Small Business Statistics 2020
Discover what it means to be a business in Britain in 2020 with this collection of small business statistics, featuring an exploration of sectors as well as finance…
News
Start-up news and funding news archives
Black Friday for small businesses – is it worth it?
How can small businesses compete with the retail giants on this day of commercial frenzy, and is it worth their time and effort?…
Top entrepreneurs join Startups 100 2019 judging panel
Drawn from the worlds of energy, tech, fashion, and rugby, we’ve assembled a crack team of business experts for this year’s line-up…
The Startups 100 deadline has passed. Results to be published July 1st!
Are you an innovative, disruptive business launched in the last five years? You now have until Friday June 7 to be counted among the top UK start-ups…
All Response Media’s TV Star Competition 2019 extended to Friday 1 March!
Boost your business growth with a fully-funded TV campaign worth £50,000 and follow in the footsteps of Calm.com, minicabit and LOVESPACE…
PwC launches free My Returns Reminder app to combat late payment penalties for small businesses
Free app sends you notifications to remind you when your VAT, Corporation Tax, PAYE and companies House filings are due…
Get your tickets for Startups Live! Expert advice for early-stage businesses
Hosted by Startups.co.uk and The Start Up Loans Company, Startups Live will feature funding and marketing talks and guest speakers from Piers Linney to Wheyhey, Onfido and Rebel Kitchen...…
Pitch your start-up to experts and investors with 15% off TechCrunch Disrupt tickets
Taking place in Berlin on 29 and 30 November 2018, the illustrious event will help start-up attendees make connections and gain exposure…
Be Your Own Boss competition winners revealed
10 very early-stage UK businesses have won free mentoring from successful entrepreneurs and industry experts to help them overcome start-up challenges as part of #BeYourOwnBoss2018…
Virgin Media Business to boost UK small businesses with free Voom Fibre broadband for 6 months
Free 350Mbps business broadband with free installation available with selected Apple iPhone X 64Gb or Samsung Galaxy S9+ 128GB with 16GB of data and unlimited calls and texts…
Startups Awards 2018: Entry deadline extended to 21 September!
You now have one more week to get your entry in and be in with a chance of being selected as one of the UK’s best start-ups…
FoodBytes! London awards top prizes to packaging, animal feed, and herbicide alternatives
Rootwave, an electric weed killer, Mimica Lab, which creates freshness indicators for perishables, and sustainable protein feed producer Biokind champions of pitching competition…
Startups Awards 2018: Last chance to enter! Entries close midnight tomorrow
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to receive validation from our prestigious judging panel and coverage across Startups.co.uk…
Lord Young, Dr Ben Medlock, and Melanie Eusebe MBE back Startups Awards 2018
The exceptional entrepreneurs have joined high-profile judges including Alex Chesterman OBE and Justine Roberts MBE on search to find UK’s top new businesses…
Midlands and North East rake in milestone funding from The Start Up Loans Company
Midlands has received £57m of the £400m in loans given out by The Start Up Loans Company since launch in 2012, while the North East has secured £25m…
RentalStep scoops share of £2m in second stage of Rental Recognition Challenge
Winner of the inaugural Start-Up Series, RentalStep will use funding to scale up to 20,000 tenants and 6,000 landlords in 12 months’ time…
Salmon skin crisps and raw superfoods start-ups to pitch at FoodBytes! London
20 disruptive food and agriculture companies have been awarded chance to pitch ideas to investors, corporates and industry leaders at Rabobank's inaugural London event…
Be Your Own Boss event
Register your interest for our August event and be in with the chance of winning an hour's mentoring…
UK small businesses risk stunting growth with generic branding choices
New report finds that 74% of start-ups use the same 10 adjectives repeatedly in their website copy and many don't even include a description…
The Start Up Loans Company lent £62.8m in new business funding in 2017
Start-ups in 20 sectors attracted funding from the government-backed scheme, with London getting the lion's share…