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‘I cooked Myleene Klass my beef pie — then we went into business’

Jamie Barber met singer and presenter Myleene Klass at the school gates when their children became friends. During the pandemic, they went into business together.

Feb 4, 2022
Business

The entrepreneur delivering posh takeaways to rock stars and royalty

Peter Georgiou delivers fancy takeaway from high-end restaurants like Nobu to customers including Peter Gabriel

Jan 31, 2022
Business

‘Our $55 million company went bust overnight’

Married couple Radha Vyas and Lee Thompson built up their travel business, Flash Pack, from scratch in 2014, bootstrapping it from bedroom startup to a multinational enterprise with 55 staff and a £20 million turnover. Then Covid hit. At their lowest point the family had £200 left in their bank account and a one-year-old baby but they re-built the company. Here’s what happened.

Jan 27, 2022
Business

Boots is up for sale — who will buy it?

Walgreen Boots Alliance has put the for sale sign up on Britain’s biggest pharmacy chain. Private equity is circling and there is speculations others could be interested too: from supermarkets to Amazon

Jan 21, 2022
Business

‘I talked my way into a start-up with a fake marketing agency’

Alex Latham knew he wanted to get into fintech, so he built Pineapple Punk — a marketing agency created in just a few hours that was nothing more than a website

Jan 20, 2022
Business

Mamamade: the babyfood start-up cooking up a storm on Instagram

Lucy Mecklenburgh, Millie Mackintosh and Rochelle Humes are all fans of the organic babyfood business

Jan 17, 2022
Business

London tech start-ups to watch in 2022: Screenloop, AudioMob and more

London’s biggest VCs and investors tell the Standard which of the brightest start-ups they are watching this year

Jan 14, 2022
Business

‘We lost an investor after they found out I was pregnant’

“The investor wanted to add a clause to the contract where he could pull out of the deal and get his money back if Sophie ‘went off the rails as a mother’ — we pulled out”

Jan 12, 2022
Business

Feel the pre-love: How used Hermes handbags became a £15m business

A chance encounter with a Birkin bag helped spark a passion that became a business

Jan 12, 2022
Business

The IPOs to watch out for in 2022: Monzo, BrewDog and more

Burger King UK, Starling Bank, Very Group and Virgin Atlantic are all among the names tipped to join the London Stock Exchange this year

Jan 7, 2022
Business

Inside the battle to turn London into a 10-minute city

“Quick commerce” apps like Getir, Gorillas, Zapp and GoPuff are spending millions of pounds trying to get shoppers hooked on the idea of convenience shopping on their smartphones — can it last?

Dec 29, 2021
Business

From Deliveroo to Nightcap: The best — and worst — IPOs of 2021

This year was a bumper 12 months for stock market listings, with 108 companies joining the London Stock Exchange — more than in 2020 and 2019 combined

Dec 29, 2021
Kids

Best kids’ warm winter coats for boys and girls

Keep your children cosy and dry all winter long

Dec 16, 2021
Business

A new David vs. Goliath battle for SMEs: Getting hold of cardboard

Independent brands have told the Standard they are facing shortages of essential items like cardboard as supply chain issues cause havoc around the world

Dec 14, 2021
Business

Patrick Drahi: The secretive French billionaire stalking BT

Drahi is well known for corporate swashbuckling and is now free to start targeting BT: 10 December marks the expiry of a six month, no-bid clause triggered when Drahi spent £2.2 billion snapping up 12.1% of BT in June

Dec 14, 2021
Business

Maja Simler is pioneering eco-chocolate with London’s Playin Choc

Playin Choc now has 3000 stockists in 30 countries, including Ocado, Daylesford Organic and culture hubs such as the Design Museum. Current treats include a JustChoc bar (£1.69) and an advent calendar.

Dec 13, 2021