City Link investor Better Capital exits Calyx Managed Services holding
Less than two months after logistics business City Link was placed into administration, Jon Moulton’s Better Capital has sold one of its portfolio companies to MXC Capital.
Tag: Technology
Creating the right app for your business
By Simon Brooke
While often seen as big cost developments rolled out by larger businesses, smartphone applications (apps) are increasingly becoming useful tools for SMEs as the build cost comes down.
Digital skills: Not just about tweeting, it’s about enhancing your business
By Mike Smith
We’re in the middle of a technology revolution. It’s a huge opportunity, and we need to embrace it. Virgin Media Business director Mike Smith explains why.
Happy 10th birthday YouTube – It’s scary how far you’ve come
With Valentines Day 2015 marking a decade since YouTube was set up by American trio Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim, its impact on the internet is phenomenal – but what about the business world.
Struggling to find a parking space JustPark steps up its effort to solve driving headache
Less than a year after securing growth capital from renowned venture capital firm Index Ventures and inking a deal with car manufacturer BMW, JustPark is hitting the fundraising trail again – this time by using the crowd.
From early disruptors to market leaders, the evolution of five British trailblazers
With the 2015 Everline Future 50 cohort set to be announced in March, Real Business has been looking back on some of its historical members – and it has made for some impressive reading.
Boris Johnson visits US as American investors fund record number of UK tech ventures
Mayor of London Boris Johnson is hoping to see more collaboration between the US and the UK, as new figures have revealed that American investors are funding more of London and UK technology businesses than ever before.
Technology giant Apple first to cross $700bn mark as public company
In registering a share price increase of nearly 2 per cent to $122, US firm Apple is now nearly twice as big as the second biggest business in the world – resources firm ExxonMobil.
UK tech firms to grow four times rate of GDP in 2015
A fast growth survey from Barclays quizzed owners and chiefs of British tech companies to find that they’re set to grow four times faster than the GDP in 2015.
Malfunctioning technology causes quarter of UK employees to lose work data
A quarter of UK workers have lost work data due to glitch-riddled technology within their business.