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Love Cashmere uses its manufacturing knowledge of cashmere to provide a specialised service...

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Inua Ellams' inspirational poem features as a swirling print across part of fashion brand Jigsaw's autumn collection.

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As the summer ends, lots of new product/service promotions from brands fly into my inbox. Most get deleted, but some whet my professional interest. Last week's 'go to' was from fashion/lifestyle brand Anthropologie - curious to see their collaboration with the floral print archive of Regent Street store, Liberty - Liberty for Anthropologie

'Marking 70 Years of Dior with a New Strategic Archive' runs the headline of yesterday's BofF article by Osman Ahmed. I read on with interest - a 'strategic' archive? What does that mean?

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Working as I do helping companies develop their intellectual capital and IP to underpin new revenues, business models or to draw in new audiences, I always love unpicking how brands already in the marketplace have done this to grow beyond their core offer. This week - Pantone.

A short poem.

One of the greatest delights of working across the creative industries is we meet such a wide range of talented people. Poet and founder of The Midnight Run, Inua Elams wrote us a couplet looking at what we do from his perspective.

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At an evening at Soho Works, we asked three leading design companies a few questions about growing a creative business.  Here are pattern designer Kangan Arora's stories and key tips...

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At an evening at Soho Works, we asked three leading design companies a few questions about growing a creative business.  Here are the stories and key tips from the team behind Tatty Devine creative director, Harriet Vine and md, Rosie Wolfenden...

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At an evening at Soho Works, we asked three leading design companies a few questions about growing a creative business.  Here are knit and textile designer Donna Wilson's stories and key tips...

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I'm not very good at taking criticism... probably like many other people.  And once I received a piece of criticism which has stayed with me for an embarrassingly long time.  About 15 years or thereabouts.

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It has been an exciting time for Lola as Erica is gracing the front cover of Tech City News Summer 2015. The article written by Kirsty Styles focuses on Founders over Fifty being the ones to watch.

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Lola client In Detail have been voted one of the best fashion blogs ever by Marie Claire Magazine. They say: “In Detail is the go-to site for all things sparkly. Bringing you the latest jewellery trends, interviews with emerging designers and a peek inside the jewellery boxes of London’s tastemakers. Think ‘The Coveteur’ but for jewels.”

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Lola's director, Erica has been featured in Hiscox Insurance's Small Business Knowledge Hub as one of their Small Business Stars.

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We have been comparing ourselves to others, as long as there have been human beings on the earth. Competitiveness is ingrained in our evolution but until relatively recently it has been limited to our social circles, the Internet and publications. Since the explosion of social media we now have unlimited access to other people’s lives; their relationships, diet, exercise patterns, style etc.

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TAXO'D is an accounting & business finance tool for freelancers, which aims to eliminate the burden and time spent dealing with taxes. In 2015, TAXO'D reached the semi-finals of Virgin Media Business 'Pitch to Rich 2015' Campaign.

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Smith & Sinclair opened the World's first edible alcohol shop in Carnaby Street over the Christmas period. Having reached their Crowdfunding target, Smith & Sinclair invited the curious and adventurous to jump down the rabbit hole and embark on a multi-sensory journey, exploring the world of cocktails like never before.

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Charlie and I were sitting in his deli shooting the breeze one Saturday morning before Christmas about our respective business plans for 2016.  Having worked together intermittently for about 8 years with Lola helping him develop his intellectual assets to build longterm growth for what might seem to be a niche offering, we know each other well.

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I run Lola - we deliver growth to companies by innovating and finding new audiencesand revenues using the intellectual assets underpinning their intellectual property.  For just over three years, we also coached companies for the BGS.  It was a real pleasure and an utter priviledge.  We met and worked with companies with whom I would never had crossed paths, but whom I came to love and deeply respect.