Self-employment in the UK is at the highest level since records began; 15% of the total workforce is currently self-employed, compared to 13% in 2008 and 8.7% in 1975. According …
Red Brick Talks: Elephant Branded
The Red Brick Talks series has spoken with some of the most inspiring and innovative entrepreneurs in the UK. To date we have spoken to Solly at Socialbear (formerly Instabear), Matt at TickBox, George at Gojimo and …
Red Brick Talks: Global Graduates
At Red Brick we have been rooting out some of the most innovative youth startups in the UK. Our Talks series has seen how social media is being vitalised by Instabear (now Socialbear), …
Red Brick Talks: Gojimo
http://gojimo.co/ – @GojimoApp – @burgesg In November 2009, George Burgess founder of Gojimo launched his first app GeoRev. The app was developed while George was at school and was based on the GCSE geography …
Red Brick Talks: TickBox
www.tickbox.org.uk – @TickboxLtd – @Matt__Morley Political apathy and disengagement with politics is one of the challenges faced by numerous modern liberal democracies. In the UK many find the political process …
Red Brick Talks: Socialbear
Socialbear: The Student Startup that brings Social Media into the Real World events.instabear.com – @instabearhq – @sollyakhtar – Facebook: instabearHQ Socialbear (previously Instabear) is a trailblazing social media and events startup that has recently celebrated …
Five Pioneering UK Student Startups
Here at Red Brick we never cease to be amazed by the level of innovation and creativity we encounter from the UK’s students. Their ability to think outside the box …