UK’s fastest-growing firms in the spotlight
WHAT do morph suits*, digital marketing, premium vodka and garden sheds all have in common? They’re just four of the things sold by Britain’s...
Brazilian meeting shines light on potential of fintech future
JOSÉ Lino Sepulcri, president of the Espírito Santo Trade Federation, and Gutman Uchôa de Mendonça, the regional director of the association of Brazilian banks...
Second helping of aid for the UK’s self-employed
SELF-EMPLOYED people whose income has been hit by coronavirus can apply for a second support grant from the UK government.
The first was launched in...
Want to speed-up your start-up? An accelerator may be the answer
Successful participants in this scheme could evolve into $100m-evaluated companies, under the guidance of experts.
THE Holt Accelerator team is on the search for the...
University’s incubator programme selects cancer-fighting start-ups
TWENTY start-ups — eight of them operating projects in the field of cancer — have been selected for a University of Edinburgh incubator programme...
Uni-supported innovators to pitch at showcase events
FOUNDERS of University of Edinburgh-supported start-ups will be able to showcase their companies to an audience of investors at two events taking in March.
Ten...
Study finds more support is needed for access to finance ...
The Federation of Small Businesses calls for better access to finance for self-employed people in, or leaving, the Armed Forces community
MIKE Cherry, national chairman...
New World Bank Group Facility to Enable more than $1 billion...
HAMBURG, Germany, July, 2017—On the occasion of the G20 leaders’ summit, the World Bank Group today announced the creation of an innovative new facility...
Stereotypes of entrepreneurs ‘preventing problem-solving’
OUTDATED and negative stereotypes could be preventing people from recognising entrepreneurial qualities in themselves at a time when these skills are needed most, a...
Myanmar and World Bank Sign Agreement for Budget Support to Accelerate...
NAY PYI TAW, 18 August 2017 — The Republic of the Union of Myanmar and the World Bank today signed a US$200 million credit for...
