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Articles on Startups – newly established businesses most often characterised by innovation, agility, and high growth potential, pursuing disruptive ideas or technologies with the aim of addressing unmet needs or solving pressing challenges in the market.

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Freedom of Information request finds disparity between reported and actual number of start-ups

A discrepancy between the number of start-ups reported to be springing up by Companies House, and the actual number in working existence, has been discovered.

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Irish government sets aside €175 million to invest in fast-growth start-ups through venture capitalists

A new €175 million fund aimed at funding high-growth companies has been set up by the Irish government.

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Former PayPal executive and ghd co-founder back start-up Eco Market 

Eco Market has added to its growing list of angel backers by securing the interest of ghd co-founder Martin Penny and former PayPal and eBay executive Elisabeth Ling.

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James Caan's Start-Up Loans scheme backs 1,000th entrepreneur

The £112 million Start-Up Loans initiative has seen its uptake double since an extension was announced in early January.

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Start-up survival hinges on access to finance, survey suggests

New businesses are most likely to fail due to a lack of start-up finance, a new study shows.

Growth Planning

The importance of SMEs

Simon Blagden, non-executive chairman at Fujitsu UK & Ireland, believes SMEs are vital for the future growth of the UK economy and explains why.

Growth Planning

The golden age of start-ups

Richard Prime, founder of Sonovate, looks at how barriers to entry have dropped for today's entrepreneurs and why simpler times were not necessarily better.

Alternative Finance for Business

New investment practices for start-ups

Jonathan Lea, solicitor with law firm Bargate Murray, looks at how new government schemes could aid start-up development and the legal considerations that need to be addressed.

News

Belfast start-up acquired by DeskStream

DeskStream has agreed to buy Belfast-based cloud business WorldDesk for an undisclosed amount.

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MITIE acquires five of its start-ups for £14.6 million

Outsourcing company MITIE has agreed to acquire the remaining shareholdings of four start-up businesses, and the majority of a fifth, which had been backed by the outsourcing company's shared-equity model.

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Great time for start-ups, says Playfish founder

Entrepreneurs should brush aside economic doom and gloom because now is a great time to start a company or sell a young business, according to leading European entrepreneur Kristian Segerstrale.

Legislation and Regulation

Is the notion of a single country legal structure for start-ups relevant in the 21st century?

Simon Cook, the CEO of venture capital firm DFJ Esprit, questions the relevance of a geographic home and single country legal structure for start-ups.

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