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Startup School for Seniors Steps Up as Growing Numbers of Over …
WEBIn early January, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) released ground breaking analysis revealing a remarkable surge in self-employment among individuals over the age of 50 - and despite an overall decrease in the total solo self-employed population since 2020, the number of business owners in this age group is experiencing significant growth.
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WEBBank of England interest rate cut, first for 4 years The long awaited interest rate reduction has finally arrived but only just. The decision to reduce rates from 5.25% to 5% ... more. Budget 2024 in summary In a strategic move to rejuvenate Conservative electoral prospects, Jeremy Hunt unveiled a Budget prioritizing tax relief for workers and ...
Helping SMEs unlock the power of international trade
WEBSep 16, 2024 · By Tim Reid, Chief Executive of UK Export Finance. In April, the Office for National Statistics published data showing that since 2020, there has been 63 percent growth in real terms in the export of services and 7 percent growth for goods.International trade is one of the drivers of growth in modern Britain, as it has been for decades - …
More than one million over 50s now work for themselves as …
WEBThe analysis, published today by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed), found that the number of self-employed business owners aged 50 and over surged to 1.1 million in 2023 - 89,000 more than in 2020 - despite the total solo self-employed population falling by 154,000 in the same period.
Entrepreneur Insight - Emma Heathcote - James, founder & CEO …
WEB4 days ago · Award winning innovator on a mission for 16 years to disrupt the cleansing markets from soap to shampoo and body bars, while reducing plastic usage When Gran died, I realized the soaps she'd raised me on weren't available in UK supermarkets so I started making my own - it was hit and miss! I bought ...
Entrepreneur Insight - Nick Curci, founder of Draughts
WEB4 days ago · Entrepreneur Insight - Nick Curci, founder of Draughts. A space with a unique atmosphere where friends can play a vast amount of board games, while enjoying food and drinks from a full restaurant-quality menu. Eureka moment: In 2013, during a game night in East London, I had an epiphany while playing a board game with friends.
Artificial Intelligence and wildfires - New Business
WEB5 days ago · The machine learning models used for fire detection are trained on large datasets that include both fire and non-fire scenarios to accurately identify fires based on the characteristics of smoke and other factors. The models are also rigorously trained to reduce the prevalence of false positive fire alerts. Cameras and AI.
How a cashless society will drive business recovery for SMEs
WEBDue to COVID-19, 80% of SMEs have reported that their revenues are declining, and more than half fear that they may be out of business within 12 months. Cashless payments offer an opportunity to reverse this trend while driving business recovery. A survey commissioned by Payment Sense and conducted by Censuswide revealed that 44% of respondents ...
New £53 million funding for UK manufacturers to boost …
WEBFive brand new digital manufacturing research centres and projects to help supply chains become more productive are among recipients of £53 million of new government funding to drive the development of the latest digital manufacturing technologies, Investment Minister Lord Grimstone announced today.