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The latest news affecting small and medium sized (SME) businesses in the UK
Cauli Rice smashes funding target
London based Cauli Rice has far exceeded it’s target for second round funding on the crowdfunding site Crowdcube.
Revealed: The learnt cognitive skills driving entrepreneur success
The ‘Mindset of Growth’ study demonstrates the importance of learnt cognitive skills such as market expertise, a drive for selling and effective decision-making; suggesting that the ability to drive business growth is learnt rather than innate.
Worth Capital & Channel 5’s The Gadget Show join hunt for UK’s next great gadget
Future Gadget 2015 is a business competition worth nearly half a million pounds, launched by Worth Capital, looking to attract hundreds of bright entrepreneurs with a great gadget idea, who are seeking funding and mentoring in order to bring their products to market.
Realsafe Technologies winner in GREAT Faces of British Business competition
REALsafe® Technologies Limited in Durham has won the national Grand Prix prize in the GREAT Faces of British Business competition.
Deals announced in Shanghai create £150M boost for UK
Partnerships between UK and China in Film, TV, Healthcare and Tourism have been announced at the GREAT Festival of Creativity in Shanghai taking place until tomorrow.
Santander launches funding competition for growing social enterprises
Santander has launched the 2015 Social Enterprise Development Awards (SEDA) – the £2 million national community investment programme that provides funding for social enterprises working for the benefit of their community.
UK workers are ‘portfolio job holders’
Almost three in five of professionals from small firms say they are seeing more people in their industry with multiple jobs compared to five years ago.
Natter.com Receives Six-Figure Investment
Natter.com, the three word social network, has today received its first investment in the company as business ‘Angels’ have invested an undisclosed six-figure sum to help the tech startup continue to grow.
Great Annual Savings is first north east business to receive Santander Growth Capital cash
A North East business with a national client base and fast-track growth plans together with European expansion aspirations has become the first company in the region to receive a cash injection from the Santander Growth Capital fund.
Shaa Wasmund receives MBE medal from The Queen
Shaa Wasmund, entrepreneur and bestselling business author, received her MBE medal from The Queen at Buckingham Palace for services to entrepreneurship.
Diversification the name of the game for Britain’s rising army of self-employed
More than half of small businesses have at least two forms of income heralding the rise of ‘DISCO’ entrepreneurs (Double Income Small Companies).
Government Invests £25 Million in Game-Changing Green Technologies
Windows that act as solar panels, an engine which runs on landfill emissions and Europe’s biggest battery are all a step closer to reality after receiving a share of £24.5 million of government funding.
The Leap 100: 100 fast-growth companies brought together to track 2015 trends
The Leap 100, 100 of the most exciting, fast-growth companies in the UK brought together by Mishcon de Reya has been launched.
Government Spends £11.4 Billion With SMEs
Central government spent an unprecedented £11.4 billion with small and medium-sized enterprises in 2013 to 2014.
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