The beloved acoustic and folk music chain aims to raise £190,000 to secure its future and invest in growth, with support from none other than Sir Paul McCartney. Hobgoblin Music, the UK’s best-known family-run music store chain, has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign in a bid to keep its high street presence alive and thriving. […]
Coventry-based defence manufacturer NP Aerospace has secured a multi-million-pound funding package from NatWest, designed to support the company’s international growth and boost its exporting capacity. The finance deal includes a UK Export Finance-backed Trade Finance Facility, as well as capital investment support from Lombard, and is expected to create new jobs as the company scales […]
Simply Business, one of the UK’s largest small business insurance providers, has launched its annual nationwide hunt for the country’s funniest small business name – and this year’s winner will walk away with a £2,500 cash prize. Whether you’re a locksmith called Surelock Homes, a landscaping firm known as Easy Lay, or a takeaway with […]
The British Business Bank has reached a major milestone in its mission to support smaller businesses across the UK, with more than £5 billion now delivered through its ENABLE structured guarantee programmes. Since the first transaction in 2017, the ENABLE Guarantees and ENABLE Build schemes have backed lending to a wide range of sectors — […]
Gary Neville is known to most as a football legend – a stalwart of Manchester United and England, a leader on the pitch, and now a respected pundit. But away from football, Neville has built a reputation as one of the UK’s most thoughtful and ambitious entrepreneurs. From co-founding the University Academy 92 (UA92) in […]
A lot of trade lawyers would say that was no surprise that Trump tried a fairly obscure, untested, uh, legal authority and has at least lost for now. But there are others that he can use. They’re more targeted, they take longer to implement. There’s investigations you have to do to kind of justify why […]
“Oil’s rally is a classic case of worst fears not materializing,” said Charu Chanana, chief investment strategist at Saxo Markets Pte. “OPEC’s mixed signals, coupled with rising geopolitical tensions and driving-season demand, sparked a sharp short-covering rally,” with the weaker dollar also contributing to the move higher, she said.
UK-based cybersecurity firm ThreatSpike has raised $14 million in Series A funding to expand its mission of simplifying enterprise security through a unified, end-to-end platform. The round was led by growth equity firm Expedition Growth Capital, with key additions to ThreatSpike’s board including Will Sheldon, Partner at Expedition, and Emily Orton, co-founder of Darktrace. Founded […]
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