Stephen Kelly, recently appointed the Chair of Tech Nation shares his insights on the Business Loan Scheme statistics In recent months the UK government has made one of the great strategic investments. Arguably by accident as a response to extraordinary events. As the Treasury begins work on tackling the looming corporate debt crisis, it only […]
62% of employees that can work from home would be happy for their office to close so they can work permanently from home 46% of HR decision makers believe flexible working impacts on productivity compared to just 18% of employees 24% of employees believe working from home long-term will have a negative impact on their […]
The UK is getting back into business. Gradually, sector by sector, we are beginning to embrace the ‘new normal’, and businesses are once again raring to go. After the most recent loosening of lockdown measures, many pubs, bars, and restaurants are due to open their doors to the public again from this weekend. The likelihood […]
Almost 1 500 innovators from 44 countries applied for the EIT’s € 60 million Crisis Response Initiative. The funds have now been unlocked by the EIT Governing Board to ensure critical support swiftly reaches entrepreneurs. This will allow high-impact start-ups, scale-ups and SMEs to benefit from additional funding under the ‘Venture Support Instrument’; and will […]
The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved yesterday US$40 million for the Second Fiscal Reform and Resilience Development Policy Credit with Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option (Cat DDO) for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. The quick-disbursing operation supports the country’s program to strengthen fiscal sustainability and enhance climate and disaster resilience to future shocks. It also […]
EPC tests confirm that Etopia eco homes coupled with eco technology result in homes that can produce more energy than they use First six tested homes effectively prevent 0.525 tonnes of CO2 being emitted into the atmosphere each year Finding comes at the same time that air tightness testing reveals the tested Etopia homes perform […]
Here are 12 Funding opportunities that all businesses, startups and social innovators should be checking out Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investment is a critical term that is often used synonymously with modern sustainable investing. This type of investment is based on three central factors to measure the sustainability and ethical impact of an […]
Recent global lockdowns and a rise in remote working have encouraged debate around the sustainability of businesses especially as workers all start to head back to work in the next few months. The experts at Commercial Property Specialists Instant Offices collated research on how the current climate is sparking a change in the way businesses and their […]
Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) investment is a critical term that is often used synonymously with modern sustainable investing. This type of investment is based on three central factors to measure the sustainability and ethical impact of an investment in a company or business. In a world struggling with structural challenges, ESGs investment can […]
How businesses should prepare for a post-COVID world From cashflow to growth, getting businesses back to work after lockdown News release The government is taking “modest” steps in easing lockdown restrictions, Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick has said. From today in England primary schools will start to reopen and people can meet in groups of up […]