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Start-up news and funding news archives
Window cleaning business becomes “first of its kind” to join British Franchise Association
July 29, 2014 | 1 min read
Start-up raises $1.3m to ‘eliminate roaming charges forever’
July 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Unpaid internships actually harm career prospects, study finds
July 23, 2014 | 2 min read
Community Development Finance Association joins small business funding portal
July 21, 2014 | 2 min read
Rosemary Bookkeeping boosted by two new franchisees
July 18, 2014 | 1 min read
Funding Circle raises $65m to fund international growth
July 17, 2014 | 2 min read
Meet David Cameron’s new business minister Matthew Hancock – 10 things you need to know
July 16, 2014 | 3 min read
Conversocial raises $5m Series B funding
July 16, 2014 | 1 min read
Prospective franchisees invited to attend Franchise Opportunities Live
July 14, 2014 | 1 min read
Government’s British Business Bank to lend £10m through peer-to-peer lender RateSetter
July 14, 2014 | 1 min read
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