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Susie Cummings – Founder and CEO of Nurole 28 Jun 2019 Clients, Tech - Nurole is on a mission to make the world’s best talent much more accessible with new technology that changes the whole process of search. They provide a fresh approach that’s more effective, more collaborative and much more affordable.
When should a business register for VAT? 28 Jun 2019 Tax - Businesses are required to register for VAT when their annual sales reach the threshold of £85,000. You can also register volountarily in some instances.
The investment funnel: What are a start-up’s chances to succeed? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - Out of the original sample, only 12 companies went through the whole funnel to reach a valuation over $1bn, achieving "unicorn" status.
CleanTech Report: Are UK VCs investing to fight climate change? 28 Jun 2019 Investment, Strategy - The CleanTech sector require huge investments in order to become profitable and efficient at scale. Are VCs investing in British CleanTech start-ups?
Humanising Autonomy Raises £4.2m Seed Round 27 Jun 2019 Clients, Fundraising - Humanising Autonomy develops an AI platform that is able to predict pedestrian behaviour across different environments and cities based only on RGB data from a camera.
Preference Shares vs Ordinary Shares 26 Jun 2019 Employment - The two main classes of shares that are issued by most companies are Ordinary Shares and Preference Shares. How do they differ?
Introduction to VAT from SimplyVAT.com 12 Jun 2019 Tax - While VAT is charged at every stage that value is added within the supply chain, the final payment is always made by the customer.
Workplace pension contributions rise takes effect 12 Jun 2019 Employment, Tax - From April 6 2019, the employer minimum contribution has risen from 2% to 3%, while the staff contribution also increased from 3% to 5%.
Digital Health start-up HealthyHealth Raises $1.2M from LSE listed TMT 12 Jun 2019 Clients, Fundraising - HealthyHealth has announced a $1.2m financing round led by TMT Investments.
Unicorns Report: a closer look at 3 profitable Unicorns 12 Jun 2019 Strategy, Trends - Last month - May 2019 - 13 companies were valued over $1bn for the first time. By the way, none of them was profitable. That doesn't sound rare at all!
Granting EMI Options over Growth Shares 30 May 2019 Employment, Strategy - EMI Options are often compared to Growth Shares, but the two are not mutually exclusive: under certain circumstances, it is possible to grant Options over Growth Shares under an EMI Scheme, gaining the advantages of both.
Knowledge Intensive Companies: do you qualify? 30 May 2019 Fundraising - A lot of innovative start-ups qualify as Knowledge Intensive Companies, but they might not even realise it, as the requirements are looser than you might think.