In the digitally connected world that we live in today everything around us comes to life in some way and this is exactly how the concept of EVRYTHNG came about. In 2012 a platform which connects any physical object to the internet was established by a bunch of young entrepreneurs. The company’s mission was to [...]
Looking for an innovative solution that will reduce your risk in doing business? Need a tool that will provide your company with a more in-depth understanding of private companies, the people that run them and the market in which they operate? DueDil, short for due diligence, is your one stop shop helping businesses to find opportunities and [...]
In the UK approximately 1 in every 1,000 people have lost a limb through an accident, illness or military action. Samantha Payne and Joel Gibbard are the co-founders of Open Bionics and the pair identified a serious gap for affordable, comfortable and well-functioning prosthetics in the market. Currently if you lose your hand, there are [...]
The UK has a new way to shop for farm fresh local food and it is all online! Yes you heard right, thanks to the innovative company Farmdrop, it is now possible to source fresh vegetables, fruit, meat and other produce from local farmers all with the click of a few buttons. Farmdrop currently delivers [...]
Liam Watson, your everyday Newcastle bloke had a vision to create a Milkshake which not only tasted great but also had great ingredients. So Watson went on to combine his love for Milkshakes with his ‘canny’ personality and created something that had never been done before – a milkshake created from 100% natural ingredients. Growing [...]
It is essential that SMEs start to reap the benefits of R&D post Brexit and here is why.. The news about the government’s R&D boost is a timely reminder that UK businesses are still losing out on generous R&D savings. Over the past year there has been a 20% increase to the overall HMRC R&D [...]
Companies who followed HMRC's guidance on staff costs may have claimed less R&D tax relief than they were entitled to. In the past few years, HMRC has issued some conflicting guidance on what you can include as an eligible staff cost in your R&D claim. In October 2014, HMRC issued a note which narrowed the [...]
The latest figures from HMRC shows that only 0.3% of SMEs claimed R&D Tax Relief in 2016. That's 17,135 out of the 5.4 million SMEs based in the UK, up from 15,955 the previous year. These firms could be missing out on hundreds of thousands of pounds that they are entitled to claim which they [...]
Research conducted by Mastercard and the Fletcher School of Tufts University has recognised the UK as one of the world’s digital elite economies, according to the Digital Evolution Index 2017. This is a comprehensive study tracking the progress countries have made in developing their digital economies and integrating connectivity into the lives of billions. The [...]
The UK’s Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (NAMRC) has opened a new modular manufacturing research and development centre in North West England. The new facility is located at NAMRC member company Cammell Laird’s 120-acre site in Birkenhead, opposite the city of Liverpool. The R&D centre significantly expands NAMRC’s capabilities into modular manufacturing, which involves the [...]
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