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Tax change threatens UK tech entrepreneurs
News But, according to James Bennet, technology director at accountancy firm Ernst & Young, the move will hit entrepreneurs and people who invest in their own companies much harder. Large investment companies will find ways around paying the full 18...
[October 12, 2007, 15:13]
Broadband Britain promotes home-based entrepreneurs
News Research commissioned by BTopenworld has found that the Internet has sparked a resurgence among a new breed of home-based Internet entrepreneurs, or "interpreneurs". Fifty-two percent of entrepreneurs feel they couldn't work from home without...
[July 29, 2002, 15:42]
Next IT entrepreneurs nurtured by uni networks
News The government is establishing a series of 'university enterprise networks' in the hope of nurturing a crop of home-grown technology entrepreneurs capable of creating the next Google or Facebook. Berr said the UENs will enable a total of around 100...
[November 25, 2008, 8:22]
£20m on offer for IT entrepreneurs
News Aspiring IT entrepreneurs in the UK are in line to receive a share of a £20m fund set up by the UK government to encourage the next generation of business leaders to forge links with industry and commercialise their research and development.
[August 27, 2002, 14:15]
Came across a really good competition for entrepreneurs
Talkback Today sees the launch of ‘running the gauntlet’ 2006 - the East of England Development Agency’s (EEDA) exciting competition exclusively for entrepreneurs in the region, offering a £1 million investment fund from CREATE, a leading investor in East...
[May 16, 2006, 11:46]
Mandelson: UK needs entrepreneurs
News Entrepreneurs need to bridge the gap between research and commercial development, according to business secretary Peter Mandelson. What turns R into D is entrepreneurs," said Mandelson. Lord Mandelson told an audience at the Innovate '09 conference...
[October 14, 2009, 16:38]
Beyond Bricks offers aid to entrepreneurs
News Beyond Bricks is a £5.5m, three-year project to help entrepreneurs find the assistance they need to turn their ideas into successful, sustainable businesses, said e-commerce minister Douglas Alexander.
[September 27, 2001, 17:34]
Five years ago: Hauser sugar sweetens UK entrepreneurs
News First published 6 June, 1997. Acorn founder Hauser has promised an initial pool of $50 million to invest in IT start-up projects which catch his eye and is promising to cover ground often deemed too risky by venture capitalists who specialise...
[June 6, 2002, 7:02]
Entrepreneurs and Managed IT: Putting 'Big Company' Strategies to Work for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses
White Papers In today's economy, small businesses' primary differentiator is service. If systems are down, then customer service levels are down too, ultimately hurting the business, the company's reputation and its bottom line.
[March 7, 2009, 0:25]
Entrepreneurs: Interrelationships Between Their Characteristics, Values, Expectations, Management Practices and SME Performance
White Papers The purposes of this study is, first, to determine the importance of the attributed and attained characteristics of the entrepreneur on the formation of his or her values and expectations; second, to determine the influence of those values and...
[May 20, 2005, 0:00]
Hauser sugar sweetens UK entrepreneurs
News Acorn founder Hauser has promised an initial pool of $50 million to invest in IT start-up projects which catch his eye and is promising to cover ground often deemed too risky by venture capitalists who specialise outside the IT industry.
[June 6, 1997, 16:05]
Venture capitalists turn off the tap on funding
News It's no secret that the stock market downturn has forced venture capitalists to look sceptically on wild-eyed entrepreneurs. Even the most optimistic venture capitalists at the AIMR conference said entrepreneurs should expect middle-round funding...
[February 19, 2001, 14:18]
Reports: Alan Sugar to get gov't enterprise post
Blog Comment Alan Sugar’s appointment as ‘Enterprise Tsar’ is welcome news for entrepreneurs and SMEs in these difficult times, in the hope that his new role will ensure the government keeps the small business agenda at the forefront of economic policy.
[June 8, 2009, 8:45]
Red Herring: Park the new venture market in Garage.com
News Proving that even those with the best money connections can sometimes run short of cash, Garage.com, a matchmaker for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, has filed for a $68m (£42m) initial public offering.
[February 16, 2000, 13:37]
Lost your phone recently?
Blog According to an "independent European survey" by Toshiba, over 90 percent of entrepreneurs store "secrets" on their mobile devices. Interestingly, the survey also shows that 22 percent of entrepreneurs have lost a smartphone or pocket PC in the...
[December 6, 2006, 14:44]
Tech VCs toughen up on funding terms
News With venture capital mired in the doldrums and scant demand for initial public offerings, technology entrepreneurs are jumping through increasingly onerous hoops to get funding. And many entrepreneurs must meet stringent benchmarks in order to get...
[March 18, 2002, 13:01]
The Big Interview: Sir Terry Matthews
News By any standards, Sir Terry Matthews ranks as one of the UK's leading technology pioneers and entrepreneurs of recent times. But unlike more recent tech entrepreneurs such as the Google's Brin and Page, Matthews' career didn't begin in the hallowed...
[November 21, 2006, 9:48]
First Tuesday networking returns
News Back in 1999, the first Tuesday of every month was a night for entrepreneurs and venture capitalists to hobnob over some canapés and strike up the deals which would take the dot-com revolution to unimagined heights.
[February 7, 2006, 9:10]
US Report: Old Cambridge targets high-tech success
News The medieval university town of Cambridge has plenty of engineers, entrepreneurs and investors. Still, "there is a shortage of management, serial entrepreneurs with experience, though that is coming round.
[December 1, 1998, 10:18]
Critics: EU in pocket of big-music interests
News European Union copyright policy on the Net is being unfairly influenced by the big five media companies, according to a consortium of leading Internet entrepreneurs. Philipson is a founding member of savetheweb.org, a consortium of Internet...
[September 29, 1999, 10:02]
