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  • Thursday, 18 June, 2026
    UK tax
    HMRC broadens scrutiny of founders’ pay in company sales

    Authority believes some payments may be disguised remuneration, say tax advisers

    2 hours ago
    Rachel Reeves delivers her Spring Budget Statement at the despatch box in the House of Commons, surrounded by seated MPs.
  • Tuesday, 16 June, 2026
    Special Report
    Women in Business

    English Football boss Carol Shanahan says: you win or you learn. Plus, newly wealthy women need better advice; Nordic fertility measures are not working; menstrual leave; sudden hair loss; and the unstoppable rise of film executive Aparna Purohit

    Aparna Purohit, photographed at her production office in Mumbai, India.
  • Tuesday, 26 May, 2026
    Tech start-ups
    Call for entries: Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2027

    We are inviting business incubator and accelerator schemes to take part in the fourth edition of our ranking

  • Wednesday, 13 May, 2026
    Investing in Rio Grande do Sul
    Porto Alegre nurtures growing list of new technology ventures

    City has ambitions to become regional centre for innovation, but is competing with more established rivals

    Aerial view of Porto Alegre at sunset, showing city buildings, green parks, and busy roads with cars.
  • Saturday, 18 April, 2026
    My Financial Life
    Interview. Yo! Sushi founder: ‘Life’s kind of been lived on the edge’

    Simon Woodroffe on a lunch that changed his fortunes

    Simon Woodroffe stands by a river with arms raised and eyes closed, appearing joyful in an outdoor setting.
  • Saturday, 11 April, 2026
    My Financial Life
    Q&A. Tofoo co-founder: ‘I’d lost £250,000 in investments before I started the company’

    It was fourth time lucky for entrepreneur David Knibbs

    David Knibbs, director of The Tofoo Co., smiles while seated inside the company headquarters near a wall with The Tofoo Co. logo.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    Special Report
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific

    The 2026 ranking of fast growing companies in the Asia-Pacific region. Plus: Indian winemakers face change; Chinese AI experts return from US; the biggest threat to China’s champions; ticket fees donated to charities; Singapore listings remain scarce

    Stylised map of Asia overlaid with circuit-board patterns, linked to icons representing construction, shipping, manufacturing, healthcare and transport.
  • Thursday, 9 April, 2026
    FT High-Growth Companies Asia-Pacific
    Asian start-ups evolve to reshape industries with AI

    Entrepreneurs focus on improving established sectors including logistics, manufacturing and healthcare

    A map of Asia-Pacific on a chip, which has lines leading out to images of various industries.
  • Sunday, 29 March, 2026
    My Financial Life
    Interview. Seedlip founder: ‘We found a £1mn cash hole at one point. I cried’

    After selling his stake in the non-alcoholic spirit brand, Ben Branson has started Sylva, which makes drinks from wood

    Ben Branson stands with arms crossed in front of shelves displaying Seedlip and Sylva bottles in a drinks shop.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies
    France leads the pack in the fastest-growing companies ranking

    Sustained government initiatives over the past 10 years have helped the country establish itself as a key tech hub

    A woman works at a desk with a computer screen displaying Doctolib's new logo and colorful visual identity.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies
    FT1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies 2026 ranking

    Many businesses are thriving despite lacklustre economies and geopolitical volatility

    A tattooed man with jewelry relaxes — in a bathtub filled with milky water — with his eyes closed.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies
    Italy’s innovative start-ups work hard to secure capital

    Crowdfunding platforms and venture capital funds are helping the country’s young companies expand

    Pierluigi Consolandi and Marco Laganà sit on chairs with a corgi wearing a red Dog Heroes bandana between them. Dog food products are displayed behind them.
  • Thursday, 26 March, 2026
    FT 1000: Europe’s Fastest-Growing Companies
    Venture capital: a crucial backer of fast-growing businesses

    More than a third of the €66.2bn worth of VC deals in Europe were in AI-related companies

