Posted Friday 27th March 2020
The Government has now launched their support for UK businesses in need of help while the Coronavirus outbreak continues to impact them. More than £330bn of loans and guarantees will be available to help firms through two schemes:
For all the information on schemes available for small businesses, visit the gov.uk website.
Some of the UK’s leading manufacturers are hoping to receive approval from the Government to begin producing medical ventilators for the NHS. While the manufacturing facilities are offering to support the current suppliers of ventilators to the NHS, Dyson have put forward a proposal to design and build a completely new product.
The London start-up, Quit Genius, is supporting people that are trying to beat their addictions by raising €10.1 million in a Series A funding round. Quit Genius was founded in 2017 by a team of medical doctors, read how they are helping people quit their substance addictions.
Who are the top young female entrepreneurs in the UK? Beauhurst have put together a top 10 list, profiling businesses and their female founders under the age of 30.
Allplants, producers of frozen vegan meals, have raised a huge £3.4m through crowdfunding platform Seedrs. The firm had a target of £2m which was bypassed within 48hours, highlighting the continuing growth of the plant-based sector.
We have advised Four Quarters, London’s first arcade bar, on an investment from Edition Capital. Four Quarters currently operate in both Hackney and Peckham and allow customers to enjoy a bar setting, paired with original arcade games.
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