Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at The Standard, covering entrepreneurs, start-ups and CEO interviews. She has been named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur and Ausperity. Lucy also sets the agenda of The Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference....
Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at The Standard, covering entrepreneurs, start-ups and CEO interviews. She has been named Business Journalist of the Year at the Santander Media Awards and is the author of seven books, including Entrepreneur and Ausperity. Lucy also sets the agenda of The Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference.
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Lucy Tobin has toured the Capital to find the restaurants that cater to all Londoners
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The Battles have built up a £17m-turnover Christmas world which attracts celebrities including Elton John, Paul McCartney, Idris Elba, the Beckhams, Andy Murray, and the Royal Family
“We were breaking down walls, painting, building - one of our neighbours thought that we were running a brothel because we’d both leave at 2am:" ORU co-founders Paul Nelmes and Vibushan Thirukumar discuss building their co-working space
Jean-Sébastien Pelland wasn’t thinking about cabling when he arrived in London from Montreal as a young finance graduate in 2001
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Today every one of the UK’s police forces are customers of Forensic Analytics
Charlie Oxley and Freddie Rose were part of what they dub “the charity shop brigade” when they met as students at Newcastle in 2015
The couple got their big break after getting onto the shelves of Boots
A Scandanavian city break is the perfect culture trip for families. Lucy Tobin takes you on a tour of the best pitstops and stays in two of its most prominent cities
Bang in the centre of Copenhagen, this historical, Parisian-look hotel has had a very modern makeover. With stellar food, beautiful suites and an impressive spa, it’s the perfect base to explore from, says Lucy Tobin
What’s the secret to Ava Estell’s success? “I had ‘melanin in mind’ right from the onset,” says founder Yaw Okyere
Cheeky Panda is targeting £15 million turnover for 2023 and its founders are planning an IPO in the next three years
Fy! is selling in over 100 countries, with Instagram fans including Gigi Hadid, Paloma Faith, Amanda Holden, and Alex Scott