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75% of LGBTQ+ tech founders and investors actively conceal their gender or sexuality, says first of its kind report. Proud Ventures, a UK collective of LGBTQ+ investors and investors, has released a new data report that, for the first time, shares data on the experiences, support and inclusiveness of LGBTQ+ members within the wider tech community. The report found 75% of founders and nearly 80...
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New business event Invest2Scale aims to support Scottish scaleups by introducing them to investors and VCs based across the UK and beyond. A new, in-person business event aimed at supporting the best scale-up companies in Scotland has just been launched in Edinburgh. Led by a group of leading business support organisations, Invest2Scale will help revenue-generating scalable Scottish companies w...
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Applications are now open for Donegal SCALE-X, a new 12-week accelerator programme for innovative tech startups with ambitions to grow globally We know there are lots of accelerators out there - but this one’s a tad different! Donegal SCALE-X has been built by investors - for entrepreneurs. And it’s currently open for applications! Here’s what you need to know: This 12...
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The lowdown on what makes Australia such fertile ground for startups and the lessons we can take from this success Over recent years, the startup community in Australia has been booming. It has become one of the most exciting places to set up a business and the potential for growth is impressively high. In this article, we're going to discuss what we can learn from Australian-based startups. ...
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If an MBO is on the radar for your small business, these basic tips help clarify what exactly it is and how you can navigate the process There are a number of options business owners have when they want to exit the company. By far the easiest option is a Management Buyout (MBO).  So, what is an MBO and how can small businesses navigate the process? Here, you’ll discover everything y...
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Business finance support doesn’t stop with the Government. Jeff Kelisky, CEO at Seedrs highlights a few alternative financial resources that can aid your success. "Covid-19 has proved itself to be an economic nightmare as well as a health pandemic, with many small businesses and scaleups fighting to survive. While the initial economic shock may be teetering out, we can expect the recov...
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Ignite NI has concluded its first ever virtual accelerator with an online event that gave its 10 early stage tech startups the chance to pitch their business to almost 200 investors. Tech accelerator specialists Ignite also announced that teams who have taken part in the Northern Ireland programmes in the past two years have collectively raised $15.2 million in funding – a large part source...
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Change is slow, as Future Fund leaves diverse founders short-changed, with female and BAME business leaders questioning its fairness. Future Fund, a support package for startups that was launched with considerable fanfare by the UK government just over a week ago, has come under increasing scrutiny for not supporting the broad and diverse range of UK founders, with female and BAME business leader...
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Enterprise Investment Scheme Association welcomes new Future Fund, but questions how attractive it is to private investors to invest on current terms. The membership organisation for many of the investment funds supporting the future high growth and technology businesses in the UK, the Enterprise Allowance Scheme Association (EISA), has welcomed the Government’s ‘Future Fund’ an...
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Through candid conversation, a new Investor Series podcast aims to provide a unique understanding and insight into the minds of some of the UK’s most experienced startup investors. Raising capital as an early stage startup can be extremely challenging but also quite straightforward if you know exactly how to approach a potential investor. That’s the ethos behind the Investor Series.&n...
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