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Augury becomes one of the first 4.0 unicorns after securing $180m
Alphabet posts record profits for third consecutive quarter
DeHaat secures $115m in Series D funding round
IRIS Software Group acquires outsourced payroll services provider Dataplan
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Microsoft reports fastest growth since 2018 with 22% year-on-year increase
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Report reveals ‘Wellbeing is key catalyst for new start-ups’
Access Intelligence welcomes Lisa Gilbert as non-executive director
One in eight claims for Entrepreneurs’ Relief were for gains of more than £1m
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49% of UK small firms fear they’ll go under without external support
Accountancy and business advisory giant BDO promotes 26 new partners across the firm
funding
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Deepbridge Capital exceeds £200m of investments
DeHaat secures $115m in Series D funding round
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IQ Endoscopes completes £4m Series A equity funding round
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Manchester-based law firm Slater Heelis acquires Towns Needham
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Bad in-store advice causing retailers to lose £15bn per year
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JustWears secures £2.6m in seed funding round
‘E-commerce is propping up crumbling retail sales’
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View allArbuthnot Commercial ABL backs MBO and growth of WG Tanker Group with £5.5m funding facility
Free B2B payment processor Crezco announces £3m seed fundraise
Proptech firm Goodlord acquires fintech app acasa
Recovery Loan Scheme offers over £1bn to smaller businesses
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Trials for first edible packaging made from pea protein announced by Gousto
Squid Game more talked about than climate change in the run-up to COP26
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Less than half of UK finance professionals have set targets to be net zero by 2050
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View allOne in eight claims for Entrepreneurs’ Relief were for gains of more than £1m
Recovery Loan Scheme offers over £1bn to smaller businesses
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Proptech firm Goodlord acquires fintech app acasa
Independent Design House celebrates 10 years of engineering design consultancy across the seas
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‘Fall in trade will hit UK SMEs forced to shun EU exporting’
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DIT supports South West companies expand overseas despite impact of Covid-19
UKEF provides €430m funding for inaugural export credit facility between Bechtel and ENKA
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Conservative MP Adam Afriyie MP joins leading healthcare firm Elite Growth as Board Chairman
Holland & Barrett backs London-based Floe Oral Care to tackle gum disease
LycaHealth invests more than £140m as it looks to takes on the UK healthcare sector
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Agronomics participates in Solar Foods Bridge Round for €3 million
Government support helps British business get exports off to a tea
HelloFresh becomes UK’s first Red Tractor licensed recipe box
Global vodka producer Roust appoints new Managing Director for its UK business
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View allOsborne Clarke advises Foresight Group on acquisition of Blackpark energy storage project
Manchester-based law firm Slater Heelis acquires Towns Needham
Courts in England and Wales go green following £40m funding
‘Fall in trade will hit UK SMEs forced to shun EU exporting’
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VWV Scoops ‘Team of the Year’ at Bristol Law Society Annual Awards
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Plum Guide secures $9m led by Beringea and launches Crowdcube round
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‘The success of our Japan brand has mirrored the huge growth in the popularity of all things Japanese’
Camptoo buys sharing economy platform Out2Camp
Hospitality and leisure to add £440m to South West economy this year as part of bounceback from Covid-19
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Record recruitment drive for Bentley as biggest-ever trainee intake announced for 2022
Tesla surpasses $1tn valuation following 100,000 vehicle order from Hertz
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£86m boost for UK fusion energy programme
Flexciton announces £15m Series A to tackle issues facing global semiconductor industry
Modular Group Investments (MGI) completes acquisition of Barton Windows
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10 fully-funded digital skills programmes announced for Birmingham SMEs
Naurt announces hyper-precise location tracking software
Form Ventures closes £30m fund to help start-ups navigate public policy
Enterprise City welcomes expert tech Entrepreneur in Residence
Seraphim Space Camp announces six startups as part of its Mission 8
Record-breaking 12,000 social enterprises founded during pandemic
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View allArbuthnot Commercial ABL backs MBO and growth of WG Tanker Group with £5.5m funding facility
Record recruitment drive for Bentley as biggest-ever trainee intake announced for 2022
Tesla surpasses $1tn valuation following 100,000 vehicle order from Hertz
BGF announces successful exit from Lightfoot
EV charger and renewable technology company INDRA appoints new CEO
Tesla reports record revenue in Q3 2021
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Leicestershire sustainable cycling apparel business secures £500,000 funding package
Ahead of World Title showdown Tyson Fury launches new app – MY AAA
Virat Kohli joins Hyperice as athlete-investor and global ambassador
Crypto.com and Fnatic announce multi-year deal worth $15m
Esports platform MPL valued at $2.3bn following Series E financing
Bristol action sports distributor secures £8.5m funding package
100 day countdown: ‘The Entrepreneur Ship’s’ record-breaking attempt to complete the ‘world’s toughest row’ raises funds for social entrepreneurs
Government data shows mass events can take place safely but fans urged to remain cautious in crowds and get vaccinated
‘We were the fastest growing e-commerce business in the UK last year’
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Octaive secures £500k in angel investment round
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Creative UK Group announces new members of its UK Council
PicMonkey acquired by Shutterstock for $110m
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Forward Partners announces first portfolio company exits since its admission to AIM
