About us
At Real Business, we inspire and help enterprising people solve problems, by connecting you with other growing business leaders, entrepreneurs and owner-managers.
Only you – and they –know what it really takes to grow your own business.
So whether you're running a mid-sized company, hatching a new business or applying your dynamic abilities in a larger company, Real Business brings you together with other business owners and entrepreneurs. We do this in a number of ways:
- Via an array of online tools, information and how-to guides at www.realbusiness.co.uk
- Through our award-winning Real Business magazine
- At our Real Business Network events, webinars and business briefings
Nothing matches the experience of conceiving, starting and growing your own venture. It's thrilling to build something great. You also know that the buck stops with you.
Real Business was a start-up back in 1997 and today, as a 60-employee company, we share your challenges of hiring and keeping great people, sustaining revenues, adapting to dramatic technological change and cash-flow management.
Others might call it a peer-to-peer forum; we call it Real Business.
Tell us about your business, subscribe to the magazine or join our online community through Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter.
For subscription queries, email Jennifer Ajibade or call her on 020 7368 7122.
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About the editorial team:
Kate Pritchard is the managing editor of Real Business. Before joining the team in 2005, Kate edited European Business Forum and e-business magazine Net Profit, freelanced for the Financial Times, and took a year out of journalism to wander around the world. She is a regular speaker at events including the annual Entrepreneurs' Summit and the Lloyds TSB Inspirational Women's Network, and presents My Greatest Inspiration and My First Million, a series of vodcasts filmed in association with Orange. Likes: diving and opinionated entrepreneurs. You can say hi to Kate on Twitter or you can email her.
Jason Hesse is the financial reporter on Real Business, covering everything from early-stage VC deals to the climate for entrepreneurship in the UK. Jason’s daily news and opinion pieces attract serious amounts of comment, see: Exclusive: Business Link to be Axed. After growing up in Brussels, he relocated to London to attend University College London. He moved into journalism two years ago – as reporter then web editor at Leasing Life – after spending a year on the "dark side", as a graduate PR. You can say hi to Jason on Twitter or you can email him.
Matthew Rock is one of the founding team of Caspian Publishing and editor-in-chief of Real Business. He hosts Real Business events such as the annual First Women Awards; and chairs the British Library's "Inspiring Entrepreneurs" series. He has contributed to the BBC, CNN, the FT and many others on the contribution of entrepreneurialism to the UK. You can say hi to Matthew on Twitter or you can email him.
Carryn Dewing is the sub-editor of Real Business. She arrived at Caspian Publishing fresh off the plane from South Africa, has a degree in journalism from Rhodes University and was sub-editor of Eastern Cape News Agency before moving to the UK. Loves: her Motherland, Springbok rugby, Led Zeppelin and red, red wine. Hates: wayward commas and bland copy. You can say hi to Carryn on Twitter or you can email her.
