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...
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...
Tech Nation winds-down after grant funding is cut
AFTER a decade as a government-backed organisation in the UK scale-up ecosystem, Tech Nation will cease operations and seeks to transfer its assets.
The decision...
Hope springs eternal — and seasonal — for UK retailers
SMALL and independent retailers in the UK have high hopes for the coming year.
Confidence in business growth came from 89 percent of those canvassed...
ICC & WTO Launch Small Business Champions Initiative
A joint effort to facilitate participation by smaller companies in international trade was launched today by the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),...
Merchant bankers pitch in to help funding for apprentices
THE NEXT generation of engineers – hopefully brimming with energy and fresh ideas – is taking steps down the education path at Britain’s AMRC...
Power to the HR people: New tools ‘democratise’ analytics
PEOPLE analytics is about to be “democratised” for fast-growing firms, according to Orgnostic — which has raised $5m to make it happen.
The tools available...
Trade body’s plea over conflicting SME loan legislation
THE NATIONAL Association of Commercial Finance Brokers is calling on the government to intervene over SME lending policies.
In an open letter to City Minister...
Statement on Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi)
WASHINGTON, October 12, 2017 ‒ The Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) donor countries today issued the following statement:
It is with great pleasure that we officially launch...
UK MPs look into SME funding challenges
A CROSS-PARTY committee of UK MPs is to examine the key challenges SMEs face when seeking finance.
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