Rising house prices in London are causing a “mass exodus” of digital entrepreneurs from the capital, according to a new report, as regional tech hubs tempt startups with cost-effective alternatives. more»
Based in Shoreditch in the heart of London’s digital media community, Accelerator London is a startup incubator gaining notoriety for housing London Metropolitan University’s student enterprise programmes. more»
Analysis of Companies House data showed the number of operating tech startups reach 5,995 by the end of February 2017 – 3,670 more companies than the figure recorded in the days after the Brexit vote. more»
Silicon Roundabout has been the UK’s most prominent tech hub in recent years. However, demand for office space in the area has outstripped supply, and landlords have taken advantage. more»
In an open letter to the Evening Standard, a collection of 58 tech bosses wrote that after the Brexit vote, it was now important to let the world know that the UK “will never stop being a competitive, entrepreneurial and dynamic place to innovate and create jobs”. more»
Entrepreneur and small business campaigner Michael Hayman has called for British small business owners to take the lead in the SME space in the event that the UK votes to stay in Europe. more»
George Osborne has described High Speed 2 as a “vital investment” which will “change the economic geography of the country”. In a speech he made in Manchester in 2014, the chancellor emphasised the importance of the project to the creation of a Northern Powerhouse and to shifting the vast inequality of economic power in the country away from the South East. more»
The government is to relax the rules on visa for non-EU citizens with specialist tech skills, due to ongoing complaints from companies big and small, that they were struggling to recruit enough of the right staff. more»
