Notonthehighstreet.com ‘Pitch Up’ Event Looking For The Next Generation of Sellers
Notonthehighstreet.com – curated online marketplace – are offering new creative businesses the opportunity to pitch their products and ideas at their 2017 ‘Pitch Up’ event. Opened to startups and small businesses across the UK, sellers are given 10 minutes to pitch their business to the team at Notonthehighstreet.com – ideas from fashion and jewellery to food […]
Keeping Your Workforce Motivated During The Festive Period
Christmas is a time of good cheer with numerous office Christmas parties and events – But how do you keep your workforce healthy and motivated during the festive period. One of the most important thing for business owners is to try and wind down as much as possible, and not flog people hard up to […]
Innovate UK’s Business Tips: Defining Your USP
Defining Your USP – Knowing your startup’s ‘Unique Selling Point’ before launching will help form a big part of your business success. It is important to have a clear idea of what you stand for, what you offer your customers and what makes you different from other providers in your field. The tips in this […]
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 […]
A Young Investor’s Guide To Equity Crowdfunding
For young investors looking to enter the world of crowdfunding as your first investment venture – We invited Luke Lang, co-founder of leading equity crowdfunding platform ‘Crowdcube’, to share his tips on what to look for before supporting a startup financially. Equity crowdfunding has grown at a rapid pace since it came into being just five […]
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 […]
IP Theft Set To Rise Within The Next Year – How Can Entrepreneurs Protect Themselves
According to a recent survey by Deloitte, IP theft is set to rise within the next year which could potentially affect thousands of UK start-ups. Intellectual Property (IP) can be your company name or logo, an invention or design, be it software or an App or a product. Whatever your IP, it is one of your most valuable assets […]
Welcome To London Growth Hub – New Business Support Tool For Start-ups
London Growth Hub – A newly launched innovative business support tool for London startups by the government. The London Growth Hub gives entrepreneurs free access to an online business support search tool and events calendar, an interactive guide to London’s incubators, workspaces and studios, and online forums to share best practice and interact with support providers. […]
Why you should consider soft launching your startup first
Soft Launching – After years of hard work, long days and funding red tape, you’re finally ready to plan the launch of your startup and your thoughts turn to how to ‘get the word out‘. In days gone by, launches required the Mayor, the local paper, a big red ribbon and an oversized pair of […]
UKactive’s New Accelerator Programme – ActiveLab
UKactive’s new accelerator programme – ActiveLab – are looking for innovative startups to revolutionise the health and fitness sector. The 12 week initiative, supported by AXA PPP and Tech City UK, will see startups paired up with some of the industry leaders in the business and physical activity sector. Steven Ward, executive director of UKactive, […]