Category: News

The creative industries need to play a key role in leading and funding the Copyright Hub, a marketplace for rights to streamline copyright licensing and make transactions easier for creators, rights holders and users, according to an independent report published by Richard Hooper.

Ecademy, the floundering entrepreneur network created by Thomas and Penny Power in 1998, has confirmed the appointment of serial entrepreneur Lyndon Wood as a white-knight investor and chairman.

The news is good for Interim Managers with the latest snap shot survey from award-winning, Interim Management provider Russam GMS showing that the market is stabilising and is now firmly focused on growth

Inspiring the next generation will be the theme at the British Business Embassy today as 120 UK and international delegates will explore how sport, science and technology can be used to inspire young people to further study.

Against a backdrop of economic negativity, the survey found a high level of enthusiasm within the contractor community and a number of far more positive responses than might have been expected.

A national campaign is set to help businesses capitalise on the upcoming Olympic Games by offering a free event to promote international trade, kicked off by the Deputy Mayor of London Kit Malthouse.

4-Year-old Operating System Named as Nation’s Favourite…Whilst Nearly a Quarter Hanker After the Return of the 150-year-old Typewriter!

Pay-as-you-go financial services firm e-FM, which has a base in Central Park, Manchester, is organising advice sessions up and down the country for businesses trying to avoid falling foul of the recession.

A major crackdown by the taxman, credit squeezes by the banks and a volatile property market has led to a 30 per cent surge in companies and high net worth individuals using bridging loans to pay tax returns.

Creative England is launching a national business development fund of up to £1 million to support creative and digital businesses across England.

A UKTI event running alongside the London 2012 Olympics will see global firms committing multi-million pound investments guaranteeing hundred of new jobs in the creative & media sector today.

Innovative British companies, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists have been brought together with the elite of US venture fund managers and investors at a major conference in London to promote investment in Britain’s rapidly growing high-tech sectors.

The recent Government Growth Review emphasised the role of good leadership and management in helping achieve sustainable economic prosperity and growth.

Business activity during the second quarter of 2012 among 4,000 UK SMEs using non-bank funding facilities, has seen a dramatic rise to pre-recession levels, according to a report by Bibby Financial Services.

Investments worth around £15 million were outlined at a global business summit in London