Holding down an Octopus to build a British clothing brand

Jilly and Neil Kapusi of Ushi discuss the journey of Ushiwear – which Jilly launched in 2008 and grew from a garage based hobby business to a thriving British hand printed brand, selling all over the world. How have they developed the brand and increased ecommerce sales – and what support did they get from the Google Digital Garage? Listen to the podcast here.

Investors with a difference: Campus Capital interview

There’s a problem in venture capital. In the UK, VC-ready startups gravitate to where the money is: London (and to some extent Cambridge and Oxford). That’s led to a “tech funding gap in the North of England” – risking a brain drain of businesses seeking investment away from northern cities. Plus, VC decision makers invest […]

Interviews: Peter Jones Enterprise Academy; running a charity

Interviews with business mentor Jill White and Peter Jones Enterprise Academy Level 2 Student of the Year Kosmas Eleftheriou, and with charity chief executive Mark Storey.

A northern Tech future and a garden business guru

Collaboration could “turbo-charge the Northern tech economy” to the tune of £5.7bn, according to a new report, The Digital Powerhouse, published this month by Tech North. James Bedford, Tech North’s head of investment strategy, told me how the report looks at public procurement, how businesses in the northern tech clusters can get into supply chains […]