Equity crowdfunding platform Crowdcube experienced a record-breaking year as investments via the channel hit £83m in 2015, and 2016 will see the firm launch a Northern Powerhouse focus with a Manchester office opening.
By Kevin Mann
London is often the UK city grabbing all of the headlines, but as George Osborne pushes his Northern Powerhouse scheme, he’ll likely be pleased to hear that an entrepreneur from New Zealand set his sights on Newcastle ahead of the UK capital for his company’s debut on British soil.
Has the East Midlands been overlooked for too long as a business hub And should the government rethink its idea of a Northern Powerhouse and instead look to the East Midlands as the obvious base The answer to these two questions is, quite simply, yes.
By David Craik
Northern Chambers of Commerce want policy changes made in transport, skills training and immigration to take into account needs of the region.
By David Craik
We should all get behind the “Northern Powerhouse” scheme, but let’s not forget the rest of the UK – such as the struggling south-west.
By NatWest
In May 2015, David Cameron unveiled the first “conservative-only” Queen’s Speech in nearly two decades, with a radical agenda to reform taxation and welfare. With the Enterprise Bill set to allegedly help create two million more jobs over the next five years, we took a look at the implications for SMEs – and what opportunities lie ahead.
Two Budget’s in three months, we are being spoilt. But can the business community expect much from a speech which is roundly considered to be dominated by austerity plans and welfare cuts
It’s now been over a year since chancellor George Osborne announced his plans for a Northern Powerhouse, and the initiative now has its own dedicated minister. But what is needed to make it truly a force to be reckoned with
The Real Business Hot 100 2015 list, showcasing Britain’s brightest businesses, suggested that we might be seeing a move away from London and the South East as the dominant forces of the UK economy.
The second outing of London Technology Week began a quarter of the way up The Shard this morning, but is an ongoing focus solely on the capital the best way to drive the sector forward
