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The Black British Business Awards 2020 is now open – celebrating Black British leaders across the UK’s diverse business sector
The 2020 Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards) is back and they are looking for the UK’s brightest black British rising stars from the creative, corporate and tech sector. From bankers to fashion designers, tech entrepreneurs and artistic directors, the annual BBBAwards celebrates and spotlights the “often unsung contributions” of black business entrepreneurs and professionals to the UK […]
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Entrepreneurial jobseekers helped by the Government still in business a year later
The majority of entrepreneurial jobseekers who launched their start-ups using a government scheme are still in business a year later. A recently published report, by the Department for Work and Pensions, revealed 80% of businesses supported by the New Enterprise Allowance were still active more than a year later. In the survey of 1,500 jobseekers, 47% reported an increase […]
How To Apply For Your First Startup Incubator – expert tips
Startup incubators have started popping up everywhere and have become a great first step for entrepreneurs, and their fledgling startups over the past few years. These incubators typically offer a period of mentoring and training to help you build a solid foundation for your startup, and ensure you survive and thrive. With so many incubators on […]
5 Tips On How To Get Funding
Finding capital is essential to moving forward with your business plan – Now is the right time to know how to get the right funding for your startup. There are different types of funding options available to you such as loans, crowdfunding, incubators, government grants and sponsorship. You need to choose what best fit your business needs as […]
Edible Bug Farm – Matthew Anderson
Matthew Anderson’s Edible Bug Farm offers an alternative solution to feeding the world’s growing population by challenging public perception about eating bugs. Edible Bug Farm develops methods for the sustainable farming of edible insects with the aim of including them into the UK’s mainstream diet. The initiative, which won the Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Award in November 2015, will […]
NACUE’s Varsity Pitch 2016
This year’s Varsity Pitch competition for student and graduate entrepreneurs in the UK will be opening their application for the 2016 round in May. NACUE’s Varsity Pitch is a national business pitching competition organised by the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs, exhibiting and celebrating the best early-stage business ideas to come out of colleges and […]
Startup Europe Week: Uniting European Regions to Support Entrepreneurs
Startup Europe Week will see all European regions uniting to support entrepreneurs in making a difference. From 1st to 5th February, volunteers will come together to organise local mini-events and meetups to help entrepreneurs access tools needed to start their business. The event will be taking place simultaneously in more than 40 countries and 220+ cities. It aims to […]
UK’s Creative Industries contributes £84.1 Billion to the Economy
Newly released figures show that the UK’s Creative Industries are now worth £84.1 billion per year to the economy. The latest government report revealed that the creative sector is generating £9.6 million per hour and growing at almost twice the rate of the wider UK economy. British films, music, video games, crafts and publishing are taking […]
Spacehop – Matthew Beatty
Looking for an alternative business workspace with a feel-at-home vibe then Matthew Beatty’s Spacehop website is the go-to place. Matthew and his co-founder, Luke Eastwood, launched Spacehop early this year as an online platform allowing home-owners to offer their residential space to be used by guests for work purposes. The 28 year old from London, […]
The Business Funding Show 2016
Are you looking to access funds to grow your business then attend the Business Funding Show 2016. The Business Funding Show 2016 is the UK’s funding and investment event for small and medium enterprises bringing together entrepreneurs, experts and financial providers. Don’t miss the chance to meet representatives from leading banks, angel investors, crowd-funding platforms […]
New crowdfunding platform for Start-ups in East Anglia – BlossomZone
A new crowdfunding platform has been launched to help new startups and existing businesses based in the East Anglian area to access funds. BlossomZone will be the first crowdfunding platform committed to helping businesses in all stages, based in the Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire and Suffolk area to raise funds. The crowdfunding site will offer businesses the opportunity to raise […]
Grabble – Daniel Murray
Daniel Murray’s Grabble is the new ‘Tinder for Fashion’ app created to save users the hassle of searching for the latest fashionable trends by bringing specially-curated outfit tips direct to the phone. Grabble was initially launched in 2014, by Daniel and his business partner Joel Freeman, as a social commerce website to fill the empty space between Pinterest and ASOS by […]
Creative Nation – New Support Programme for Creative and Digital SMEs
A new support programme for the UK’s creative and digital businesses has been announced by the Minister of State for Culture and Digital Economy. Creative Nation was created by Creative England to challenge creative and digital businesses across the country to develop industry-wide innovative solutions. Ed Vaizey MP, Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, made the announcement […]
The Myths Around Becoming An Entrepreneur
Working for yourself can be rewarding if you learn to ignore the myths around becoming an entrepreneur. Self-employment accounts for around a third of the growth in employment since 2010 in the UK labour market. Figures published by the Office of National Statistics, late last year, showed the number of people working for themselves increased by 30,000 […]
Calling all Female Entrepreneurs: #AccelerateHER Competition
Calling all female entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their businesses to enter the #AccelerateHER pitch competition hosted by Investing Women. The Investing Women’s #AccelerateHER pitch competition could win you £5k cash and support to start or boost your business. Application is open until 31st January and entrants are invited to submit a one minute […]
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