A new website is bringing the latest research from leading institutions to investors and businesses in the South East.
A new collaboration between five of the South East’s leading research institutions launched today. South East IP brings together the latest research from five research institutions across the South East, making it available to business and investors [...]

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South East IP – new website for small business in the south-east of England
Derek Smalls - Tuesday 24.01.12, 13:50pm
Tags: Business News · Small Businesses
Small business owners targeted by business directory scams
Derek Smalls - Thursday 09.06.11, 15:46pm
Small business owners are still suffering from the significant worry caused by underhand practices used by so-called business directories and the European Union needs to take action to ensure legislation is in place to close them down and prosecute. Strong words spoken today by Struan Stevenson MEP, Conservative MEP for Scotland.
He was calling for action [...]
Tags: EU · European Commission · Online Business · Small Businesses
Starting a business: why do people take the plunge?
Terry Lane - Tuesday 07.06.11, 14:07pm
People choose to take the plunge and start their own business for various reasons. Be it financial gain, frustration in their current role, lack of job opportunities, or the big idea – perhaps they have designed the next best thing to a bread slicer.
In addition to people’s inner drive or motivations, the UK government is [...]
Tags: Business Insurance · Small Businesses
The importance of factoring in business insurance when setting up on your own
Edwin Huxley - Tuesday 17.05.11, 09:39am
Following a dip in the number of people in the UK setting up their own businesses between 2008 and 2010 we are now starting to see an increase in the number of people taking it upon themselves to enter into the business world.
If you are thinking about this as the path for you, there are [...]
Tags: Business Insurance · Small Businesses
Santander secures £150 million European Investment Bank funding for small business
Derek Smalls - Wednesday 11.05.11, 09:42am
Santander is further enhancing support to small business and SME’s after securing its third tranche of funding from the European Investment Bank (EIB), enabling it to provide discounted loan rates to qualifying businesses.
The new EIB funding complements Santander’s commitment to UK companies and follows its pledge to increase lending to small and medium-sized enterprises by [...]
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