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UK Businesses confident, Barclays poll reveals

Nearly three quarters of UK businesses have a positive and confident attitude towards the economy, a recent Barclays Commercial Bank poll found.The Connecting Business...

Private Equity Firm LCD backs 1st – The Exchange

LDC, the private equity arm of the Lloyds Banking Group, backed 1st – The Exchange, a provider of technology and e-commerce solutions to the...

UK, Study reveals Third Age Entrepreneurs critical to Growth

Entrepreneurs aged 50 and older were responsible for over a quarter of the companies set up in the UK in recent years, a new...

UK, £425,000 for 3 North East no-profit organisations

Three not-for-profit organisations will share nearly £425,000 obtained from the £6m Third Sector Capacity Fund.The fund, created by the regional development agency One North...

UK, ‘Creative Credits’ for Greater Manchester small businesses

National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA), the UK's innovation body, will manage a programme in Greater Manchester offering small businesses creative...

UK, Vertical Wind Energy (VWE) raises £1.2m from venture capitalists

Vertical Wind Energy (VWE), a Northern Ireland-based wind power firm, obtained £1.2m of funding by venture capital firm NorthStar Equity Investors (NSEI), Clarendon Fund...

Business levels in the UK services sector are below the standard, CBI says

Business levels in the services sector in the UK are still below the standard, according to the latest CBI Quarterly Service Sector Survey.The quarterly...

UK Government Changes the Trade Credit Insurance Top Up Scheme

After receiving a feedback from businesses around the UK, the Government announced further changes to the Trade Credit Insurance Top-up Scheme.Under the scheme, since...

UK, Iawards will promote Business Innovation

Science and Innovation Minister Lord Drayson today launched the iawards, the first Government backed-awards to celebrate achievements of the UK’s best innovators.The announcement come...

Scotland, additional funding for universities and colleges to drive innovation in SMEs

The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council (SFC) increased funding for its innovation voucher scheme to support universities and colleges collaborate more with...

UKTI looks for international trade service specialists

There is time until the next September 11th to take the opportunity available to companies which can deliver specialist international trade services for UK...

CBI worries about education report findings

According to Richard Lambert, CBI Director-General, students of the new 14-19 diplomas should be encouraged to see functional skills such as English, mathematics and...

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