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London cash shells now hold £572.3 million for burgeoning businesses
The number of cash shells listed on London exchanges has grown from 64 to 91, the latest Cash Shells Directory finds.
Private equity deal value takes hit in first quarter of 2013
Raising bank debt considered an obstacle to completing transactions.
Doubts over effectiveness of government pledge to cut red tape for business
Eyebrows are raised over an increase in the number of new laws introduced by the government.
Government dishes out £21 million to stimulate low carbon entrepreneurial innovation
The Department of Energy and Climate Change has allotted £21 million to a group of entrepreneurs bringing low carbon products to market.
Naming and shaming of banks leads to ‘significant improvement’ in Enterprise Finance Guarantee scheme lending
Lending to small and medium-sized businesses through the government's Enterprise Finance Guarantee has risen by £20.1 million over the last quarter of 2012/13.
Boris Johnson-endorsed start-up competition launched by Salesforce.com and three prominent venture capital firms
Salesforce.com is teaming up with three UK venture capital firms to create a competition for European start-ups creating enterprise cloud apps on the company's platform.
EIS and SEIS failing on awareness and eligibility fronts
The Enterprise Investment Scheme and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme are failing to register on the radar of UK entrepreneurs, despite having been around since 1994 and 2012 respectively.
Businesses set to benefit from government rethink of share buy-back system
Companies with employee ownership will welcome deregulatory changes.
Entrepreneurs reject business bank and shares for rights and call for national insurance cuts
The government's business bank and employee ownership initiative are not the way forward, says a survey of 300 UK entrepreneurs.
Funding for Lending extended and ‘heavily skewed’ towards SMEs
The government's flagship business finance initiative, the Funding for Lending Scheme (FLS), has been extended until January 2015 and has been given a small business incentive.
High growth companies in the UK rise by 10 per cent, says Business Growth Fund
The Business Growth Fund has identified 4,353 medium-sized enterprises which it says are showing 'high levels' of growth.
Russ Shaw’s Tech London Advocates founded with Saul Klein and Sherry Coutu
Technology heavyweights including Sherry Coutu, Saul Klein and Julie Meyer are coming together to form Tech London Advocates with the aim of strengthening London's tech and digital business hub.
Boris Johnson and Joanna Shields use Dubai trip to cement tie between technology clusters
London mayor Boris Johnson has used a visit to Dubai to forge a closer relationship between the two cities' technology sectors.
Government’s red tape effort leads to creation of new fund for business and regulation collaboration
National regulators can now bid for sums of up to £20,000 to initiate 'business-friendly' enforcement of regulation.
Red Bull Amplifier accelerator targets start-ups in the music space
Energy drinks brand Red Bull has launched a business accelerator aimed at cultivating innovative music-orientated start-ups.
First stage of Vince Cable’s business bank kicked off with initial £1 billion kitty
Business secretary Vince Cable has unveiled the first phase of the government's new business bank, its latest initiative to encourage lending to SMEs.
Further shake-up at the BVCA as Mark Florman relinquishes chief executive post
A week after Simon Clark was appointed as chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, chief executive Mark Florman has resigned to take up a different position.
UK M&A in private sector surges to near pre-recession levels
Private company mergers and acquisitions in the UK has risen by 50 per cent in terms of value, new figures show.
Government declares 'freedom day' for SMEs as it cuts red tape
As part of the government's Red Tape Challenge, a number of regulations are set to be changed or scrapped.
UK services sector posts encouraging start-of-the-year figures
Incoming new work has contributed to the fastest growth seen in the UK services sector for over half a year, new figures show.
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