BT Infinity Labs SME Award 2015 provides cash prizes for winner & two runners up plus six months mentoring and access to TechHub’s offices
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Restaurant app Zomato acquires Urbanspoon to enter the US & Australia
Zomato, the restaurant search app, announced today that it has acquired Urbanspoon for an undisclosed amount in an all-cash deal. The acquisition marks Zomato’s entry into the United States and Australia.
Crowdcube Helped 105 Businesses Raise over £35 Million in 2014
The UK’s leading equity crowdfunding platform funding increased by 246% compared to 2013, grew investors to 122,000 and received UK Government backing
Sixteen of UK’s best cleantech companies chosen for US trade mission
16 of the UK’s ‘most promising’ clean technology companies have been selected to participate in the 2015 mission to San Francisco.
Health tech startup Nudjed attracts a century of experience with advisors
Nudjed starts 2015 with fast-growth New Year’s resolutions in wake of Welsh Government investment and Superdrug partnership
8,000 companies benefit from Regional Growth Fund
The Regional Growth Fund established by the Deputy Prime Minister has now supported 8,000 companies through 400 projects and programmes.
Michelle Mone: Standing out from the crowd
The aim of any business is to sell more than your competitors. But for this to happen, you need to remind your customers why they should buy from you rather than a rival. So ask yourself, what is it about your firm that is distinctive?
It’s all about transparency! Where Great Design and Business Ethics Collide
A new product, just launched on the Kickstarter crowdfunding platform is leading the way in transparent business practices.
UBREW launches funding campaign on Crowdcube
UBREW is an open brewery,where you brew the beer. Simply put, that means you join as a member, turn up, and brew your own beers with our professional equipment and a community of like-minded beer lovers.
Appear Here, UK’s largest retail space online marketplace raises $7.5M
Appear Here, the UK’s largest online marketplace for retail space, announced today that it had raised $7.5 million of new funding, in a round led by Balderton Capital, Europe’s leading venture capital firm.
Europe’s 5 secret hotspots for entrepreneurs
Finding entrepreneurial success is not just a matter of being there at the right time, but also being in the right place. Spotcap, the fastest online credit platform, turns the spotlight on five hidden champions of the European SME scene.
London start-up launches the world’s first all-glass green home on Crowdcube
The Photon SpaceTM provides a new hospitality and well-being experience combining the latest in all-glass technology with sophisticated design; to let the benefits of natural light in.
Keanu Reeves-modelled Maple Jeans Smashes Kickstarter Target in Hours
Maple Jeans, a UK-based manufacturer of premium selvedge denim jeans, including a popular range of Kevlar® lined jeans for motorcyclists, today announced it has smashed its initial £30,000 target on the crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter, in just 36 hours.
Sadie Frost Partners with Angels Den to Crowdfund £150k For New Film Production Company
Actress and fashion designer Sadie Frost is teaming up with a leading equity crowdfunding platform to raise £150,000 for the progression of her new film production company, Blonde to Black Pictures.
Terence Woodgate lighting launches crowdfunding campaign
Founded by renowned Royal Designer for Industry Terence Woodgate, the first range is already available from UK retailers such as Heal’s and The Conran Shop. Terence’s previous lighting designs have already achieved £61.7 million in worldwide sales.