Simon Caldwell is deputy editor at Business Advice, the sister title to Real Business. He has a BA in politics and communications from the University of Liverpool, and has previously worked as a content editor in local government and the ecommerce industry.
With a first home game landing in September 2018, Real Business took a final look around the facilities at Tottenham Hotspurs’ new stadium to see if SMEs could make a strong business case out of football fever.
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PayPal has provided UK SMEs with £225m in cash advances since June 2017, as the payment processor claims its alternative finance model is filling an entrepreneurial funding gap.
To help startup founders in the fashion and technology industries access mentoring, networking opportunities and funding access, ecommerce platform Farfetch has announced its Dream Assembly accelerator programme – with a heavyweight partner already on board.
