A student-led venture capital fund ‘Creator Fund’ are looking to invest in top European student founders – starting with the UK
Financed by Founders Factory – a tech startup accelerator program – the Creator Fund wants students to invest in other students – using its own unique ‘alternative route to growth’ for university-based startups. The Creator Fund will be using its own network of young VCs, made up of PhD, Masters and undergraduates students within 13 […]
CEO ADVICE: How To Attract Investors To Your Startup With A Winning Business Plan
Entrepreneurs looking for funding to launch or grow their startups are 16% more likely to succeed with a business plan, according to a recent study from the University of Edinburgh Business School and RWTH Aachen University. The research findings, published mid-last year in the Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal, studied more than 1,000 entrepreneurs and their startups […]
The Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2017 Shortlist – The Finalists For The ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ Category
The Great British Entrepreneur awards has announced its shortlisted nominees competing to be this year’s ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’. Now in its fifth year, the NatWest backed awards programme celebrates hard-working innovative entrepreneurs in Britain and their impact on the UK economy. This year’s awards includes 11 categories, including Family Business of the year, […]
CEO ADVICE: How To Launch Your Startup With Just Less Than £500
A new Yell Business research shows that 40% of small businesses launched in the UK were started with just less than £500 – No more losing sleep over startup costs. The survey of 1,500 SME’s also revealed that a further 32% started with £250 or less, with 93% of these businesses turning over profit in the […]