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Leaving the 9-5 behind to start up in professional bike cleaning
After a career change and a surprise redundancy, Founding Escape Member Katy decided to push aside her fear of failing to launch her own business, Ride Clean, at the end of 2017. She shares her startup journey so far. What business have you started and why? In 2018 I...
From project management to startup freedom (and a last minute trip to Antartica)
After completeing the Startup Accelerator in July 2017, Natasha left her project management job to set up her own decluttering business. She reflects on how running her own business gives her the freedom and flexbility to escape on the occasional adventure. Something...
6 things I learned in my first year of running a business
Quitting my full-time job 1 year ago was daunting but mostly exciting for me. Having been through the business Startup Accelerator I felt as equipped as I would ever be and ready to hit the ground running. I had a plan for the next 3 months ahead at least. What’s the...
Oli & Matt’s Startup Story: Co-founding the world’s first savings account for travel
Before meeting at an Escape Startup Accelerator, Matt and Oli had successful careers in digital marketing and finance. Since then, they have quit their jobs and gone on to launch the world's first savings account for travel. Here they share their journey to...
Kickstart Your Creativity for Career Change
“Every child is an artist, the trick is to stay one as you grow up.” –Pablo Picasso It’s possible no one has ever told you that you are creative. It’s even possible you’ve been told the opposite: that you are not a creative person. There’s a deeply ingrained belief in...
Bella’s Career Change story
Is your career (and your manager) zapping your energy? Then you might be doing it all wrong. Here are six ways to help you create a working life you don’t want to escape from. Is your career (and your manager) zapping your energy? You’re not alone. The results from...
Martine’s Startup Story: Strategic Relationships and Networks Ltd
Before launching my own business I was a Director within a Big 4 accountancy firm working ridiculous hours. In all honesty, I felt utterly disillusioned. I loved what I did but the value I was hired to bring to the firm was diminishing - I was being pulled in so many...
54 Thoughts for Entrepreneurs-In-The-Making
"Make something people want" - Paul Graham Solve a problem, scratch your own itch. Create a brand that stands for something. Keep it simple, remove details until you are left with the essence of your idea. Speak to your customers way before you build your product. "I...
The Ingredients of Fulfilling Work
The world of work is changing, it doesn’t take much searching to find that the state of global job dissatisfaction is pretty dire. The American workforce has more than 100 million full-time employees. One-third of them are actually engaged at work, they love their...
Finding and choosing a startup idea
Having built a business ourselves (and helped thousands of others in the Escape community to do the same) we know all too well that there are common blockers that, given half a chance, can stop you in your tracks. These blockers aren’t what you would imagine - they’re...
Paul’s Career Change Story
Paul began his escape from the Royal Navy 5 years ago. He's since built up a portfolio career of freelance work and personal projects: "I look up to people who want to make a difference, experts in their fields and polymaths in particular; those who are almost...
Your Working Identity
Most of us are quick to identify ourselves with our job or line of work. We are likely to identify others similarly. Often the first question we ask a new acquaintance is a flavour of: “So, what do you do?” For better or for worse, we are largely defined (by others...