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    Hear from optometrist turned Virgin StartUp-funded founder Dhruvin Patel

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    Since 2013, we have distributed £54 million in Start Up Loans. Carley Read is our 4,000th founder. Virgin uncovers her startup story.

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    Virgin speaks to the founder that once sat on the board at KFC, who's started a social enterprise tackling the youth obesity problem.

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    Holly Branson speaks with Virgin StartUp-funded Fertility Circle's co-founder, Abi, about the importance of their work.

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    Virgin profiles the 10 businesses that took part in our Collective Impact programme, in partnership with Crowdcube. 

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    A redundancy led Charlotte Brett to her 'now or never' moment - Virgin speaks to her about starting up amidst uncertainty.

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    Virgin caught up with Loral Quinn, who co-founded Sustainably with her daughter, as part of our This Is What A Founder Looks Like series.

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    What we learnt about building businesses which have a positive impact at our MeetUp.

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