Crowdcube powers ?100m worth of investments
Crowdfunding platform Crowdcube has hit the £100m investment milestone and successfully helped 290 businesses to raise capital along the way.
Manchester United recruits tech firm to build Old Trafford fan experience lab
The latest partnership involving Manchester United Football Club has been unveiled, one which will see HCL Technologies create a United Xperience Lab to discover “revolutionary ways” for the team to use tech to crate a “unified fan experience”.
Personalisation: The key to innovation in the travel industry
As new technologies, such as wearables and beacons, become increasingly popular, the opportunity for travel businesses to offer a personalised experience has become a reality.
British producer out to raise ?400,000 to complete film dubbed ?Rocky of golf?
Crowdfunding is a pathway to jumpstart many business ideas, plenty of which are quite unusual, but now a British film producer is seeking £400,000 on Indiegogo to complete his “Rocky of golf” production.
What Google is trying to tell you about the company through its new logo
In Google's biggest logo redesign since 1999, the company has done away with serifs in a bid to appear "simple, uncluttered, colourful and friendly". Three experts have revealed their thoughts on what message Google is trying to send with its new branding.
Wikipedia pulls plug on rogue editors ?protecting? small business pages for money
Free to use digital encyclopaedia Wikipedia has taken the step of blocking 381 editor accounts after it was found that each were charing “protection” money to look after the pages of small businesses.
What do Disney tales have in common with successful firms? Stories that people can truly believe in
Executive and former singer Kendal Jolly claimed Disney's mission has remained the same throughout its history – to make magic. One of the most crucial business tools employed, he said, was storytelling.
How to best evade the China crisis as a business leader
Businesses must be adaptable and agile and constantly look around for new export hot-spots.
A breakdown of how the average Brit spends time online each day
We know that consumers are increasingly reliant on the internet and their hallowed devices, but the Internet Advertising Bureau has discovered the average consumer is spending a lengthy three hours a day on the web – plenty of time for your firm to make a sale.
Mind the gap! Manufacturers fear new gender pay reporting rules
Many manufacturing business leaders are concerned they don't have the pay systems in place to comply with new gender salary rules.
New fund promises to end “valley of death” between research and commerce
A new £2m fund is aiming to help innovative companies innovate and get products to market – with some of the early recipients building out offerings in the space sector.