Will King, the founder and former chief executive of The King of Shaves Company, has launched his Entrepreneur in Residence Company, providing advice for senior executives from SMEs up to FTSE-listed companies.
The Accelerator Network, a high-growth startup support service, has officially opened for business with a target of delivering guidance to 1,000 UK entrepreneurs each year alongside NatWest, Crowdcube, Dell, Virgin and Visa.
Lesser known export “epicentres”, such as Bradford, are emerging as leaders in the race for international clients and British custom.
With shares on the FTSE 100 hiting a new peak, among the more prominent names on the list was luxury fashion house Burberry – a company which has seen its stock price jump 2.5 per cent following a nine per cent growth in same-store sales.
New research collated by PlaceILive.com has explored which areas in the capital were most conducive to business longevity, and generated some surprising results.
Car service Addison Lee has acquired Camden-based rival Cyclone VIP Cars & Couriers to compete against Uber by bolstering its fleet of private hire vehicles to dominate the sector across London.
Labour has won and sustained an early lead amongst the British business community in the lead up to the general election, winning the most support for five of nine policy areas deemed most important.
The findings of the eighth annual CFO Research Global Business and Spending Monitor, based on a sampling of 565 senior finance and corporate executives, highlighted the reasons why 64 per cent of UK companies have reported higher revenues than a year ago.
Mobile health startup Peak has received a $7m Series A funding round from multiple investors, which will allow the brain training app to expand its team with additional neuroscientists and engineers.
Sporting goods retailer Sports Direct has taken its commitment to the industry a step further with the launch of SportsDirectFitness.com, a venture that plans to launch 200 gyms across the UK – 27 of which are open now.
