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  • From the Bank of Dave to the boardroom of Citi: business builders honoured in King’s birthday honours 2026
  • “We are coming for you”: HMRC declares war on dodgy high street shops with 30,000 raids planned
  • Small firms to pitch direct to Indian buyers as Great British Pitch returns with Downing Street backing
  • SpaceX shares rocket past listing price in historic stock market debut
  • Frasers Group launches £1.7bn bid to take full control of Hugo Boss
  • Reeves signals further tax rises as defence spending plan slips again
  • Strike days fall by almost two thirds during Labour’s first year in power
  • Car finance payouts pushed back to 2027 as legal challenges stall £9bn redress scheme
  • Amazon pours £1bn into Northamptonshire as 4,000 jobs head to the East Midlands
  • WH Smith turns to investors for £100m lifeline as US slowdown and Middle East conflict trigger profit warning

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East London Liquor Company launches £750,000 Crowdcube fundraising campaign for China push

1 May 20184 March 2024 Deal focus Business Matters 0 Comments

The East London Liquor Company has launched a Crowdcube investment campaign to raise £750,000. The funding will drive key growth pillars, including English whisky production and domestic sales channels, leading to global sales opportunities in emerging markets such as China.

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Putting the bee into beer

12 September 20171 August 2023 Deal focus, News Business Matters 0 Comments

Hiver Beers Ltd, The Honey Beer, one of the UK’s most exciting and critically acclaimed craft beer brands has just launched a crowdfunding round.

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Online cleaning services Octopus seeks investment for UK expansion

4 September 2017 Deal focus, Get Funded Business Matters 0 Comments

Service Octopus, the UK’s first price comparison and online booking platform for professional cleaning services, has launched an equity crowdfunding round on Crowdcube to fast track its ambitious growth plans. The platform enables customers to source quotes and reviews from a range of companies and then book the one they want in just a few […]

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Downing Crowd launches new £10M renewables ‘regular access’ crowd bond

28 July 201727 July 2017 Deal focus Business Matters 0 Comments

Bagnall Energy Limited, a UK renewable energy generation and storage company, is launching a crowdfunding campaign to raise a maximum of £10 million through a new ‘Regular Access’ Bond provided by crowdfunding platform, Downing Crowd.

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London cycling startup launches 4th crowdfunding campaign

25 July 201722 May 2018 Deal focus, News Business Matters 0 Comments

London based cycling tech startup, Beeline, launches a fourth crowdfunding campaign to focus on the cycling community, and fuel growth.

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£1.9Million crowdfunding campaign launched for Grade II Hertfordshire pub restaurant

10 March 201710 March 2017 Deal focus, Get Funded Business Matters 0 Comments

Hedderwick Ltd, the owner of recently opened Royston-based high quality pub restaurant Banyers House, is raising £1.87m million through crowdfunding platform, Downing Crowd.

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Biscuiteers to launch crowd funding campaign with Crowdcube

3 October 20167 November 2022 Deal focus, News Business Matters 0 Comments

Biscuiteers go crowd funding to invest in international expansion, manufacturing improvements and marketing.

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Gustare Honey launches Crowdcube campaign

30 September 2016 Deal focus Business Matters 0 Comments

Gustare Honey is proud to announce that it is inviting the public to help grow the business on the world’s leading crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube.

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Train My Athlete app, favoured by Premier League stars, announces crowdfunding campaign

27 September 201628 September 2016 Deal focus, News Business Matters 1 Comment

FIFA backed tech platform Train My Athlete today launches a £150,000 equity crowdfunding campaign to raise funds to start marketing to the huge American sports market and non sporting institutions such as the NHS and private orthopaedic hospitals.

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Property technology newcomer YourWelcome raises £400k with a valuation of £2m

8 March 2016 Deal focus Business Matters 0 Comments

A company enabling Airbnb hosts to offer their guests on-demand services, alongside video instructional guides to the property raises funds from Pi Labs and Angel Syndicate.

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Children’s Bookcase Company Crowdfunds for £150,000

2 March 20163 March 2016 Deal focus Business Matters 0 Comments

Tidy Books, an award-winning company that designs children’s bookcases and storage solutions, is now on Crowdcube.

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Dragon’s Den’s biggest success story GripIt Fixings launches £1.5m crowdfunding campaign

29 February 2016 Deal focus, News Business Matters 0 Comments

GripIt Fixings – the brainchild of 20-year old Jordan Daykin and Dragon’s Den’s biggest success story to date – has hit Crowdcube in order to raise £1.5m to fund its rapid international expansion within the global DIY market.

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Pact Coffee gives people the chance to invest in the future of the coffee industry

23 February 20164 March 2024 Deal focus, News Business Matters 0 Comments

Equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube looks to raise over £1million to take the business international, tapping into premium coffee trends and supporting Direct Trade model

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Sportswear icon, SKINS, launches £2 million equity crowdfunding campaign

15 February 2016 Deal focus Business Matters 0 Comments

Global premium sportswear brand, SKINS, has launched an equity crowdfunding campaign in the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.

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Virgin Atlantic Poised for $4.3 Billion Airbus A350 Deal

12 January 2016 Deal focus, News Wire Business Matters 0 Comments

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. is set to announce a deal for 12 Airbus Group SE A350-1000 jets with a list price of $4.3 billion as Richard Branson’s flagship carrier renews its wide-body leisure fleet

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Britain's entrepreneurs have taken centre stage in the King's Birthday Honours List 2026, published on Friday evening, with damehoods, knighthoods and a sweep of CBEs, OBEs and MBEs recognising the founders, family firms and FTSE bosses who keep the UK economy moving.

From the Bank of Dave to the boardroom of Citi: business builders honoured in King’s birthday honours 2026

From Bank of Dave founder David Fishwick to Citigroup chief Jane Fraser, we round up the entrepreneurs and business leaders recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours 2026.

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“We are coming for you”: HMRC declares war on dodgy high street shops with 30,000 raids planned

Small firms to pitch direct to Indian buyers as Great British Pitch returns with Downing Street backing

SpaceX shares rocket past listing price in historic stock market debut

Scott Pelley fired from 60 Minutes: the next domino in the fall of American journalism

Frasers Group launches £1.7bn bid to take full control of Hugo Boss

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