
Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at Evening 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 Evening Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference.
Lucy Tobin is a senior business reporter at Evening 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 Evening Standard's annual SME XPO scale-up conference.

From flamingo-spotting on the lagoon to grape juice tastings in the vineyard, this Languedoc estate has solved every problem that plagues family holidays, for grandparents and six-year-olds alike

The next industrial revolution, or a doom-laden prelude to an apocalyptic wipe-out? No one’s quite sure how AI will reshape our future - the only certainty is that it will. This week’s ScaleUp Standard newsletter is about Brainomix - an AI health technology that’s already in hundreds of British hospitals, saving potentially thousands of lives
When to hand over the reins is one of the entrepreneur's trickiest predicaments. ScaleUp Standard tackles hiring a first CEO, dyslexic entrepreneurship and building a board

From golf and tennis to cliffside meals and poolside play, Lucy Tobin and family went to find out if the facilities at this sporty hotel could help them down their devices for six whole days

From sushi making classes to pizza sat by a supercar, Lucy Tobin rounds up the best of where to dine with the little ones

This week, as the UK sweltered, we took a look at two homegrown businesses changing the way food gets to your plate

British shoppers are backing female-founded brands with their wallets — and it's driving real business growth, this week’s ScaleUp Standard newsletter found

Investment opportunities, building a campaigning business and baby-shaped inspiration from ScaleUp Standard newsletter
Scaling a business whilst prioritising profit is tough - 80% of consumers say they’ll pay more for sustainable products, but investors want fast returns...

Sir Peter Donnelly, co-founder of genetics analytics firm Genomics, offers advice on monetising research - whilst Murvah Iqbal, founder of logistics firm HIVED, talks about the reality of taking on an industry filled with giant, legacy incumbents

The latest ScaleUp Standard newsletter takes in marketing tips from the founders of Dash and breaking into the US with Perlego’s CEO Gauthier Van Malderen

With Finland having just been named the world’s happiest nation yet again, there’s no better time to visit. Lucy Tobin says a trip combining culture-packed Helsinki and the nature-filled archipelago of Barösund is the perfect break for families
How Dessi Bell turned her banking background into a £30m fashion empire with Saint and Sofia, balancing sustainability and style

Entrepreneur Simon Squibb reflects on his business regrets, including trademark battles, while the digital agency Wander flourishes, driven by its co-founders' unique approach.

For decades, it’s appealed to an older crowd, but Lucy Tobin finds the Portuguese island offers an easy break for all the family with sun, adventure and sea under four hours away from London

From Westminster to Watford, here’s the best London city stays for the whole family

Its Balearic big sisters Mallorca and Ibiza might make all the noise, but Lucy Tobin finds Menorca to be the perfect multi-generational break for fun in the (short-haul) sun

Myricx Bio’s £90 million Series A fundraising will initially focus on developing its work treating solid tumours, such as breast and gastric cancers, but potentially can apply across all cancers

Nicolas Loufrani was born just a few weeks before the smiley logo was trademarked - and has since turned it into his life’s work

Online car finance service Carmoola wasn’t Aidan Rushby’s first roll of the start-up dice. But its backers, including Kyiv-based u.ventures, have now put in more than £140 million