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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…
Telefónica accelerator Wayra UK expands offering to help start-ups “thrive”
Digital accelerator will now support solutions for transport and social issues. Cyber security start-ups will also benefit from renewed GCHQ partnership…
Break up with your boss! Why you should start a franchise business
Franchising has become one of the safest and most viable methods of operating a business. Express Business Group explains why...…
TaxAssist franchisee celebrates 14 successful years of serving small businesses
With entrepreneur Nigel Lomax’s TaxAssist business supporting nearly 650 clients with a growing team, you could find success through franchising too...…
Start-ups have another chance to win free co-working space for a year thanks to TOG
The workspace provider has launched round two of its TOG 100 competition, with the next set of winners to be housed at White Collar Factory…
What makes an award-winning franchise?
Recently voted the UK’s number one franchise, Bluebird Care reveals what it takes to succeed in franchising and stand out in an industry worth £15bn…
This is how small businesses will vote in the general election 2017
Less than 24 hours before the election, a new poll by Startups.co.uk reveals the political parties with the most support from UK start-ups and small businesses. View the results……
Vroom VOOM! Richard Branson’s £1m start-up pitching competition returns
Virgin Media Business' VOOM 2017 is back and is touring the UK, giving new businesses the chance to win £5,000 and receive advice from the Virgin mogul…
Entrepreneurs’ Organization: Live stream
Live from Frankfurt, the Entrepreneurs' Organization discuss how entrepreneurs can succeed despite economic and political uncertainty…