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London entrepreneurs win the race to launch video based networking site

Original post by Rebecca Hobson via londonlovesbusiness Shed Simove, inventor, author and LondonlovesBusiness.com columnist, and his partner Jonathan Fren, the tech “genius” behind the project, have created a platform for businesspeople to meet and make new business contacts, face-to-face, over video chat. Each video ‘meet’ is random and lasts strictly two minutes. The fixed time limit is imposed so […]

Silicon Roundabout’s Likely attracts two early-stage investors to target international growth

Original post by growthbusiness.co.uk A social data analytics business based in London’s Tech City has netted £1 million of investment from a duo of firms. Likely has banked a seven-figure investment round, with contributions coming from New World Private Equity and Charlotte Street Capital. The one year-old business operates a system which allows customers to ‘better understand’ how […]

Techmeetups and Community Links Team up with Santa to Bring Christmas Cheer to Children

We are partnering with Community Links, a charity that is hosting a toy collection to provide underprivileged children with gifts on Christmas. They are an innovative east London charity, running a wide range of community projects for over 16,000 people every year. Based in Newham, we have over 30 years of experience working with local people […]

Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees, But Our Speakers Will Grow On You!

Like the famous words spoken by Tom Cruise in the film Jerry Maguire, “Show me the money!” is a phrase we are all familiar with. Everyone wants to know how to make a profit, where the money will come from, and how much they can gain. What do a business angel, chartered tax advisor, chartered […]

London’s technology industry has highest proportion of women entrepreneurs in Europe

Original post by Independent London’s technology sector has the highest proportion of women entrepreneurs in Europe, according to a global study of 50,000 start-ups. But the city’s start-up scene, centred around London’s ‘Silicon Roundabout’,  is still dominated by men, with women representing only nine per cent of those behind new technology businesses. Eileen Burbidge, a […]