Business
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UKEF unveils plans to help exporters win £12.5 billion in new business by 2029
British businesses are set to benefit from billions of pounds of new exporting opportunities in a further boost to the UK economy under plans published by UK Export Finance (UKEF). Ministerial government department UKEF is the...2024-05-01 34210 0 -
Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship to host business masterclass for King’s Award for Enterprise
The Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship (CREME) at Aston University is to host a special masterclass to encourage and support companies to apply for a prestigious business award. The King’s Awards for Enterprise are...2024-04-28 30293 0 -
Aston University to support delivery of £1.7m WMCA programme to help community businesses
Aston University is helping to deliver a £1.7 million package of support to help community-focused businesses improve the lives of more local people in some of the region’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods launched by the West Midlands...2024-02-07 50202 0 -
Aston University partnership with pharmaceutical company results in world-first tablet to treat chemotherapy mouth ulcers
A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between UK pharmaceutical company Quest Pharm and Aston University has developed a world-first tablet to treat the serious mouth ulcerations caused by high-dose chemotherapy. A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) is a...2024-02-06 39132 0 -
Small businesses need more support as growth slows during difficult decade
Small business growth in the UK has slowed over the last decade hindered by Brexit, Covid-19, and geo-political tensions, a new report by the Enterprise Research Centre has found. The proportion of small firms that were expanding their...2024-02-04 25080 0 -
New laws to introduce digital labelling for businesses and reduce regulation costs
Businesses are set to benefit from reduced costs and burdens as import labels are made digital for the first time. Digital labelling will allow businesses to put important regulatory or manufacturing information online rather than requiring...2024-01-24 26685 0 -
Be more hacker-savvy in 2024
By Paul Day, technical director of specialist document management company Filestream. Paul is an expert in GDPR and supports his document management clients around cyber-security and keeping their data safe. Filestream works with companies including Anglia Farmers,...2024-01-01 12784 0 -
Over 200,000 businesses set to get free advice settling energy supplier disputes
More than 200,000 businesses could for the first time get access to specialist support for disputes with their energy supplier, under plans announced. Under new proposals, companies with up to 50 employees would qualify for support...2023-12-07 19284 0 -
New teaching qualification launched for technical staff in higher education and research
Technical staff with teaching responsibilities working in higher education and research can now benefit from an accredited teaching qualification, the Postgraduate Certificate Higher Education Global, to enhance their skills and careers. The UK Institute for Technical Skills...2023-11-21 23797 0 -
Tech Meets Law: Cardiff entrepreneur’s start-up sets new UK standard for online privacy
A South Wales entrepreneur has chosen to put his legal skills to good use with the launch of a new business that will help individuals protect their reputations online. Jeevan Mann, who graduated from Swansea University...2023-11-15 25343 0
