Additional funding totalling £3.7m has been invested in three growing Scottish businesses by Archangel Investors and Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) in the 2nd quarter of 2015, taking total joint funding for the year to £6.8m.
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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Small businesses waste millions of days on accounting every month
UK micro-businesses are wasting millions of extra days every month on their accounting reveals new research.
Work-life balance helps businesses improve earnings by more than a quarter
Businesses that help staff to achieve a good work-life balance earn 27 per cent more per year from each employee, according to a newly released study.
Year long campaign aims to get 10,000 young people into Tech industry
One of the UK’s leading apprenticeship providers, are committing to get 10,000 young people into Tech through a year-long campaign.
Linkin Park is now a venture capital fund that operates like a tech start up
Alternative rock band Linkin Park say their music is less important than their business ventures, as the band look to turn from rock and roll stars to a venture capital fund that operates like a tech start up.
Skilled workers ‘may vanish’ if further education budget cuts continue
Britain’s supply of skilled workers may “vanish into history” if looming budget cuts in further education and the unchecked expansion of universities are allowed to continue.
Blackberry losses shrink as software revenues rise
Canadian mobile phone company Blackberry has seen its quarterly losses shrink thanks to higher software revenue.
Clubs and bars are vital revenue generators for UK economy
The night -time economy of restaurants, pubs, bars and clubs is worth £66bn to the UK, and is underpinning much of the UK’s economic growth, a report has found.
StartUp Britain bus tour launched in Downing Street
The Prime Minister welcomed the StartUp Britain bus into Downing Street today to launch a five week national tour to help boost the number of businesses started this year to a record 600,000.
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Biggest holiday anxieties revealed
Latest research reveals that peoples biggest holiday anxiety is falling behind at work
UK to hit record number of startups as more aspiring entrepreneurs go it alone
2015 is expected to be another record-breaking year, with more than 600,000 new companies expected to launch, a rise of over 20,000 on last year.
Apple changes policy on paying artists after criticism from Taylor Swift
In an ongoing tiff between Taylor Swift and iTunes, Apple have changed their stance on paying artists, as the ‘Bad Blood’ artist said it was unacceptable for artists to go without payment for three months.
Small firms push their vehicles to the limit
A third of vans on the road are at least a decade old, as business owners delay investment as they face economic uncertainty.
Thorntons bought by Ferrero for £112m
Chocolatiers Ferrero Rocher have agreed to buy UK chocolate company Thornton’s, in a deal worth £112m, after the confectioner suffered falling supermarket orders and announced the resignation of its chief executive.
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