{"id":28978,"date":"2023-11-17T09:27:44","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T09:27:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/?page_id=28978"},"modified":"2024-01-10T18:05:41","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T18:05:41","slug":"ian-hawkins","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/about-swoop\/team\/ian-hawkins\/","title":{"rendered":"Ian Hawkins"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"28978\" class=\"elementor elementor-28978\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6de1c38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6de1c38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cecbc53 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cecbc53\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56ab494 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"56ab494\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ian Hawkins<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d94ad6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d94ad6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News & Investigations Editor<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d07d945 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d07d945\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Ian Hawkins has made films for BBC World, CNN and Handelsblatt. His career started as a comedy writer for BBC and Channel 4, before shifting into telling stories for businesses in events and digital media.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e1b7a3 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0e1b7a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ianrhawkins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"33\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/linkedin-1-1-1-1-1-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-30524\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ffd291 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ffd291\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-190c673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_breadcrumbs\" data-id=\"190c673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_breadcrumbs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n <div id=\"breadcrumbs-container\" class=\"left\">\n <nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><\/p><\/nav> <\/div>\n \n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744b178 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"744b178\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be95e0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-ucaddon_author_content\" data-id=\"be95e0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ucaddon_author_content.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\n\n<div id=\"list-posts-author\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"header-list-posts-author\">\n <h2>Latest articles by Ian Hawkins<\/h2>\n <p>6 articles written by this author<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n <main class=\"main-content\">\n <div class=\"list-news-author\">\n <div class=\"container\">\n <div class=\"blog-pots-list\">\n <div class=\"others-posts posts-from-author\">\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/startup-loans\/how-to-get-a-startup-loan\/\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/how-to-get-a-startup-loan-scaled-408x252.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/02\/how-to-get-a-startup-loan-scaled-408x252.jpg?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"How to get a startup loan\" class=\"img-fluid jetpack-lazy-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"408\" height=\"252\">\n <span>3 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/business-loans\/startup-loans\/how-to-get-a-startup-loan\/\"><p>How to get a startup loan<\/p><\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/blog\/genai-tools-and-prompts\/\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/ai-scaled-408x252.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/ai-scaled-408x252.jpg?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"GenAI: the tools and prompts your business needs\" class=\"img-fluid jetpack-lazy-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"408\" height=\"252\">\n <span>5 min read<\/span>\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"post-info\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/blog\/genai-tools-and-prompts\/\"><p>GenAI: the tools and prompts your business needs<\/p><\/a>\n <\/div> \n <\/div>\n\n <div class=\"post-blog\">\n <div class=\"img-post\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/blog\/resolutions-for-2024\/\">\n <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/resolutions-scaled-408x252.jpg\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/swoopfunding.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/01\/resolutions-scaled-408x252.jpg?is-pending-load=1\" alt=\"Resolutions for 2024: Don\u2019t do more - 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