This startup claims to offer loans to entrepreneurs, but it’s nothing more than a scam. They make big promises, but when it’s time to deliver, they disappear. No real support, no transparency, just ex... See more
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Virgin start-up is an amazing organisation built on key core values which you can see in the way people work with you and even in the office surroundings! The support structure is 2nd to none and t... See more
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I can’t thank Virgin StartUp enough for their support with my Start Up Loan application. Emma was incredibly helpful, responsive, and genuinely encouraging throughout the entire process. She really to... See more
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Absolutely phenomenal! I have used the Virgin start-up loan on two different occasions and every time time the team there has been extremely helpful. They have a great system in place and they guide... See more
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Virgin StartUp is the not-for-profit home of entrepreneurship at the Virgin Group. Founded in 2013 by Sir Richard Branson, Virgin StartUp helps early-stage founders in the UK, start and grow the businesses that they’re passionate about by providing founders with business advice, access to funding, mentoring, training and more, including scale-up and investment readiness programmes. Home to a community of thousands of founders, through its programmes, Masterclasses and events, Virgin StartUp provides founders with the support and opportunities they need to build better businesses.
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50a Charlotte Street, W1T 2NS, London, United Kingdom
- 020 7313 2002
- joe.kenyon@virginstartup.org
- www.virginstartup.org
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Rude staff very unprofessional and…
Rude staff very unprofessional and unhelpful wouldn’t recommend to anyone, avoid
March 25, 2019
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Rubbish service
Rubbish service ,
First time is a personal loan , then is a business loan , then is again a personal one .
Wake up guys ! Is no people on this earth will ever like your services.
January 30, 2019
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Very bad experience
Very bad experience. After wasting a lot of time, discussions over the Business plan, they just stopped. No feed-back, no answer to my e-mails, no answer on my application.
And because I chose them I can't apply using a proper StartUp Loan company.
If you are looking to apply to StartUp Loans, avoid this company.
August 21, 2018
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