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Hermann Hauser won an ‘investor of the year’ award a couple of weeks ago. During a ‘fireside chat’ with Innovate!Europe producer, Chris Shipley, he revealed what interests him most in today’s technology world.
His bedtime reading is about systems biology and how the principles of redundancy, repair, etc. might be applied to electronic systems. But, [...]

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Starting A Business - Equity or Debt?

I don’t know whether it’s just me, but business angels, dragon’s dens, VCs and giving up equity seem to be all I’m hearing about at the moment in terms of start-up funding.
The most recent example to come to my attention being “Running The Gauntlet“, an interesting investment competition and education programme run by the East [...]

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fring, EQO and Whisher cut mobile communications costs

Last week the Guidewire Group held its third Innovate!Europe event, where startups get to strut their stuff in front of their peers, venture capitalists, angel investors, early adopters and the press.
As you know, a lot of computing activity is moving to the web and, therefore, to mobile devices. One of the exhibiting companies, fring, summed [...]

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Business Angels Online

The popularity of Dragon’s Den has been one of the inspirations behind the launch of new online funding service Angels Den, according to its managing director Bill Morrow.

Very simply Angels Den connects UK business angels with entrepreneurs seeking investment. It aims to help fill the sub-£500,000 funding gap for early stage businesses. It [...]

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SmallBizPod #64 - British Library, Facebook and Startups

SmallBizPod #64 - British Library, Facebook and Startups

Putting the voices to the faces behind the startups on the British Library Business and IP Centre Facebook group. Includes an interview with the Neil Infield of the British Library on its social media strategy.

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SmallBizPod #34 - marketing for small businesses

SmallBizPod #34 - marketing for small businesses

Juliette Prouse, of Qube Communications interviews George Torok, Canadian marketing expert,on personal branding and getting one up on the competition.

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SmallBizPod #62 - Social Firms - an exciting challenge

SmallBizPod #62 - Social Firms - an exciting challenge

The positive impact of social firms including interviews with Sally Reynolds, ceo of Social Firms UK and Nigel Kershaw, chairman of The Big Issue and ceo of Big Issue Invest.

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SmallBizPod #67 - Going Solo - freelance perspectives

SmallBizPod #67 - Going Solo - freelance perspectives

Interviews with speakers at Going Solo. Some of the web's most well known bloggers & consultants on how to craft a successful career as a freelancer - including Stowe Boyd, Laura Fitton and Suw Charman-Anderson.

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