UK Crowdfunding Week: Celebrating the benefits of crowdfunding
By Staff writer
At the end of UK Crowdfunding Week, it’s a chance to reflect on why this form of funding has become so popular for entrepreneurs.
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Weathering the storm: How startups can survive without ongoing investments
By Max Williams
The current popular startup narrative is all about hopping from one round of funding to the next, pursuing massive growth or exploding in a spectacular fireball if you don’t make it in time. One startup owner reveals how he weathered the storm when funding wasn’t available.
George Osborne’s creative sector snub is £76.9bn opportunity for private UK investors
By David Glick
George Osborne’s Autumn Statement on 25 November once again focussed on the ‘march of the makers’, but what about the nation’s creators working in the £76.9bn creative economy
Social entrepreneurs demand more recognition from consumers and investors
With Global Entrepreneurship Week underway, a study has found that an overwhelming 94 per cent majority of social enterprise leaders believe their businesses should be recognised seriously as pathways to do good.
Chelsea FC’s billionaire owner pockets £45m business loan – from UK taxpayers
It’s tough trying to get ahead in business, especially when it comes to managing finances. Thank heavens that a steel mill – part-owned by Chelsea FC billionaire Roman Abramovich – has successfully secured a £45m business loan.
What does the general election result mean for small business growth
In the aftermath of the general election returning a majority Conservative government, Russell Gould, COO at Everline and ezbob, gives his thoughts on the issues that David Cameron and his administration need to focus on.
General election 2015: PetsPyjamas CEO Gracia Amico – I’m voting as…
Having set up her business during the last period of government, Gracia Amico, CEO of PetsPyjamas, becomes the latest entrepreneur to feature in our “I’m voting as…” series and explains what policy she favours most.