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£25,000 Business Boost grant launched to help start or grow a small business 

By Alex Fox | 1 July 2021

Calling all nail entrepreneurs – The Simply Business competition to win £25,000 is open for budding entrepreneurs to enter – the closing date is Friday 17 September. This is the second iteration of the grant – last year Larissa Cooper, founder of Rowan Bay Baby Wear, beat 15,000 small businesses…

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Kalos Ventures launches to provide advice & financial support to beauty entrepreneurs

By Sophie Nutt | 16 July 2020

Kalos Ventures has launched this month to the global health and beauty market, with an aim of providing advice and financial support to ambitious entrepreneurs within the beauty sector. Specialising in supporting private companies in the health, beauty and cosmetics sectors, Kalos Ventures provides M&A advice – acquisitions, disposals, fundraising,…

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Margaret Dabbs on the challenges business women face

By Kat Hill | 28 May 2019

What challenges do you think face women in business today? Margaret Dabbs, foot expert turned founder of a global health and beauty brand, shares her thoughts… What in your view are the biggest challenges facing women seeking to build their own businesses? It is sometimes hard to be taken seriously…

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