X-Forces Enterprise

A year ago, Tim Jervis was preparing to open the doors to Salt Pig Sandwiches in York. Today, he’s been named a 2026 Armed Forces Community Start Up Loans Ambassador.<...

Today, we’re exploring the changing landscape of investment and funding through the lens of female entrepreneurship. Funding is always a lively topic, so we’ve drawn on trusted research to share some useful insights into the opportunities and challenges facing women who start and grow businesses.

Entrepreneurship doesn’t have a single look, backgrou...

When people think about starting a business, it’s easy to assume success begins with a groundbreaking idea, a revolutionary product or a technology nobody has thought of before.

But new research into the UK’s fastest-growing business types suggests the reality is often much simpler.

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When Zara Durrant set out to get darts recognised within the Armed Forces, starting a business was never part of the plan.

After 18 years in the RAF, Zara had built the Defe...

Many veterans, service leavers and military spouses we work with start businesses because they see an opportunity.

An opportunity to build something of their own. Create flexibility. Generate income. Turn a skill, passion or experience into a successful venture.

Cyber security rarely appears on that initial to-do list.

When most people think abou...