Ideas Britain has officially launched “Innovation in Sport”, a competition supported by Manchester City FC to uncover creative ideas that have the potential to forge “real innovation” in the world of sport.
The government-backed trade body Sharing Economy UK (SEUK) has struck a partnership with Balderton Capital to launch a pitch event, which will seek out British entrepreneurs disrupting the lucrative space filled with firm such as Airbnb and BlaBlaCar.
Richard Branson is on the prowl for a new helping of entrepreneurs, having set his sights on the UK’s flourishing food and drink sector with the Virgin Startup Foodrepreneur Festival, which will champion the best of British culinary creatives and get their products into the US.
By David Craik
British manufacturers fear they are falling behind their global rivals when it comes to dreaming up new products because of a lack of government investment.
According to Victor Basta, managing partner of M&A advisory firm Magister Advisors, a “class” of Icarus companies have been discovered in the famous $1bn+ unicorn club.
Success and leadership have gears… and we’re not shifting them correctly, according to Susan Collins, founder of The Technology of Success.
Real Business has joined forces with technology partner O2 Business to provide one lucky reader with two tickets to see the England rugby team take on rivals France in the QBE International Series at Twickenham.
It’s all too easy for a business to slip into a culture of mediocrity. Whether it stems from complacency, disengagement or fear of change, once the slide starts it can be hard to halt. Andrew Morris, CEO of the Academy for Chief Executives, offers some advice.
It’s not exactly been a secret that Google has been in hot water recently, with the European Union accusing the US tech giant of cheating competitors. The company looks to be making an effort to fix that image with its latest move.
Led by strong demand at home and very modest growth in export orders, British manufacturers saw a rise in the volume of total new orders.
