Novus Altair – Adnan Niazi | Take The Plunge Podcast

The twelfth instalment of our ‘Take the plunge’ podcast series is now live. We were excited to be joined by Adnan Niazi, founder and CEO of Novus Altair. Novus Altair is a pioneering security services company, supplying their services to businesses like McDonald’s and SportsDirect. 

Tune in to hear Ciaran and Adnan talk through:

  • Finding the right time to start a business and the master key for acquiring new customers
  • Shifting the focus from manual operations to automation 
  • Challenges caused by the pandemic and Brexit and obtaining financial support through schemes like CBILS
  • The motivation to keep evolving the business and the future of Novus Altair 

Play Podcast on Spotify or iTunes, or watch it on Youtube above.

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