Nocturnal Pictures, an independent film production company specialising in action, horror and sci-fi movies has been selected for Creative Enterprises investor programme “Evolve” due to it being a highly promising screen business that has proven its readiness for growth capital.
If you’re like most startup founders, you’re always on the lookout for ways to fund your business. Several options are available to help you finance your business growth, whether you need seed money to get started or need ways to finance expansion. In this post, you will discover some of the most common funding options for startups, including traditional options like angel investors and government grants, as well as some more innovative options.
Iomob (short for Internet of Mobility), a UK and Spain-based technology start-up, is expected to launch the world’s first seamless mobility technology later this year, after more than three years of research and several pilots. The new platform will be integrated into existing transport and mobility websites and apps all over the world, allowing providers for the first time, to include third-party mobility connections— with a focus on sustainable options— enabling passengers to book and pay for a complete door-to-door journey involving multiple modes of transport on just one website or app.
Businesses aren’t doing enough to help midlife and older workers retrain, presenting a huge threat to the UK’s bid for economic growth, says think tank Phoenix Insights.
Shares, Europe’s first social and community-based investing app, has announced that international tennis champions, Venus and Serena Williams, have been appointed the first ambassadors of Shares as they become shareholders in the company. This news comes shortly after Shares has closed on its $40 million Series B funding round led by Peter Thiel Fund, Valar Ventures.
Booknet (Ukraine) has signed publishing publicity agency, Literally PR, to introduce its popular literary social media network, self-publishing platform, and Bookscription sales concept to the UK following rapid growth in parts of Latin America and Eastern Europe.
When you’re just starting your business, learning the difference between some key terms can be extremely complicated. If your business is based in Hong Kong, you’re probably wondering about the difference between business registration, company registration, and trademark registration.
With many experts predicting that the UK economy is on course to enter a recession before the end of the year, research from ForrestBrown, the UK’s leading R&D tax credit consultancy, has found that businesses will turn to innovation to weather the economic downturn.
Towergate Health & Protection today announces that it has signed Rebellion to Kinetic+, its new health and wellbeing proposition.
Silveray, an X-ray technology spin-out from the University of Surrey, has raised £2.2M in a seed funding round led by the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S). ACF Investors, R42 Group, UK Future Tech Investment (UKFTI), InnovateUK, Cambridge Angels, and SyndicateRoom’s Access fund were also involved in the funding round.
Full-service event company Creation is celebrating monumental success having ranked 29th in The Sunday Times 100 following a record-breaking financial year and staggering growth.
A study conducted by Roland DG across the UK and Europe has revealed that over a third (35 per cent) of shoppers avoid entering shops with badly maintained storefronts, and a third (29 per cent) are less likely to spend money in them. The overall findings from the study suggest certain sections of the high street need a significant facelift if they are going to mount a recovery post-COVID.
Deliverect, a global scale-up that simplifies digital orders for more than 27,000 locations across 40 markets, today announced new global research, which revealed that more people are purchasing takeaway or delivery orders today than they were before the recent increase in cost of living. The survey, which was commissioned by Deliverect and conducted by Censuswide, found that 57.34% of consumers are now purchasing up to three takeaways in a week now, in comparison to 49% prior to the inflation increase.
New data from Employment Hero’s 2022 Remote Working Report shows knowledge workers overwhelmingly want to retain the option to work from home – and would consider quitting any job which denied them the ability to.
Swedish-Ukrainian IT company Sigma Software Group is scaling up their Femmegineering initiative to build a female tech community across emerging European tech markets. The organisers will launch educational events, and provide free access to IT courses at Sigma Software University and mentorships by industry leaders to female refugees and local women in Europe.
Sky Medical Technology Ltd (Sky), parent company of Firstkind Ltd, today announced the appointment of Fiona Young as director for its wound care therapy business. Fiona will spearhead and build-out Sky’s geko™ device sales and marketing strategy in the wound care space.
It’s absolutely crucial to keep up with the dynamic processes that encompass SEO. With a consistent, long-term plan, effective SEO offers the potential to carry your company to the top spot. However, helping your website move through the rankings involves an acute awareness of when and how to shift your strategy. We’ve explored the latest trends in SEO below.
Sküma Water has raised £300,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners. Multiple angel investors also participated in the round, including William Ripley, a notable investor in sustainable technology and ex-director of product strategy at Philips
Leading professionals from Samsung, Equiem, Tapoly and Wisdom will take to the stage at Mindspace Shoreditch on 12 October 2022 to host the panel: “What I wish I’d known at the start of my tech career”.
Birmingham not-for-profit hibretOne is hosting an official launch event on Monday 10th October 2022. The free event is a continuation of the company’s efforts to help UK businesses, having already supported entrepreneurs to access £4m worth of grants to date.
