By David Craik
David Cameron’s pledge earlier this week to ensure that at least three out of every five new jobs are created outside of London and the South East raised some interesting points about regional strengths.
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.
New research collated by PlaceILive.com has explored which areas in the capital were most conducive to business longevity, and generated some surprising results.
While east London has become a mainstay for media and tech startups over the past decade, other areas of the capital have been looking to join the action. The latest movement around Camden has arguably been the most intriguing so far.
South by South West, or “south by” to the locals, as well as hosting one of the world’s largest music and film festivals brings together a diverse crowd of 30,000 entrepreneurs, creatives and marketers at SXSW Interactive in Austin, Texas.
You would be forgiven for thinking that Polar Bear Pitching – 20 startups and growing companies taking turns to present to investors while standing in a freezing water-filled ice hole – is yet another spin off Dragons’ Den-style event.
London is often viewed as a key player in the European startup world, especially when it comes to technology, but there are other cities on the continent that new businesses should consider building in too.
A 24 per cent rise in startup launches during 2014 over the last year has been identified, marking the biggest growth of the past five years.
PhD graduates from University of Sheffield, Alex Baker and Chris Rose, have launched a a galactic enterprise that will send personalised packages into space, with each mission to be filmed.
By Ian Haet
Ian Haet, chief executive and co-founder of the Startup Stock Exchange talks us through the logic of an exchange entirely focused on new companies.
