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TECH NATION

TECH NATIONPosted on Feb 10, 2015 by Sandy Finlayson  | Tags: digital media start ups, technology, investment, start ups  | 0 CommentsLondon thoroughly deserves its well earned accolade of “Tech City” or “Silicon Roundabout”.  Recent reports over the past year suggest up to three-quarters of the EIS money and half of the available early stage venture capital goes into companies registered in London and the South East. However, the recently published Tech Nation Report paints a rather different perspective.  It suggests that digital media is the fastest growing sector of the economy and indicates that about 72% of digital start ups...
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Driving a new wave of tech entrepreneurs in London

Driving a new wave of tech entrepreneurs in LondonPosted on Feb 09, 2015 by  | 0 CommentsLondon is increasingly the place to be for ambitious tech entrepreneurs in the UK. Every month, we hear new reports of exciting new initiatives for start-ups in London; January has been no exception.One of the main news stories of the past month has come from CyberLondon (CyLon). CyLon will be Europe’s first accelerator programme focused solely on cyber security tech start-ups. Opening its doors in the Spring, CyLon hopes to drive the next generator of cyber security tech innovators.CyLon has been co-founded by Alex van...
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BUSINESS ANGELS – THE NEW BAND OF ANGELS

BUSINESS ANGELS – THE NEW BAND OF ANGELSPosted on Feb 08, 2015 by Sandy Finlayson  | Tags: angel investment, investment, Scottish investment, startups  | 0 CommentsAs angel investing increases in popularity we are witnessing an enormous shift in the profile of the angel community:-The average age for a business angel in the UK is now 43;The number of women angels has doubled in the last few years from 7% to 14%; andFar more angels are coming from different ethnic backgrounds.A recent report http://www.ukbusinessangelsassociation.org.uk/sites/default/files/media/files/erc_nation_of_angels_full_report.pdf is an important body of work which shows the extent to which the profile of business angels is...
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Scaling Up

Scaling UpPosted on Feb 05, 2015 by Sandy Finlayson  | Tags: startup, entrepreneur, entrepreneurship  | 0 CommentsI read recently that it is far easier to make babies than it is to turn them into successful people.  That is a sentiment to which I am sure parents everywhere will be able to relate.There is a of course a very clear parallel between that and the challenges involved in starting a new business and turning it into a company of scale. The recently published www.scaleupreport.org is an important piece of work which merits careful study by anyone interested in the challenges of building businesses...
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Leases and LBTT

Leases and LBTTPosted on Jan 06, 2015 by Helen McGrath  | 0 CommentsWe discussed the implications of LBTT on property sales and purchases in a previous blog, but the introduction of the new Land and Buildings Transaction Tax as a replacement in Scotland for Stamp Duty Land Tax will arguably have a greater effect on the commercial rental market (no LBTT will be payable on residential leases) as new rules regarding notification are introduced alongside new rates of tax for lease premiums.As with property sales, the previous SDLT slab tax rates are being replaced by a progressive system (meaning there will be...
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