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Oddbox’s Emilie Vanpoperinghe on balancing profit and purpose
14+ hour, 52+ min ago (716+ words) Emilie Vanpoperinghe is the chief executive of Oddbox, a platform founded in 2016 that seeks to fight food waste by rescuing "wonky" surplus fruit and vegetables from farms, and delivering them "in boxes " to customers" doorsteps in select areas of the…...
Nearly RM31.1mil paid out under PERKESO's scheme for self-employed as of Dec 2025
18+ hour, 57+ min ago (480+ words) KUALA LUMPUR: Nearly RM31.3mil has been paid out under the Social Security Organisation's (PERKESO) Self-Employed Social Security Scheme as of Dec 31, 2025, says Datuk Seri R. Ramanan. The Human Resources Minister said this covered about 7,693 contributors, noting how there were 869,913 contributors under the…...
How Lindsay-Gamrat built Atlantic Catering into a 600-employee business in 10 years
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (491+ words) In 2014, Maud Lindsay-Gamrat made a decision that would change her life. She left her corporate role to start a catering company. "I had spent 15 years in senior management at a multinational inflight catering company. I had mastered the systems, the…...
Manuel Domínguez, Vice President of the Canary Islands Government, Unveils the Self-Employed Support Plan in Lanzarote
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (328+ words) Manuel Dom'nguez, Vice President of the Canary Islands Government, Unveils the Self-Employed Support Plan in Lanzarote'Tenerife Weekly News The Ministry of Economy, Industry, Trade and Self-Employed Workers of the Canary Islands Government held an informational meeting at Islote de la…...
HMRC Making Tax Digital warning for self-employed and landlords
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (317+ words) HMRC Making Tax Digital warning for self-employed and landlords'Birmingham Live Britons are being alerted to a significant HM Revenue and Customs ( HMRC ) amendment arriving this April, with only weeks remaining before the fresh regulations take effect The forthcoming changes will…...
At Tetta’s Market, a Fourth-Generation Business Pivots to Survive a Changing Olivebridge
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (816+ words) I grew up in the store'quite literally," Stropoli says. I went to college, traveled, lived in the city, lived abroad. But something about growing up in it stuck with me. I always wanted to run it. I was just waiting…...
Young Plymouth man opens awesome café after turning life around
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (692+ words) 'The caf" is where community starts' A young Plymouth entrepreneur who has overcome assault, accident and substance abuse has big plans for his new business -which is already an award winner. David Rixon is just 23 years old but he's been…...
We turned a festival stall into a £26m dairy brand
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (1046+ words) In 2019, The Estate Dairy released a chocolate milk product that was a huge hit with customers. But when some bad cocoa powder went into one batch, it caused the milk to turn sour " and pressure began to build up. "We…...
Family-Owned Flintshire Lift Firm Combines National Growth with Local Focus
4+ day, 8+ hour ago (227+ words) Flintshire-based lift production, maintenance and repair firm ACE Lifts increased its turnover by 20% in the last year. Now it is on the look-out for local engineers to join the 45-strong team, allowing it to further enhance its services in North…...
Entrepreneur building one of the UK’s most accessible business support communities
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (499+ words) Leeds, UK - February 6, 2026 A Leeds-based entrepreneur is expanding an online learning community designed to help small business owners and freelancers navigate the increasingly complex world of digital marketing without the jargon, pressure, or high costs often associated with professional training....