In the 2015 Budget, George Osborne pledged an extra £100m “to stay ahead in the race to driverless technology”. Already four pilot schemes in London, Bristol, Milton Keynes and Coventry are underway. But Hailo has taken a recent stand against the driverless world.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has teamed with the high-growth business support service, the Accelerator Network, to bring together 50 British youngsters specialising in cyber security.
From providing insight on the art of selling your company to advising on building brand value, prolific business leaders from across the UK will come together on 25 June 2015 to share their secrets.
Facebook has two million businesses advertising on its social network, and now plans to improve the uptake by launching learning centres and training programmes to support small companies, brands and marketers.
Benedict Smith has announced he will be leaving his post as CFO at high street and online entertainment retailer GAME Digital after two years on the board.
Over 3,000 small and medium-sized British businesses are set to benefit from a new deal inked between the Competitiveness of Enterprises and Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (COSME) and an online finance platform.
The debut Start Tank mentorship programme from PayPal and Braintree has come to an end after six months. And as the payment firms prepare to welcome another selection of startups into the latter’s London office, they’ve revealed how the five companies graduating from the scheme have grown over the period.
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and Smart Systems, alongside the Heat Programme, will merge to create a new Catapult.
Recent announcements by the chancellor have put Manchester’s economy in the spotlight. But compared to the Autumn Statement, there wasn’t much for Greater Manchester other than news it will keep 100 per cent of additional business rates.
During the Budget 2015, George Osborne announced a commitment to invest up to £740m in support for technologies to generate the UK’s “cities of the future” with the Internet of Things and broadband enhancements.
