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Female-founded UK fashion tech start-up raises £2.2 million pre-seed ...

Hey Savi, a new UK fashion search and recommendation platform, has secured £2.2 million in investment. The funding round is one of the largest raises at pre-seed stage by an all-female-founded UK...

Xero Beautiful Business Fund now open for entries

Xero, a global small business platform, has announced the return of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund for 2024 — an initiative offering more than £350,000 in funding to support small businesses and...

Half of small businesses would not be able to achieve their growth plans...

Access to finance is becoming a critical issue for UK small businesses, with new research finding that more than half (53%) would have to put their plans on hold if they were unable to secure finance. The study by...

Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Day recognises their importance

MSMEs account for 90% of businesses, 60 to 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide. As the backbone of societies everywhere they contribute to local and national economies and to sustaining livelihoods, in...

EIS investment falls by 15% prompting calls for scheme’s expansion

Figures out from HMRC show that the amount of investment made through the government’s flagship Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has fallen by 15% from £2.3 billion to £2 billion in the year ended...

Tyl by NatWest announces new payments partnership with FSB

NatWest Group has announced a new partnership with the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in the UK. This official payments partnership builds on the support the NatWest Group has given to FSB over the years. In...

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