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Small businesses to strengthen their cyber security practices now. Chris Pottrell, founder and MD of IT support services provider Nebula shares some guidelines on doing just that. As Uber becomes the latest victim in a series of high-profile cyber-attacks this year, leading IT expert Nebula is reminding startups and SMEs of the ever-growing cyber risk and the importance of increasing cyber def...
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Carbon marketplace experts JustCarbon urge businesses to consider carbon credits to offset carbon emissions now or to bank them while market prices are low. In a challenging time for business, carbon marketplace experts JustCarbon urge SMEs to make a savvy business decision and consider carbon offsetting now while prices are considered low, and to appeal to consumers that are looking for eco-co...
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Fintech platform, BFM secures major investment to support its mission of boosting access to finance for UK SMEs. It’s a great start to the month for the Business Finance Market (BFM) team with the news that they have just secured £1.3 million super seed investment for their innovative fintech platform in a round led by Growth Capital Ventures. BFM aims to boost access to finance fo...
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The lowdown on SenseCheck, a new platform that aims to help B2B SMEs to get marketing feedback from their peers   A new online platform has just been launched aiming to help B2B SMEs to support each other by giving and receiving anonymised, honest feedback on their marketing plans and campaigns. The platform, SenseCheck has been created by former Unilever and Mondelez marketer, ...
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Remote hackathon #HackBack is aiming to address the issues the small and medium businesses will face in the coming Covid19 recovery. With the successful completion of Ireland’s first fully remote, international hackathon event, What The Hack announces their second remote event, #HackBack, taking place over the 2 days of May 30 & 31. Founded by Sophie Benoit and Caitlin Hafer, the Dublin...
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Henning von Spreckelsen, Small Business Charter Board Member outlines some tips for SMEs in the current challenging times There is nothing certain about 2020 except that it will be used in future business school lectures to demonstrate just how uncertain the market can be, and how important it is for businesses to be prepared. If you run your own business you are not just exposed to your own vul...
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People skills really matter to business - as this latest survey shows... Interesting findings announced from a survey undertaken by Tempo, an end-to-end hiring platform trusted by Monzo, Bulb and Starling Bank, indicating the negative impact that shoddy interpersonal skills can have on a fast-growing business.The survey which is part of Tempo’s new ‘Master of More’ campaign has ...
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In 2014 UK entrepreneurship reached a record high with some 581,173 new businesses being registered, the vast majority of which were freelancers and SMEs.   Indeed, the explosion in entrepreneurship which has taken place in recent years serves to highlight the substantial contribution that such businesses make to the economy, on both a local and national level.  For example, did you k...
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As though a single budget in the space of a year wasn’t exciting enough, the recent victory of the Conservative party in May’s general election has led Chancellor George Osborne to deliver an emergency budget- the first Conservative-only budget for 2 decades.     As you’d expect we were listening intently throughout, tweeting along the way, and trying to decipher what...
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EcWelcome to the Startacus monthly financial news round-up, brought to you by Sophie Turton of Crunch Online Accounting.  Microbusinesses are making a comeback this year, as the government puts more pressure on their own to pay up on time and provide SMEs easier access to public sector contracts. Unemployment also hit the lowest point since the economic crisis. Let’s take a closer look...
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