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StartUp Britain bus grand finale at King’s Cross
The StartUp Britain bus – powered by NatWest and sponsored by 123 Reg and .UK – will conclude its 30 city national tour by parking in front of King’s Cross station on Friday 29th July from 7am to 8pm. Find out more
Meanwhile, the tour enters its fifth week and is touring the south of England. If you’re thinking of starting a business, or wanting advice to help you grow an existing business, come along for free, impartial advice!
- Monday: Lemon Quay, Truro
- Tuesday: Princesshay, Exeter
- Wednesday: The Square, Bournemouth
- Thursday: Market Place, Salisbury
- Friday: Lower Approach Road, Bristol
Tour website: www.startupbritain.org/bus
Hashtag: #StartUpTour
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News
- StartUp Britain co-founder Emma Jones appointed as new Small Business Crown Representative (gov.uk)
- Invoice financing soars to £711m as traditional lending to small firms slows (Mail Online)
- Uber’s heading to the UK courts over workers’ rights (CityAM)
- The UK’s biggest firms deserve Theresa May’s high-pay assault, says IoD(Standard)
- UK tech welcomes Theresa May’s appointment as PM (TechCityNews)
Commentary
- How insurers can become part of the sharing economy (Jonathan Dye, head of motor insurance, Allianz UK)
- Venezuela just made running a business more impossible (Rachel Cunliffe, deputy editor, CapX)
- Why African entrepreneurship is booming (Ndubuisi Ekekwe, founder, African Institution of Technology)
- Related: Entrepreneurs are sowing the seeds of hope in Burundi(Joe Ware, writer, Christian Aid)
- Post-Brexit there is a big wide world out there we can trade with (Rohan Silva, founder, Second Home)
- Post-Brexit Britain will offer more for startups (Matthew Lynn, The Telegraph)
Features
- How to use Pokemon Go for marketing (Forbes)
- My journey from a career in the City to a tech startup (James Mackonie, co-founder, OFF3R)
- Millennial entrepreneurs – strong on personal values but not so keen on red tape (Forbes)