startups

  1. Argayu

    Startup warrants to staff: fairness and taxes

    Hi all! I have joined an EU tech startup earlier this year [through my UK Ltd company] and they have just offered me a warrant package. The startup has been around for about three years and it is starting to generate revenue. I have the right to purchase X number of warrants at -rounding up...
  2. L

    If starting a business from scratch today. What sector would you choose and why?

    If you were starting a business in our current climate, what industry would you choose and why?
  3. L

    Business Partner | lettings industry

    Hi I am the founder and director of a fairly new online letting agency (proptech).There are currently 2 young directors (including myself). We need the help of a third partner/director, with a wealth of experience in lettings and understands the current market. To help take our company from...
  4. S

    Protecting my idea

    Hello. I'm in the very early startup phase of my business. I'd like to grow the idea to a business that generates income which means I need to go out and speak to people about it. What's the best way to protect my idea and information. Would love to hear about your experiences? Negative and...
  5. Ozzy

    How was 2021 for you? Small Business report for Startups.co.uk

    The deadline is this coming Friday 10th, and it is for a story covered by Startups.co.uk I'm looking for input from owners of small UK businesses for this. We may (actually probably will) use some of your comments in other news stories and media opportunities that come up. We are particularly...
  6. M

    Startup funding

    Good evening ? My business partner and I have found two developers in our close network who are interested in getting involved in our fintech project (I refuse to call it a business at this stage). We feel that it wouldn't be right to expect them to work for free and so we are researching the...
  7. Making a profit from wild plants

    Making a profit from wild plants

    With chefs willing to pay £35 for a kilo of freshly picked nettle tips, it's perhaps tempting to start a little foraging business if you know good spots – where the kind of wild food that features on fashionable menus grows. Like any business though, it's not quite as straightforward as it...
  8. Nothing worth having is free - except software

    Nothing worth having is free - except software

    My friends find my reluctance to spend money hilarious. When it comes to finding stuff going cheap or even for free, I am the Master! Time to use that expertise to spread the gospel of free stuff! So you've come up with your business idea, you have some money to get going - and then the...