Doug Richard, a former “Dragon†from the BBC TV show Dragons’ Den and founder of School For Startups that teaches people how to launch a company, calls the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme “potentially one of the most extraordinary incentives ever createdâ€.
Business News- Heathrow fire caused by preventable fault, report finds, as Ofgem launches investigation into incident – business live 02/07/2025Root cause of fire at substation was ‘preventable, technical fault’ most likely caused by moisture, report saysHeathrow has also responded, saying that this incident highlights clear shortcomings in National Grid’s asset management and outdated safety standards.It added that its own review, led by former cabinet minister Ruth Kelly, identified key areas for improvement and work […]
- EU may as well be ‘province of China’ due to reliance on imports, says industrialist 02/07/2025Stefan Scherer, boss of AMG Lithium, says Europe must become more self-sufficient in critical raw materials and new technologiesThe EU may as well “apply to be a province of China” such is its inability to wean itself off that country’s supply of critical raw materials used in everything from electric vehicles to smartphones and wind […]
- How to raise money for a community project 02/07/2025Nail your pitch, pick your platform and get funding or grants in place if you canWhether it is sprucing up your local park’s play area, adding solar panels to your children’s primary school, setting up a community cafe or putting on an arts festival, keep the pitch – and the title – short and focused. […]
- ‘A billion people backing you’: China transfixed as Musk turns against Trump 02/07/2025Tesla CEO’s feud with US president dominates Chinese social media, with many praising his ‘tech-driven mindset’Few break-ups have as many gossiping observers as the fallout between the once inseparable Donald Trump and Elon Musk.The ill-fated bromance between the US president and the world’s richest man, which once raised questions about American oligarchy, is now being […]
- Poorly led, strategically inept and shorn of democracy. Now I truly fear for this Labour government | John McDonnell 02/07/2025The welfare bill passed, but it was chaos. A party this dysfunctional and divided cannot escape the wrath of voters at the next electionThe welfare bill has gone through, but what is on the minds of most Labour MPs and supporters is how did we get into this appalling mess over disability benefits? A key […]
- Heathrow fire caused by preventable fault, report finds, as Ofgem launches investigation into incident – business live 02/07/2025