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Venture capitalists who work together increase the success of ventures – up to a point Venture capital firms with a track record of working together by investing in the same venture are more likely to produce a successful venture, but working together repeatedly will eventually have a negative impact, new research from the UCL School […]

Earlier today, Ocado announced a £17 million investment into the vertical farming industry, including an investment into Jones Food, Europe’s largest vertical farm. The investment into Jones Food, represents one of the largest investments into a UK agritech company so far this year. Law firm, Ashfords LLP, advised Guinness Asset Management, the majority shareholder of […]

Pure Commercial Finance Secures £2.5m Second Charge Bridging Loan Within Just 3 Working Days Commercial brokerage breaks records with speedy funding when previous lender pulls out of multi-million-pound deal last minute. Pure Commercial Finance, the Cardiff-based brokerage, recently saved a multimillion-pound development by sourcing £2.5m of funding in just three days. The client, an experienced […]

Launches Symphony Market Solutions to Address Growing Industry Need for Automation Appoints Mrs. Queenie Chan as New Head of APAC Symphony Communication Services, LLC, the leading secure team collaboration platform, is doubling down on investment in workflow automation and global growth. Ahead of its annual Innovate Asia Conference, and alongside the concurrent announcement of its […]

Those living ‘unbanked’ and what that means for financial inequality Inequality is a major issue around the world. However, it is even worse amongst those who have no access to banking. The World Bank estimates that about three-quarters of the world’s poorest are unbanked. If the world is to solve the problem of financial inequality […]

Dave Brittain, Senior Manager from Amazon Business UK A huge expense to all businesses that is often overlooked is the cost of those essential day to day items. While many purchasing departments simply contact suppliers in order to replenish items such as pens, paper or ink, they often use multiple providers for these types of […]

 By Oliver Woolley, CEO, Envestors   The landscape we have today is the same landscape we had fifty years ago. We’ve got investment networks, clubs, incubators and accelerators, all of whom actively help investors to find opportunities and scale-ups to secure funding – but they are all closed and separate. Our vision for the future […]

Commentary by Ana Bencic, founder & CEO of Nexthash The political and economic climate within the UK has been uncertain in recent months. The value of the pound has been turbulent and it has been rising and falling in response to political events, such as the Brexit vote and the recent departure of the prime […]

In June, The Prince’s Countryside Fund has awarded half a million pounds of grant funding to 26 grassroots, community-led projects across the UK, which will benefit people living and working in rural areas. The Prince’s Countryside Fund awards grants to local organisations, and since 2010 has distributed over £10 million. The Fund’s mission is to […]

The rise of cryptocurrency is to be seen as a democratising force within the global economy. For example, secured token offering, has emerged as a true competitor to the traditional Initial Public Offering (IPO) for growing businesses. Judging from the growing acceptance of cryptocurrency by countries and companies, it is predicted that institutional investors will […]

By David Selves, Broadcaster and Business Advisor at The Selves Group Authorised Fund Managers (AFMs) across the UK are scrambling to fill up to 480 independent non-executive director vacancies to comply with new legislation released by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).   As part of the legislation, the FCA requires that all AFMs must have […]

By Tiffany Carpenter, Head of Customer Intelligence at SAS UK & Ireland Redefining banking in a financial services market where your biggest competitor may be Amazon or Google, not a traditional bank.   Open banking may not have made much of an impression on consumers yet. But it’s a topic that the industry cannot afford […]

By Jonathan Amponsah CTA FCCA, The Tax Guys Business owners need to understand the language of numbers if their business is to succeed.  Let’s looks at how to understand your year-end or management accounts, what you need to know and red flags to look for. The aim is to take away the fear of accounting and […]

Running your own business can be high-pressure and expensive. With inevitable juggling of tasks, it is easy to leave financial management on the back burner. However, getting your finances organised and under control doesn’t have to be difficult, time consuming, or dull. You just need the right tools with the right automation!   Fortunately, there […]

Yousign, a major player on the French eSignature market, and eFounders, the startup studio at the inception of successes like Aircall, Front, and Spendesk, have joined forces to build a leader on the European eSignature market. eFounders has taken a substantial stake in Yousign by bringing its expertise and its international experience in order to […]

José A. Rodríguez Ruiz, Global DPO at Cornerstone OnDemand The one-year anniversary of GDPR is here and there is currently a lot of talk about GDPR’s first ‘birthday’. Although the legislation only came into effect last year, data protection laws have been around since 1970 — that’s almost 50 years. The first ever national law […]

Leading energy and rail recruitment firm, Samuel Knight International, has announced plans to extend its US operations with a new head office in Chicago as the need for rail infrastructure talent in the city looks set to grow. With a strong track record in supporting some of the world’s most exciting engineering projects in over […]

The death of a loved one is a traumatic and difficult time. Dealing with an estate can often result in unnecessary cost, time and upset when trying to trace assets and meet the wishes of the deceased. Assets can be misplaced, forgotten about or even diminished in value before you get the chance to deal […]

