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  A few basic ways you can help your SME cope with the impact of Brexit The uncertainty that came with the past three and a half years of Brexit negotiations is finally over. It is done. Britain is no longer a member of the European Union. Even though this has been a long time coming, for many businesses, the question still remains - how can I keep my business viable post-Brexit?Here&rsqu...
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With the impact of BREXIT on the island-of-Ireland still very much an uncertainty, our evening event at this month's Startup Week Dublin will explore further startup collaboration and the opportunities that exist between NI and Ireland. Held at the fab Huckletree in Dublin, the Startacus organised evening event on Thursday 24th October will include a discussion on startup collaboration betwe...
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Forum of Private Business appeals to Government to remember Business Owners have Businesses to run amidst the Brexit chaos... As the Government continues to insist we are leaving the EU on the 31st October with ‘No Deal’ as the most likely outcome it has announced a series of ‘No Deal Preparation Seminars ‘ to run in the coming 5 weeks across the country, as well as a vari...
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The economy and recruitment will be the biggest challenge facing UK companies in 2019, according to a new Business Census of business leaders’ expectations for the year ahead conducted by global credit company Creditsafe. The economy and recruitment will be the biggest challenge facing UK companies in 2019, according to a new Business Census of business leaders’ expectations for the y...
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The Teens In AI initiative, launched by the award-winning social impact enterprise Acorn Aspirations, in partnership with IPsoft, the global leader in Enterprise AI, ran the Gen Z Hackathon for teenagers at the Leadenhall Building in London over the weekend of 26th - 27th January 2019. Teams of over 50 teenagers came together to explore the meaning of Brexit and the impact it will have on the...
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The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has given the Chancellor 5 out of 10 for his last budget before Britain leaves the EU. The Forum of Private Business, a leading not-for-profit, UK authority on business issues, representing the interests of business owners on many consultative bodies, scored the UK Chancellor 5 out of 10 for his last budget before Britain leaves the EU.An average asse...
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A coalition of private individuals and campaign groups, including Tech For UK are backing a claim for a judicial review in the High Court against the Secretary of State, David Davis for exiting the European Union. Chaired by Mike Butcher (Editor-at-large, TechCrunch), and in collaboration with Best for Britain and Our Future, Our Choice!, Tech for UK will aim to bring together the best ...
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Tech City UK was created approx six years ago to make London a tech hub - the place to be for tech startups. It had great success in helping London become a flourishing tech ecosystem and, three years later, it expanded into the North, thereby creating Tech North. By interconnecting all the tech hubs of London and the North of England, Tech City UK and Tech North helped elevate the region to &lsqu...
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A month or so ago, the Forum of Private Business called on the UK government to clarify the direction of the Brexit negotiations, as Parliament begins to scrutinise the EU Withdrawal Bill. Ian Cass, Chief Executive of the Forum of Private Business, had said that "...small businesses are increasingly concerned about the lack of clarity and direction of the overall negotiations. Many of them unders...
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As speculation about the fate of the uk tech industry continues, Amit Shah, CEO of HIROLA, weighs in... It’s no secret that investment in tech is declining globally, and it has been for a while. The number of deals being closed is at its lowest since 2012. Some commentators are speculating that the tech bubble is about to burst in a manner not dissimilar to the dotcom bust in 2000. However...
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