Low cost gym business gains ?1m investment
A revolutionary new gym chain has opened today in London as social mission venture capital firm Bridges Ventures announces it has invested £1m into the business.
A revolutionary new gym chain has opened today in London as social mission venture capital firm Bridges Ventures announces it has invested £1m into the business.
The Forum of Private Business has slammed the government’s new Equality Bill, claiming that it will create an even greater administrative burden for small businesses. “Ironically, given that it is supposed to be employee-friendly legislation, it could become an impediment to employment,” says the organisation’s chief executive Phil Orford.
The Thai restaurant chain launched by Wagamama founder Alan Yau has attracted backing from private equity firm Phoenix Equity Partners in a deal that values the London-based business at £21.5m.
Lara Boyle founded Beauty & the Bib back in 2003 to jazz up the dowdy bib industry. Five years on, her kitchen table start-up turns over £300,000 and sells into Japan and Dubai.