About

Anna is Senior Reporter, covering topics affecting SMEs such as grant funding, managing employees and the day-to-day running of a business.

News

Nesta and UKRI offer £6m funding for start-ups in healthy ageing

Nesta and URKI have launched a funding opportunity for businesses who focus on promoting healthy ageing and independent living for older people

Exit Strategies

Partial exits: a balancing act

If it's done correctly, a partial exit can advance your company by introducing new people with different skills and experiences, all the while allowing you to enjoy some of the wealth you have generated.

News

What the Government’s audit shake-up could mean for your business

Business Secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, has released a set of proposals which make directors of large companies liable for accounting failures

Venture Capital Funding

The venture capitalists (VCs) that founders need to know about

Dealroom has revealed the most prominent VCs over the past year – and for 2021, a global ranking is being included

News

Conduit launches EIS Impact Fund for firms with sustainable goals

The Conduit EIS Impact Fund helps to support and scale impact-driven companies while allowing investors to build diverse portfolios.

News

Future Fund takes stakes in 25 businesses, turning debt into equity

Start-ups are turning debt from the Future Fund into equity, meaning that the government now has stakes in these businesses

News

Octopus Ventures plans to launch a £100m fund for health tech companies

In its most recent announcement, Octopus Ventures is planning to launch a £100m fund for early-stage health tech companies

Legislation and Regulation

Everything you need to know about data gathering, protection, storage and use under GDPR

In partnership with the UK Domain, we explain everything you need to know about data gathering, storage, protection and use under GDPR.

Legislation and Regulation

How to keep your marketing GDPR compliant

In partnership with the UK Domain, we explain how to keep your business marketing GDPR compliant, whichever modes of communication you use

News

Government will give 80% guarantees on financial support for UK exporters

The government has announced generous guarantees on financial support for SMEs to aid them with exporting after Brexit

News

Octopus launches Ventures EIS fund of up to £20m

Octopus Investments is launching a new Ventures EIS to help small and early-stage businesses which will help with COVID-19 recovery

News

UK universities make £61m from spinout exits

University spinout exits have proven lucrative, with the highest exit values being in AI, quantum computing and medical and life sciences