Meet The Five Finalists Pitching To Win Up To £280k At The WeWork London Creator Awards 2018
Five creative entrepreneurs have reached the final round of the WeWork London Creator Awards competition to pitch their innovative startups and win a share of £280k in funding. The WeWork Creator Awards is a global competition recognising and rewarding innovative startups, entrepreneurs, performing artists, and non-profit organisations. Since March 2017, WeWork has hosted more than 31,000 attendees […]
Calling London Student & Graduate Entrepreneurs – Apply To Win £20,000 In The Mayor’s Entrepreneur 2019 Competition
Applications are now open for the Mayor’s Entrepreneur 2019 competition and they are looking for London students and recent graduates to submit an innovative idea to address issues facing the capital. The business pitching competition, sponsored by Citi, has now expanded to include three winning startups receiving £20,000 each for ideas submitted under these categories […]
Business Competitions Supporting Young Founders
These carefully selected business competitions and awards offer funding and great publicity to support young founders under 35. If you’re planning to turn your business dreams into reality and you’re in need of a great source to grow your idea, then check out our pick of organisations that provide cash prizes, mentoring and press exposure to young […]
Business Growth – Essential Guide To Startup Funding Stages
Funding is essential for any business to grow but trying to raise startup funds can prove to be tricky especially if you don’t know how to get investment. To help you maximise your business success, you need to know where you are and where you are going in relation to funding. Knowing what investment stage you’re […]
NACUE’s Varsity Pitch Competition 2018 – Students & Graduate Entrepreneurs Apply To Win £10k Funding
NACUE’s Varsity Pitch Competition is back on the hunt for the best UK student and graduates business ideas with £10,000 cash funding up for grabs. Organised by the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs and sponsored by Tata, the national business pitching competition is back for another year in celebrating the top early-stage business […]
I Used My Student Loan to Self-Fund My Business
I often see entrepreneurs bragging about how they dropped out from University to launch a business – I hope this is proof that you can do both. Simon Crowther launched his flood defence business ‘Flood Protection Solutions’ just three weeks after starting his Civil Engineering course at the University of Nottingham in 2012. He explains […]
KPMG launches ‘Black Entrepreneurs Award’ – Supporting Black founders to become investment-ready
The UK accounting watchdog – KPMG – launches the ‘Black Entrepreneurs Award’ aimed at supporting three budding black founders to turn their business dreams into reality. Studies show that Black professionals often face barriers in progressing beyond middle management. This has subsequently led to the growth of Black-founded startups and a growing trend in self-employment. […]
CRL’s Accelerator Programme Opens For ‘Product and Hardware Focused Startups’
The Central Research Laboratory (CRL) 6-month accelerator programme is once again open – Supporting the next generation of entrepreneurs running product and hardware-focused startups. CRL is an accelerator, incubator, and co-working space part-funded by the European Regional Development Fund to continue their work of supporting innovative startups to create high-tech jobs. The programme aims to help product-focused startups develop […]
Calling Healthtech, Cleantech & Biotech Startups: Imperial College London Is Offering £2k Innovation Vouchers To Grow Your Business – GENERATE
Are you a UK-based small and medium enterprise with interest in the clean technology, renewables, biotech or digital/data security sector? You could be eligible for the Imperial College London innovation vouchers aimed at accelerating fast-growth startups – GENERATE. GENERATE is part of Imperial new pilot initiative aimed at giving high-growth companies a one-off opportunity to claim […]
Flat-sharing Social Network Helping ‘Generation Rent’ Find Compatible Housemates Raises £1m From Investors – Ideal Flatmate
The UK’s first algorithm based flatmate matching site aimed at helping ‘generation rent’ find compatible house companions raises £1m within 4 weeks, just as house prices across the UK hit a record high in May. Ideal Flatmate was founded by young tech entrepreneurs Tom Gatzen and Rob Imonikhe after becoming increasingly frustrated with the lack […]