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StartUp Britain bus tour launches in Buckingham Palace
HRH The Duke of York welcomed the StartUp Britain bus to Buckingham Palace this week to launch the campaign’s summer tour that will visit a record 30 towns and cities to support thousands of aspiring entrepreneurs.
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: Town Square, Carlisle
- Tuesday: Buchanan Street, Glasgow
- Wednesday: St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
- Thursday: King Edward Street, Perth
- Friday: St Nicholas Street, Aberdeen
Tour website: www.startupbritain.org/bus
Hashtag: #StartUpTour
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News
- Government’s Northern Powerhouse needs a “business-led plan” (City AM)
- ICAEW and British Business Bank launch SME digital finance guide (Economia)
- Facebook reveals factors holding back women entrepreneurs (Elite Business)
- You should be using your wealth for good, elite entrepreneurs told (Telegraph)
- 70% of small businesses say degrees aren’t important (Mail Online)
Opinion
- How entrepreneurs can keep their passion from fading (Veroniek Collewaert, associate professor of entrepreneurship, KU Leuven & Frederik Anseel, professor of organisational behaviour, Ghent University)
- Introducing the Long-Term Stock Echange (Eric Ries, author, The Lean Startup)
- Why startups are struggling (James Surowieki, writer, The New Yorker’s financial page)
- Glastonbury’s festival economics signals hope for entrepreneurial spirit(Michael Duignan, lecturer in tourism management, Anglia Ruskin University)
- Are you really self-employed? Why four London bike couriers’ employment tribunal could have a big impact (Tim Perry, chief executive, Spring Law)
- The gig economy is neither ‘sharing’ nor ‘collaborative’ (Sarah O’ Connor, FT)
Features
- A look at Amsterdam’s electric startup scene (Venture Beat)
- Dishoom’s co-founder on our love affair with Indian food (The Guardian)
- How our Mannies give kids a run for their money: Startup matches athletes with parents who need child-minding help (Mail Online)
European Startup Monitor
This is the last week of data collection for the European Startup Monitor. The goal of the study is to promote transparency for the startup environment, to identify country-specific and common challenges of the startup landscape in Europe as well as to show and highlight specific developments over time. Take 10 minutes to complete the survey now