The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has reminded providers of information, such as auditors, finance directors and business managers, that its IM Portal website will close on March 20 2014 and that anyone with documents still on the portal will need to retrieve them before that date. Continue reading
The 2014 Startup 100, an index of the UK’s 100 most exciting, disruptive and inspiring new businesses, opened last week for nominations from entrepreneurs to apply for a place. Continue reading
With most academies enjoying a half term break at the moment, principals will be looking forward to a flurry of activity from March onwards, when they will be receiving a huge amount of information from the Education Funding Agency (EFA). Continue reading
Budding entrepreneurs are being encouraged to start their own social enterprise this year with the help of Lloyds Bank Social Entrepreneurs Programme in association with the School for Social Entrepreneurs. Continue reading
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has published its monthly update on the number of academies open in England and the academy projects that are in development. Continue reading
The first fund of its kind has been launched for people who want to buy shares in start-up or early-stage businesses by Crowdcube, in partnership with Strathay Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Braveheart Investment Group. Continue reading
According to new research, small firms are owed £55bn in unpaid invoices, a sharp rise of 52% since last summer. The average business is now owed £11,358, with £30,000 outstanding for one in five. Meanwhile, for one in 10 organisations, a third of invoices are paid late, leading to restricted cash flow and stifled growth. Continue reading
The Education Funding Agency (EFA) has published new information on funding and has added a schedule to its website that provides information for schools and other projects that are preparing to open as new academies. Continue reading
A new survey has revealed that the biggest companies in the UK paid £500m more in tax last year than the year before, despite a £2bn reduction in the rate of corporation tax. Continue reading
New research has mapped start-up activity in the UK and drawn up a map of entrepreneurial activity showing that London and the South East house the most start-ups, while Birmingham is the top performing city outside this hub. Continue reading
