Older adults can thrive as entrepreneurs, says expert
Entrepreneur and Aston University alumna Dr Isabella Moore CBE is challenging stereotypes about older adults in business, advocating for the transformative power of later-life entrepreneurship to boost health, confidence, and mental well-being. Prominent businesswoman and founder of the Olderpreneur Alliance, Dr
Fleek secures $20.4M to bring global wholesale second-hand fashion market online
Fleek, the innovative wholesale marketplace for second-hand fashion, has raised $20.4 million to bring the fragmented, offline second-hand clothing industry online. The Series A funding round was led by HV Capital, with participation from Andreesen Horowitz (a16z) and Y Combinator. Founders
Fuel Ventures leads £1.5M seed round in Groov to transform embedded lending for SMEs
Fuel Ventures, a prominent UK-based venture capital fund, has led a £1.5 million Seed funding round in Groov, a pioneering embedded lending platform focused on bridging the $1.2 trillion funding gap faced by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Groov’s innovative Embedded
BMW sets aside £70m for potential motor finance commission payouts as industry braces for billions
BMW’s UK car finance division has earmarked more than £70 million to address potential customer compensation claims over controversial motor finance commissions, adding to the nearly £680 million set aside by lenders as the industry braces for mounting liabilities. The German
The Economic Consequences of Populism
In May 1938, or the ninth year of the Great Depression, a minister in Columbia County, Pennsylvania cast about for a sermon topic. In the past the minister, C.R. Ness, had spoken to the members of North Berwick Evangelical Church