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At the start of the pandemic we shelved our fledgling 30 Second Interview feature in @theipaper. But it& #39;s now back with a big focus on startups and small biz that have either been created during lockdown or had to change their model to adapt. THREAD 
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First we had Adam Freeman, who& #39;s behind those Maskey vending machines you may have seen in some shops. He& #39;s also known for having turned down his place on The Apprentice https://inews.co.uk/news/business/maskey-business-fashionable-face-coverings-vending-machines-explained-562517">https://inews.co.uk/news/busi...
Then there were the founders of ChargedUp, who completely flipped their business to providing hand sanitiser stations. https://inews.co.uk/news/business/cleanedup-how-a-mobile-charging-startup-pivoted-to-hand-sanitiser-under-lockdown-569595">https://inews.co.uk/news/busi...
Paralympic champion Liz Johnson talked to us about Podium, a jobs marketplace for disabled freelancers, and how lockdown means employers have no more excuses to be inflexible https://inews.co.uk/news/business/paralympian-liz-johnson-why-i-launched-jobs-site-disabled-people-podium-580934">https://inews.co.uk/news/busi...
And today it& #39;s sisters Anita Egbune and Marian Arafiena explaining why they decided to start a crowdfunding platform for black-owned businesses and projects focused on the progress of black people https://inews.co.uk/news/business/global-black-lives-matter-protests-rise-fund-ngo-crowdfunding-600674">https://inews.co.uk/news/busi...
I will be updating this thread each week with our latest interviews. If you have someone you want to pitch for this, please email me on the email in my bio (don& #39;t DM). Particularly keen to find some suitable businesses in Scotland and NI.
Here& #39;s the latest one of these, with the brothers behind Pizza Pilgrims on how they turned to at-home cooking kits https://inews.co.uk/news/business/pizza-pilgrims-home-cooking-kits-lockdown-614183">https://inews.co.uk/news/busi...
And one I accidentally neglected when I first put this thread together! How a canned wine business adapted when summer festivals were cancelled https://inews.co.uk/news/business/nice-maker-canned-wines-574950">https://inews.co.uk/news/busi...
