Sir Richard Branson and Simon Squibb invite Manchester’s entrepreneurs to pitch their dreams to a global online audience.

Virgin Group Founder, Sir Richard Branson and entrepreneur, Simon Squibb, have teamed up to bring their “Doorbell of Dreams” to Manchester on 4 and 5 August.

HelpBnk currently doesn’t have an office space. The interior of the stairwell, which is not used as a fire escape for the adjacent building. Barnard Marcus Auctions ...

He runs HelpBnk, which helps people start their own businesses with free advice. Squibb felt the steps were like how he views his venture.

It's something which Jack Whettingsteel, co-founder of Helpbnk, seems to buy into. "You can't put a price on opportunity and I think we would have bid much higher for the stairwell," he says.

The 22-year-old brothers have received support and advice from the Helpbnk community and said "all we wanted was an opportunity to put our business out there and the rest is history".

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He now runs HelpBnk, a networking app where start-up founders can swap tips. How does Simon Squibb's business help people? Over the last two decades, he has invested in over 70 startups.

Simon Squibb, the founder of the HelpBnk platform for entrepreneurs, is inviting young people to pitch their business ideas as part of the cover reveal celebrations for his first book What’s ...