Simon Devonshire, Entrepreneur in Residence @BISgovUK and Director at Wayra Europe talks about why consumer behaviour has changed.
Year: 2015
Government to help SMEs grab £193B of online sales currently being missed
Research released shows that more than half of the public find it difficult to support local small firms because often these businesses aren’t online.
Made in Britain: Gilo Industries Group
Jim Edmondson tells us how Gilo Industries Group came to be after flying higher than Everest.
Disabled entrepreneur shortlisted for Excellence in Diversity Awards 2015
Jane Hatton from Kingswinford, West Midlands, has been shortlisted for the Diversity Champion Private Award at the Excellence in Diversity Awards 2015.
Brownhills Investments continues expansion with £2.9M investment
Strategic acquisition and new funding adds scale to Black County business and brings together the glass processing companies behind Britain’s most iconic buildings
4 ways collaborative leadership dramatically increases profit
Effective leaders have the power to make incredible differences in the success of an organisation.
BIS shamed as small business scheme hands out only £3.5M from £30M budget
The government’s Growth Vouchers programme launched in January 2014 to help SMEs access business advice has given out less than 4 per cent of its £30m budget.
Apple’s Watch launch date will reduce day from 24 to 18hrs with woeful battery
Apple proudly announced that their Apple Watch has an all-day battery life. But what does that mean? as the “all-day battery life is based on 18 hours.
Solicitor warns of ‘access to justice’ impact of court fee increases on SMEs
A leading specialist dispute resolution solicitor is warning that a significant hike in civil court fees that comes into force this week will limit access to justice for UKs SMEs
Growth Intelligence raises $3.4 Million to expand predictive marketing platform
Growth Intelligence (‘Gi’), a company which crunches web-scale data to predict who your next clients will be, has raised $3.4m to invest in hiring data scientists and engineers.
Oliver Sweeney tie up £3.75M investment from Business Growth Fund
BGF (Business Growth Fund) and Oliver Sweeney have announced an investment of £3.75m of growth capital from BGF. BGF, the independent company established to help the UK’s growing businesses has taken a minority stake in the business.
Can you dismiss employees for improper conduct out of working hours?
When two employees at New Zealand insurance brokers Marsh Ltd were caught being intimate with each other on company property outside of working hours, it wasn’t just their colleagues that they had to worry about.
Top fund manager claims Eurozone not viable & UK has rocky 2 years ahead
In a HARDtalk interview broadcast on BBC World News fund manager Neil Woodford has said that he does not believe that the Eurozone is viable in its current form and that he believes that continued uncertainty over a potential British exit from the EU will be damaging to the British economy.
Surge in young mums launching home based start-ups to beat childcare costs
Young mothers are leading an entrepreneurial surge in starting their own businesses driven largely by the cost of childcare and the easy availability of new technology.
Challenger bank Secure Trust to make SME lending push
Secure Trust Bank, the challenger bank led by former RBS executive Paul Lynam, has made a new push into small business lending by launching an asset finance arm.