Chloe Thompson left nursing after four months of reselling. She shares how she started with £10, built up 500 listings and learned to manage stock risk and uneven income.
Browsing Category
Entrepreneurs
90 posts
‘My lightbulb moment on school run turned into a £5.5m business helping frazzled mums’
A school-run chat about suncream led mum Kelli Aspland to build a £5.5 million global business – after Dragons’ Den stars Deborah Meaden and Peter Jones backed her idea.
Digital transformation founder built 40-person consultancy from personal network in three years
Brian Hyman founds High Meadow Solutions with 40+ staff doing digital transformation for wealth management. 99% of team hired through personal networks not agencies.
From SaaS to Healthcare: How This Boston Founder Built a Data-Driven Solution to Medical Transparency
Keith Somers built HealthCorum after his mother struggled to find healthcare providers. The startup analyses claims data to score doctors and bring transparency to U.S. care.
Former fashion marketing director turns chronic pain journey into thriving reflexology business – now helping others reconnect with their bodies
Fashion marketing director Jessica Herbert healed chronic pain with reflexology, built THE RE:BALANCED business. Doctors prescribed lifelong medication but she found healing.
Former clinical professional who lost father and father-in-law to preventable illness builds AI health platform now rolling out across NHS
Healthcare worker who lost father and father-in-law to preventable illness builds AI platform now rolling out across NHS – CheckUp Health detects chronic conditions early.
Student rejected by mobile operators nine times out of ten builds privacy platform to 130,000 users – and says “nothing is impossible if you give yourself time”
Software engineering student builds privacy-focused phone number platform reaching 130,000 users in two years after being told his vision was too risky by companies he needed.
Technology consultant builds data platform for social housing providers to prevent health hazards before they escalate
Tech consultant who watched residents wait months for repairs builds GGM360 platform predicting social housing failures before they become health hazards.
Architect leaves two-decade career to rebuild construction industry – and says “you can’t fix a broken system from inside it”
Architect says construction is only major industry that hasn’t modernised yet – launches THE HYVVE after 20 years. Precision manufacturing delivers faster, greener homes.
Ex-racing driver now runs booming pickle business… from old ambulance he drunkenly bought on eBay
Former NASCAR driver Matt Harris now runs Britain’s first ultrasound pickle business from a converted ambulance he drunkenly bought on eBay after his racing dream ended.



