We're super excited to itnroduce the six brilliant business owners pitching to our panel at our panel talk and pitch slam on Friday 31st March 2023. Check them out and get your ticket to see them in action at our event! InUse ReUse was founded on a local need to...

The last couple of months have been some of the hardest for the small business owners and entrepreneurs I work with. Most are in financial difficulty and struggling to stay afloat through these unprecedented times. I have seen over a dozen businesses close in Brixton...

You’ve just nailed your pitch, you answered every question that was thrown at you, and you’re feeling on top of the world. Job done. Right? Wrong.  Potential investors meet hundreds of entrepreneurs just like you. So how do you make sure you stand out? You send...

Okay, so you know your product, you’ve practised your pitch and you’re ready to get up on the microphone. The next thing you need to do is prepare for questions. But how, when you don’t know what your audience is going to ask? While you don’t know the exact...

First things first, there is no right or wrong way to pitch. We’ve seen incredible pitches with impressive presentations, and we’ve also been blown away by a person with a microphone just speaking from the heart. Do it your way – that’s the best way. But even if you...

The more you refine your audience, the more targeted your approach will be – and the more likely you are to get meaningful engagement and a boost in sales.  Think about where your product or idea sits in the market. What is it doing that its competitors aren’t?...

Welcome back to IB University our free programme to help you build the skills you need to run your own business.  This is the last of our founder Gerald Vanderpuye's five things he wishes he knew before he set up his first company. And this week, we're...

Welcome back to  IB University , our free programme to help you build the skills you need to run your own business.  We're continuing with our blog series by our founder Gerald Vanderpuye, sharing five things he wishes he knew before he set up his first...

Welcome back to IB UNIVERSITY, our free programme to help you build the skills you need to run your own business. We're continuing with our blog series by our founder Gerald Vanderpuye, sharing five things he wishes he knew before he set up his first company. This is...