he stereotypical image of a med-tech start-up company is one we are all familiar with: a group of passionate, creative and often tee-shirted entrepreneurs working into the early hours of the morning, desperately trying to get a prototype ready for a critical demo. After several failed attempts, the team has a ‘eureka’ moment and everything slots into place – including the development and production of the product. The rest is, as they say, history.

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In London, one company takes mentoring very seriously indeed. The recently founded Rockstar Youth aims to fast-track young entrepreneurs to success by providing targeted and results-driven mentoring to make their businesses attractive to investors. Co-founders Jonathan Pfahl and Sean Hamilton recently talked to inspiresme.co.uk about the company, and why mentoring schemes are so important.

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For the three entrepreneurs behind group buying website Huddlebuy, the idea for their business stemmed from their own personal experiences of working for, or advising, SMEs.

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Paul Downes worked for photography studio Barrett and Barclay for eight years before the company went into administration and he, Aneta Swoboda and Daniel Schweitzer, formed 3Objectives from the remnants of the company – in just 36 hours.

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Hilary Briggs, profitable growth expert and Managing Director of R2PLtd helped Pinnacle Communications Ltd to increase their monthly recurring revenue by over 100% over 12 months by using customer analysis and profiling.

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With a £200,000 Dragon’s Den investment and interest from major retailers, one UK company is going from strength to strength. Chris Barnardo, co-founder of The Wand Company, talks exclusively to inspiresme.co.uk about the magical idea that started it all, and how the company came to be where it is today.

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BiggerFeet is a successful family-run company that sells a range of footwear for people that struggle to buy shoes that fit. The company's founder, Oliver Bridge, tells us what it was like to set up his own company at 15.

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Xcite Digital is an award winning, digital marketing agency that designs, builds, and markets websites for blue chip clients such as Pizza Express, BP, and Skoda as well as running digital marketing campaigns on their behalf. Founder, Robert Walker, tells inspiresme about starting the business as an ambitious 25 year old in 2008 at a time when the UK economy was teetered on the brink of recession, and bucking the trend with continued growth though out the economic downturn.

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