Tagged: Brent Hoberman

Seedrs Founder Comments on COVID-19 and UK Government Support

March 30, 2020 @ 2:36 pm By JD Alois |

Seedrs founder and Chairman Jeff Lynn has distributed his thoughts on the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the UK government’s approach to aid the struggling economy – more specifically for early-stage firms. Lynn dices the issue up between the Good, the Bad and… Read More

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The UK Faces A Once-In-A-Century Chance To Be A Technology Leader, Writes Financial Times Correspondent

October 7, 2015 @ 1:03 am By Midori Yoshimura |

Aided by factors such as a record high number of registered businesses in the UK–5.2 million; a national interest in entrepreneurship; and SMEs accounting for just over 60 percent of private sector employment, according to the Department for Business, the UK has the chance to increase its… Read More

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