{"id":138650,"date":"2023-08-05T19:31:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T12:31:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/one-step-at-a-time-entrepreneur-buys-stairwell-in-london-to-help-startups\/"},"modified":"2023-08-05T20:06:33","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T13:06:33","slug":"one-step-at-a-time-entrepreneur-buys-stairwell-in-london-to-help-startups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/one-step-at-a-time-entrepreneur-buys-stairwell-in-london-to-help-startups\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018One step at a time\u2019: entrepreneur buys stairwell in London to help startups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#013;<br \/>\nSimon Squibb plans to provide small businesses with rent-free space after bidding \u00a325,000 for disused property in TwickenhamAn entrepreneur who woke up homeless in a stairwell at the age of 15 with his first business idea has spent \u00a325,000 on a disused stairwell to provide a rent-free space in London for small businesses to fulfil their dreams.Simon Squibb, who retired at 40 after selling Fluid, his marketing agency, to PricewaterhouseCoopers, hopes the stairwell in Twickenham, south-west London, will provide a showcase for owners of small businesses. 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