In order to support “stakeholders in town city communities”, a five-year digital strategy has been created by the Digital High Street Advisory Board to encourage a focus on web and mobile connectivity, which could unlock £18.8bn in revenue for SMEs.
According to a recent report by digital support and training group Tech City UK, there are over 47,000 digital technology businesses in the UK, with over 50 per cent of these founded less than five years ago – making up a huge portion of the SME market.
In late 2014, Love Home Swap founder Debbie Wosskow wrote a sharing economy report for the government and detailed 30 key recommendations to help the British industry grow and achieve success. One of those was to introduce a trade body to regulate and support the sector, thus the Sharing Economy UK has officially launched in Westminster as of 6 March, with Airbnb, Tech City and other organisations signed up as partners.
In Didier Elzinga's previous role as a Hollywood visual effects chief working on CGI for the likes of Harry Potter, he decided to branch out to start a software business where he could harness his experience as a “glorified psychiatrist.”
For the fourth year, Real Business has scoured the UK business landscape and can now bring you 50 companies that are breaking down barriers, creating innovative products and – most importantly – disrupting previously stagnant industries. May we unveil the Everline Future 50 2015.
BT plans to create 1,000 new apprenticeships and graduate jobs for young people across the UK in 2015 and 2016, and prime minister David Cameron has welcomed the recruitment drive and attempt to close the skills gap.
The Everline Future 50 2015 took place on 4 March, crowning the 50 of the UK's best and brightest businesses that have disrupted various sectors from augmented reality to cycling to finance to food. With so much innovation in one room, Real Business has combed through social media to recap the online chatter that resulted in #everlinefuture50 trending on Twitter.
As you will have no doubt noticed when scrolling down your personal Facebook news feed, the number of videos being shared on social media is increasing. This is because video provides the perfect medium for quick, accessible, informative, and most importantly, sharable content.
Despite the rise of ecommerce, and perceived decline of the high street, a staggering 89 per cent of UK retail still occurs offline. Of this, 50 per cent of home and fashion items are researched online, and then purchased locally, in bricks and mortar shops. This has uniquely positioned Everline Future 50 mobile app StreetHub to help shoppers find products in independent home and fashion boutiques.
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