VOOM 2016 competition update – Six finalists in the run for a share of £1m prize
Six UK startups have reached the final round of Richard Branson’s Voom 2016 competition to pitch their business idea and win a share of £1m cash prize. Voom 2016, formerly known as ‘Pitch To Rich‘ , aims to find the most innovative business from the UK and Ireland. The six businesses will be pitching to Richard Branson and […]
Events Happening During London Technology Week ’16
London Technology Week kicks off in nine days – Celebrating London’s booming tech sector. Check out some of the events happening during the festival week whether you’re topic of interest is in Start-ups, Edtech, Creative tech or Games. Setting Up In London and The UK Conference hosted by UK Trade & Investment with London & Partners – […]
StartUp Britain – London Tour
Thinking of starting a business then join StartUp Britain – the annual national enterprise campaign – as they tour across Britain this summer. StartUp Britain is a non-profit national campaign, run by the Centre for Entrepreneurs, to encourage entrepreneurship across the UK. Powered by Natwest and sponsored by 123 Reg and .UK – The Startup […]
Debut – Charles Taylor
Charles Taylor’s career app ‘Debut’ is reinventing how students apply for jobs – A new role can start from just simply playing a mobile game. The interactive mobile app, for both students and graduates, provides an alternative process to the current system of using a career’s website or job boards. Charles, 25, was inspired to close the gap within […]
Eyetease #TeaseLondon Competition – Tweet Pitch worth £160,000
#TeaseLondon competition for Startups and SME’s – Head over to Twitter and tweet your pitch to be in the chance of winning £160,000 worth of free advertising on over 400 taxi-top screens in London. Eyetease partners with Verifone Media to see companies get creative in pitching in highlight of the launch of their advice video blogs […]
British Business Bank Launch Help To Grow
British Business Bank has launched the first phase of Help to Grow with plans to support around £200 million of growth loans in its fist two years. Supported by the European Investment Fund, the programme will see the first £30 million lending accessible to growing businesses through Lloyds Banking group. Loans of up to £2 million will […]
Share Your Start-Up Story – Weroom
Making an impact in the sharing economy – Weroom is an online flatsharing marketplace giving people a stress-free experience of sharing a flat. Thomas Villeneuve created Weroom after a bad experience of sharing a flat, which inspired him to see tenants given a lot more choice in how they rent. Weroom concept took off in Paris in 2013 […]
Tech Spotlight – 5 fun mobile apps for entrepreneurs
Life of an entrepreneur is hectic as you find yourself constantly doing things on your smart devices – We want to make your mobile more sociable so we’ve brought you 5 fun apps to use. Running a business sees us permanently glued to our phones. We want to make your phone a lot more fun, which is why we’re […]
Appointedd Raises £595k Investment to Scale Globally
Edinburgh based startup Appointedd raises £595K in investment to scale globally. The company’s multi-time zone booking tools, launched last year, helps small businesses manage their trade entirely online without pen and paper. Appointedd’s new investment will boost its entry into new markets. Investors, including Gareth Williams (founder of Skyscanner) and Marie Macklin CBE (founder of Macklin Enterprise Partnerships), are also showing […]
Entrepreneurs Exchange – Inspiring Next Generation
Do you want to grow your business and build your professional network with other like-minded entrepreneurs? Entrepreneurs Exchange aims to inspire the next generation of entrepreneurs with a series of events taking place nation-wide. The UK’s most successful entrepreneurs are offering business advice for free at 20 locations across the UK on Wednesday 18th May. They […]