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…
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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…
Female founders reign supreme as Richard Branson unveils Voom 2018 winners
Richard Reed, Susie Ma, Sophie Morgan, and Peter Kelly joined Branson to judge the Voom final, awarding two businesses £1m worth of prizes…
This is how entrepreneurs can achieve a four-day work week
Automating your business processes can help you save valuable time and resources so you can concentrate on growing your business…
Startups 100 2018 reveals definitive ranking of the UK’s top 100 businesses
Representing the cream of the crop of UK start-ups, Startups.co.uk has announced its esteemed annual Startups 100 index. View the full list here...…
Four big names announced as Voom 2018 judges alongside Sir Richard Branson
Richard Reed, Susie Ma, Sophie Morgan, and Virgin Media Business’ managing director Peter Kelly will decide who deserves to share £1m in prizes…
Being your own boss “improves life” say most entrepreneurs
Architects, surveyors, engineers, and chefs report the most improvement in quality of life according to a new survey from AXA Business Insurance…
We want to get to know you better! Tell us about your business to win £200 prize
Startups.co.uk and Vonage are looking to better understand the needs of the UK small business community. Take 30 seconds to tell us about your business…
Social trading and investment platform eToro raises $100m
Fundraise follows a period of significant growth for the business which now has nine million users worldwide…
Here are the top 10 cities in the UK for female entrepreneurs
London leads the charge for female entrepreneurship, whilst accountancy is fastest growing business type for women…
ATTENTION: UK’s best new businesses now have ’til April 3 to enter Startups 100 2018
Entry deadline extended. Don’t miss your chance to feature in the longest running index of its kind and follow in the footsteps of some of the country's best-known brands…
Worried about the impact of Brexit on your business? Attend a free expert webinar
On 28 March, listen to WorldFirst’s chief economist discussing everything from currency movements to inflation and consumer spending…
Pitch your business to Sir Richard Branson as Voom Pitch returns for 2018
Now in its seventh year, the Virgin Media Business competition counts Crowdcube and PayPal as 2018 partners, with £1m in prizes up for grabs…
SureCare opens Bromley branch to help solve “crisis in health and social care”
Launched with a £51,000 funding package from a high street bank, the franchise has already hired 10 staff and invested in training and "intuitive" tech…
New technology and innovation centre for start-ups to open in West London
Scale Space, which will be a base for more than 2,500 entrepreneurs when it opens in 2019, has been welcomed by digital secretary Matt Hancock…
Brummies want to be their own boss more than anyone, as city tops new start-up list
12,108 businesses were started in Birmingham last year, the most in any city outside of London. While South Northamptonshire saw the biggest increase…
This is what the funding journey looks like for a UK small business
London & Partners' Routes to Finance report says successful start-ups must follow their own unique "funding lifecycle", beginning with bootstrapping...…
New report says it’s “critical” small business owners think digital
New findings from the FSB have revealed that a quarter of small firms don't consider digital skills to be important to the growth of their business…
The apprenticeship levy is failing…
Figures from the DfE show that between May and June, the number of people starting apprenticeships fell by 59.3% to just 69,800…