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…
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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…
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…