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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Berlin leads the way for venture capital Start-Ups
London is among five European cities who with this autumn see pop-up stores opening to market Berlin as a creative, innovative and liveable metropolis whilst promoting the city’s enviable credentials as a booming start-up hub for new entrepreneurial businesses.
ShopFully receives €10M in funding from Highland Europe
ShopFully Group’s platform, founded in 2010, is used by over 13 million people worldwide to help them prepare and plan their purchases in physical stores, in the smartest way possible.
eMoov smashes funding target to reach over £2M
Episode 1 Ventures and Maxfield Capital Partners have both increased their investment in eMoov, with the online estate agency receiving fresh capital from Swiss venture capital firm Startive Ventures.
Half of Britain’s 4.5 million self-employed are in low paid jobs
A new study has revealed the numbers of self-employed workers on the breadline in the UK have soared nearly 20 per cent in the last seven years.
William Hill announces finalists for industry-first accelerator programme
WHLabs, the Shoreditch technology hub of the world’s leading betting and gaming company William Hill, has announced the finalists chosen to take part in the betting industry’s first technology accelerator programme.
Not so ‘alternative’ now as SMEs get $5bn loans from ‘non-banks’
The total lent and invested so far through the UK alternative finance market could smash through the £5billion mark by November.
Young business brains awarded at the Fiver Challenge Awards
Primary school pupils from across the UK have been awarded as part of the Fiver Challenge, run by Young Enterprise and supported by Virgin Money. The winners were announced at the Awards Ceremony on the 29th September at the Ham Yard Hotel in central London.
Hitachi Capital & British Business Bank agree £100M boost for SMEs
The British Business Bank today agreed to provide a £100m facility to Hitachi Capital UK to fund a portfolio of newly originated small business asset finance receivables.
Government to provide £80 million package for SSI Workers & local economy
The Government has announced a package worth up to £80 million to support people who have lost their jobs as a result of the mothballing of SSI’s Redcar plant and invest in the future of the Tees Valley economy.
Government introduces largest ever increase to Apprentices’ wages
Over one million working people will receive a pay rise today when the National Minimum Wage goes up by 57 pence to £3.30 and the NMW rate for adult workers will rise by 20 pence from £6.50 to £6.70 per hour.
New rights for consumers when buying digital content
Consumers downloading music or buying ebooks are today being given new legal rights. Responding to the surge in the number of consumers buying digital content, the Consumer Rights Act will introduce specific rules entitling shoppers to a repair or replacement when digital products are faulty.
Britain’s dejected seaside towns need entrepreneurs to reinvigorate them
The dormant economies in Britain’s run down seaside towns need to look to entrepreneurs to revitalise them according to The Centre for Entrepreneurs.
Lack of skilled workers effecting one in four businesses
A lack of skilled workers in the UK is limiting SME’s growth and jeopardising their future, according to the annual report by MHA.
One third of workforce to change jobs within next six months
A new survey has revealed that a third of UK employees will be looking to change jobs in the next six months, as companies do not provide clear career paths to their workers.
