Launch Of CcHub Diaspora Challenge To Attract Top UK Tech Entrepreneurs To Help Solve Africa’s Social Problems
Nigeria’s “leading technology and innovation space” Co-creation Hub (CcHub) recently launched the CcHub Diaspora Challenge to fund UK tech entrepreneurs with innovative ideas to tackle Africa’s social issues. The CcHub Diaspora Challenge is looking to engage entrepreneurs, innovators and scientists, from African communities in the UK, to find scalable business ideas to solve Africa’s “brain […]
Sir Richard Branson’s Voom Bus Tour 2017 – VOOM Pitch
The UK’s “biggest pitching competition” VOOM 2017 is back with a new twist – The Voom Bus will be touring the country for the first time in search for the best new business idea. Launched earlier this month by Sir Richard Branson, the Voom Bus will give regional start-ups the opportunity to pitch their business […]
The Mayor’s Entrepreneur 2017 – Shortlist Out
See the student entrepreneurs who made it to the finals and one step closer to becoming this year’s Mayor’s Entrepreneur. The Mayor’s Entrepreneur yearly competition looks to award £20,000 start up fund to a London student entrepreneur with the most innovative idea on how to address issues facing the capital. Check out the shortlisted top ten […]
Six Innovative SMEs Competing To Be The UK’s 2017 Best Low-Carbon Startup
These six small businesses are competing to be crowned as the UK’s next best low-carbon startup in the Shell Springboard 2017 competition. The shortlisted startups are through to this year’s Shell Springboard national finals, which aims to scale up businesses with innovative ideas to tackle Britain’s energy issues. Shell Springboard, now in its 12th year, […]
Female Founders – New Accelerator Programme Helping Female Entrepreneurs To Grow & Scale Their Businesses
Newly launched Female Founders accelerator programme aims to help London-based female entrepreneurs boost the UK economy. The four months programme announced its first cohorts of 60 female business owners earlier this month, at a private event hosted by J.P. Morgan. Jointly created by Hatch Enterprise and Enterprise Enfield, the Female Founders initiative was developed as […]
Dragon’s Den Star Peter Jones CBE Crowns Year 11 Students For This Year’s National Enterprise Competition For Schoolchildren
Dragon’s Den star Peter Jones CBE crowns IT equipment hire service Lease 2 Learn as this year’s winners of his national enterprise competition for schoolchildren – Tycoon in Schools. The team of six students all in Year 11, from Westborough High School in Dewsbury, won £1,000 for their business during a ceremony held at Buckingham […]
The First Five Cosmetics Tech Startups Chosen To Join L’Oréal and Founders Factory New Accelerator
L’Oréal and start-up platform Founders Factory unveils the five cosmetics tech startups joining its new six month accelerator programme. The joint venture aims to nurture innovative digital businesses to connect more to consumer needs. Each year, L’Oréal and Founders Factory would support and scale five early-stage startups and also co-create two new businesses in the cosmetics tech sector. […]
Great.gov.uk – New digital service helping UK businesses access global markets
GREAT.gov.uk aims to boost the number of British businesses exporting overseas to meet the high demand for UK goods and services. The new online directory will act as a single digital destination for trade and investment, connecting UK businesses with international buyers. Great.gov.uk was recently launched by the government’s Department for International Trade as part of the push to help a further […]
Creative England And Barclays Launch Creative Tech Accelerator – Eagle Lab Flight
‘Eagle Lab Flight’ is a creative tech accelerator launched by Creative England and Barclays to boost growth in the UK’s creative technology sector. The 12-week programme, which includes workshops, masterclasses and mentoring, will help creative tech entrepreneurs to ‘scale-up’ their business. Barclay’s ‘Eagle Lab Flight‘ is looking to invest £25k in eight creative tech and digital companies, with […]
ActiveLab Accelerator programme chooses 12 startups to innovate the health and fitness sector
ActiveLab – a newly launched accelerator from not-for-profit health body ukactive – has chosen 12 startups to revolutionise the health and physical sector. ActiveLab aims to stimulate scalable health solutions to help overcome the UK’s physical inactivity epidemic, which is costing the government ‘£20bn each year and causing 37,000 deaths’. The 12-week accelerator programme, supported by […]