    A white Wayve-branded car at a city intersection.
  • Tuesday, 24 March, 2026
    Venture capital investment
    The VC firm hunting ‘almost unemployable’ misfits

    Hummingbird to put $800mn in funds to work after lucrative early bets on the likes of Kraken and Lovable

    A smartphone displays the Hummingbird Ventures website with the slogan "Backing founders on a mission to prove others wrong." Surrounding the phone are the logos of Kraken, Deliveroo, and Lovable against a blue background with a $100 bill motif.
  • Saturday, 21 March, 2026
    Personal Finance
    P. Louise founder: ‘When you come from the bottom you have nothing to lose’

    Self-taught make-up artist Paige Louise Williams has turned her beauty business into one of the UK’s fastest growing

    Paige Williams sits on pink steps surrounded by colorful balloons and oversized candy props.
  • Saturday, 7 March, 2026
    My Financial Life
    Interview. Papier founder: ‘I don’t own stocks or shares — it’s too much risk’

    Taymoor Atighetchi on how he picked a sector ripe for disruption

    Taymoor Atighetchi sits in a wooden chair surrounded by indoor plants and shelves with stationery and pottery.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2026
    Deep tech start-ups thrive in Europe’s push for digital independence

    Money is moving into rockets, AI and fusion in shift to cut reliance on US for defence and tech

    Stylised illustration of a robot, rocket and lightning bolt among data charts and currency symbols.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2026
    Portugal welcomes start-ups seeking scale

    Hubs in Lisbon, Porto and Braga nurture new businesses as they look to expand

    Exterior of Unicorn Factory, a modern industrial-style building with large windows, geometric banner, and outdoor staircases.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2026
    Sweden’s AI start-ups capture growing US interest

    Many of Stockholm’s thriving tech businesses consider relocating as they look to scale up

    A person holds a smartphone displaying the Sana app, which shows a meeting preparation screen with the text ‘Prep for your call with Jasmine’ and two profile images.
  • Thursday, 5 March, 2026
    Europe’s Leading Start-up Hubs 2026
    UnternehmerTUM: Munich hub has winning formula for entrepreneurs

    Centre tops the FT’s ranking of Europe’s leading start-up hubs for the third time

    A person works inside a workshop filled with woodworking equipment, seen through a window reflecting trees and the sky outside.
  • Saturday, 28 February, 2026
    Income tax
    Why is HMRC making tax so diabolical?

    April’s Making Tax Digital launch will instead Make Tax Difficult

    Claer Barrett
    A woman at a laptop with papers strewn across her desk
  • Thursday, 26 February, 2026
    UK’s Leading Management Consultants
    AI start-ups cut ‘red tape’ to speed up tasks

    A number of consultants have left big firms to create their own software companies to automate common and repetitive work

    TheAX co-founder Ikum Kandola seated at a table
  • Thursday, 12 February, 2026
    Technology sector
    The exorbitant privilege of the US brain gain is fading

    In India, domestic tech entrepreneurs are outperforming those who return home after a stint in Silicon Valley

    John Thornhill
    Robin Li speaks on stage with a headset microphone, gesturing with his hands, against a purple background.
  • Saturday, 7 February, 2026
    My Financial Life
    Q&A. Farmer J founder: ‘There are easier ways to make money than becoming an entrepreneur’

    Jonathan Recanati shares what drives him as he takes on his ‘biggest risk’ yet — expanding to the US

    Jonathan Recanati stands smiling inside a busy Farmer J restaurant, with people dining and working in the background.
  • Saturday, 24 January, 2026
    My Financial Life
    Nails Inc’s Thea Green: ‘I look at the founder more than the business idea’

    Former Tatler journalist says a 7/10 idea with a 10/10 founder can be hugely successful — but not the reverse

    Thea Green stands with arms crossed, smiling, in front of large windows with a leafy patterned wall behind her.
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