Jim James had his first experience of being an entrepreneur when he needed to raise funds to participate in Operation Raleigh, by doing a parachute jump. Jim then found himself in Singapore looking for a supplier. Unable to locate one he decided to set up as the supplier he could not find. The business grew to several

Noah Healy joins The Independent MInds host Michael Millward to explain  why he is working on a new approach to algorithms. Noah explains what he sees as the problems with existing approaches and why he is confident that a different approach like the one he is developing would have far reaching benefits for the tech in

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Going the Wrong Way - a conversation with author Chris Donaldson Chris Donaldson is now a successful businessman in Northern Ireland, but in his early twenties, at the height of The Troubles, he made the decision to travel to Australia. You can’t blame Chris, but somehow things just didn’t go to plan. In this entertain

Cathy Nesbitt is a Worm Advocate, Sprout Grower, and Laughter Yoga Teacher.  In the 2002 Cathy decided that setting up a worm composting business would be a good way to contribute to protecting the environment.  After ten years of hearing people make derisory comments, she almost made the decision to give up. But then

If you are keenly interested in the intense competition for skilled professionals, distinguishing between leadership and management and the ongoing discourse regarding hybrid work teams, I am confident that my conversation with Mr Michael Millward from the United Kingdom will be informative and illuminating.