It is a common misconception that limited company directors are unable to claim redundancy pay as a result of liquidation, along with other statutory payments such as holiday pay and notice pay. In the run-up to liquidation, your business may be experiencing a rocky patch due to creditor pressure, HMRC debts, and poor cash flow. […]

By Wael Al-Nahedh, CEO at Spearvest The global economy has been experiencing unprecedented uncertainty in recent years. Political, economic and social challenges have meant that businesses and individuals are incredibly cautious about where they place their money, particularly for long-term investments. The overall concerns in the US market topped with the UK’s difficult political situation […]

If you want to be a leading business in your market, you must have a reputable brand. Brand awareness is one of the most significant factors that contribute to the successful running of a business. You want to make a great first impression that will last if you have aims to increase your consumer base […]

By Alister Sneddon, Genuine Impact     It is hard to believe that the Game of Thrones (GoT) saga is coming to a close and we’ll soon find out who’ll win and take the Iron Throne.   Finding a winner relates to the quest to pick stocks and shares too.  Just as we’ve analysed the […]

Addition of Top Brands, Along with New Email Encryption and Digital Signing Product, Drive Sales for World’s Largest Commercial SSL Provider Sectigo (formerly Comodo CA), the world’s largest commercial Certificate Authority and a leader in web security solutions, today announced a larger than 35% year-over-year (YoY) increase in enterprise sales during the first quarter of […]

Sparta Global, a leading provider of technology and business services, today announces the appointment of Andy King as its new Managing Director. Andy joins Sparta Global following the opening of its new Head Office at 125 London Wall and £4m equity investment from Private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP) to support its continued growth […]

Leading trade credit insurer Atradius has revealed its most promising emerging markets for businesses. Bulgaria, Indonesia, Vietnam, Peru and Morocco have been shortlisted within the Promising Emerging Markets Economic Research Report as having the most potential for new trade opportunities this year. The top five are predicted to shine in 2019 thanks to their strong […]

Guidant Global, part of Impellam Group, is delighted to announce changes to its executive team as the global leader in talent acquisition and managed workforce solutions continues to make rapid progress in expanding and transforming its portfolio across international markets. Former Senior Vice President of Global Solutions, Karen Gonzalez, is stepping into the newly created […]

Excel Networking Solutions – the copper and optical fibre cabling infrastructure provider – has appointed a new Sales Manager in France. Hinda Mourali joined the business on 1st April 2019, beginning with a two week induction programme to familiarise herself with the Excel Networking team. Hinda joins the team with over ten years’ experience in […]

Puzzel, a leading European omni-channel cloud contact centre software provider, today announced the completion of a majority recapitalisation and growth investment from Marlin Equity Partners (“Marlin”), a global investment firm with over $6.7 billion of capital under management. Puzzel’s best-in-class, multi-tenant cloud contact centre as a service (“CCaaS”) platform allows clients worldwide to manage and […]

Sphera, the largest global provider of Integrated Risk Management software and information services with a focus on Environmental Health & Safety, Operational Risk and Product Stewardship, announces the acquisition of SiteHawk, a leading software and services provider for Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and chemical data management solutions.   Sphera acquired SiteHawk, a Smyrna, Tennessee-based software company, to […]

Series F, Led by Goldman Sachs, Enables Company to Quickly Grow Revenues, Headcount & Global Footprint Aryaka®, the global leader in managed SD-WAN, today announced it has closed a $50 million Series F round of funding led by Goldman Sachs Private Capital Investing. This brings Aryaka’s total funding to $184 million. Additionally, it was announced […]

How to choose the right country for opening a company  The world we live in today has made it quite easy for most of us to start our own company. The Internet has created a lot of new business opportunities and ideas which can be successfully put to use and to the benefit of others. […]

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has announced it’s much anticipated five day Trade Delegation to New York and Toronto beginning on the 11th November 2019, following successful visits to Singapore, Brazil, Japan and China in previous years. The event, which is kindly sponsored by Saffery Champness and Squire Patton Boggs, marks the second […]

Branding and marketing and the effects on a business   Can we bring short-term sales goals and long term value together through brand-building and marketing? Known as Thomson Holidays, the holiday company decided to undertake a total rebrand, becoming TUI, in 2017. CMO Kate McAlister explained that upon rebranding, their brand awareness increased by 36% […]

New Research Reveals Disruptive impact of technology needed to harness new payment opportunities https://irishadvantage.com/white-paper/paytech-reinventing-transactions/  The UK payments industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, driven by the twin engines of growing adoption of technology and changing consumer expectations. This has led to a race to launch innovative new payment products, services and business models to meet […]

By Alex McCready, Head of Reputation and Privacy at Vardags   “It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on...” (Tywin Lannister, Games of Thrones)   We all care deeply about our family and want to ensure that whatever we pass onto younger generations stands the test of time. This concern is […]

GODWIN Group, the UK-based property development and investment company, has continued its growth, recently opening a London office to add to its existing bases in Nottingham and Birmingham. The new London outpost, based in the heart of the capital in prestigious Mayfair, provides a new base of operations for both arms of the business, Godwin […]