmouth , Co-founder & CEO - Chargedup

Less than two years. That’s how long it’s taken 23-year-old Hugo Tilmouth to turn a feeling of panic into a million-pound company, backed by some of Britain’s best investors…

The tech entrepreneur who’s building a half-billion-pound empire

James Macfarlane , CEO, PM Connect

It’s not about having gleaming offices in London or Silicon Valley. It’s not about hiring tons of new staff, splashing cash and shouting about how successful you are. These can be the trappings of ego-trippers. Effective entrepreneurship is more often about coming up with an idea, proving the concept as cheaply as possible, and scaling it as quickly as possible.

6 ways to create a killer brand

Juliet Barratt , Co-founder, Grenade

Why do some brands fly? What is it exactly that makes the ‘feel’ of a product or service so instantly enticing that it attracts customers like a magnet? To find out we spoke to one of the most successful UK brands of the past 10 years…

Seven business lessons from the cockpit

Matt Meyer - Qualified pilot and CEO , Taylor Vinters

By looking closely at the aviation industry, we can learn a huge amount. Matt’s breath-taking stories help us to look outside our own bubble at a world where skilled leadership and improvements to workplace culture save lives, not pounds…

Meet the super millennial who's ready to shake up professional services

Alexandra Isenegger , Founder, Linkilaw

When 26-year-old Alexandra Isenegger started working in the legal sector, she was dumbfounded by the sector’s lack of innovation. To her it seemed to be stuck in a dusty old groove, blighted by inefficiencies and run by tech-averse old men. In response, she launched Linkilaw, and her success story sends an important message to traditional law firms: Be prepared to think differently. Your old competitors are not who you need to worry about…

No unnecessary meetings. Zero office politics. Is this professional-services nirvana?

James Knight - Founder & CEO , Keystone Law

Goodbye, unnecessary meetings! Cheerio, negative intra-office relationships. Farewell micro-management! CLIC meets the founder of Keystone Law Plc…

Lessons from the Fast Track 100: Fulfilling the American Dream

James Hyde and James Strachan - Co-founders , James and James Fulfilment

It’s been a whirlwind few years for this self-funded Fast Track 100 British company. As they take their business model to the US, things are set to speed up even further…

Why feedback is the breakfast that’s fuelling this Fast Track 100 business

Pranee and Andy Laurillard - Co-founders , Giggling Squid

For Pranee and Andy Laurillard, customer feedback is king. Forget last week’s sales figures – they can wait. But if one of their restaurants scores a low customer-satisfaction rating, then it’s a Code Red…

“Accountants” will soon be extinct

Richard Kleiner - CEO , Gerald Edelman

You’ll never hear Richard Kleiner call himself an “accountant”, and it’s not a word you’ll see on his firm’s website, either. Actually, that’s not quite true. If you Google “Gerald Edelman” the first thing you’ll see is: “If you’re looking for an ‘accountant’, you’re in the wrong place.

CLIC meets FT’s Legal Innovator of the Year

Jonathan Brayne - Partner , Allen & Overy

CLIC meets Jonathan Brayne, Partner at Allen & Overy and FT Legal Innovator of the Year 2018

6 ways to reinvent your brand

Derek Jones - Managing Director , Kuoni

In 2009, Derek Jones joined Kuoni as sales and operations director, becoming managing director a few years later. When Derek arrived, the company was beset by low morale and was struggling. Now, the picture couldn’t be more different. Kuoni has nearly 50 stores, a flourishing partnership with John Lewis, and it has broken into The Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Companies To Work For’ list. Derek explains to CLIC just how he managed to reinvent the brand…

The ex-lawyer whose goal is to spark 10 million moments of happiness each day

John Ramsay - Founder , Shift8*

Some entrepreneurs measure success by the number of pounds sitting in their bank. John Ramsay, on the other hand, gauges his by the number of smiles he puts on the faces of people living with dementia…

“Why I quit accountancy to launch a restaurant”

Rik Campbell - Co-founder , Kricket

Rik Campbell felt stifled in his career as an accountant, so he left and co-founded a restaurant – in a Brixton shipping container…

“Live for the moment and you’ll end up in the right place.”

Derek Jones - Managing Director , Kuoni

He spent the Second Summer of Love in Ibiza, killed off Lunn Poly and took the path less travelled. CLIC chats to Derek Jones, Kuoni UK’s courageous managing director…

Lessons from a ‘Best 100’ company: Hire on attitude, not skill

ED REEVES - FOUNDER & DIRECTOR , MONEYPENNY

Moneypenny is the biggest and fastest-growing company of its type in the world. Founded by sister and brother Rachel and Ed Reeves in 2000 from a £10,000 investment, so how have they and their team written a multimillion-pound global success story? We spoke to Ed to find out more…

What outstanding client service really means...

Lee Ranson - CEO , Eversheds Sutherland

Every Tom, Dick and Harry claims to offer “outstanding client service”. Lee Ranson, CEO of Eversheds Sutherland, tells CLIC what this descriptor really means…

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