Mike Lynch, arguably Britain's most successful tech entrepreneur, has resigned from HP, the company he sold Autonomy to last year.
01 May 2012
| by Jeremy Hazlehurst
Investment fairs bring together entrepreneurs with a bright idea and potential backers with time and money to spare. The atmosphere is as electric as an episode of Dragons' Den, with life-changing sums of money available for the lucky few.
30 Apr 2012
| by Emma Haslett
The economy is stagnant, customers are cash-strapped and new business is scarce. No surprise then that, from high street to high tech, from publishing to fashion, many firms are struggling.
Sir Martin Sorrell’s WPP, the world’s largest advertising and marketing firm, has posted better than expected Q1 revenues, up 4% to £2.4bn.
27 Apr 2012
Stat of the day: 44.5m. The number of Galaxy handsets Samsung sold in the first three months of the year, outstripping sales at Apple.
From corporation tax to videogame relief and R&D tax credits, here's the lowdown on what the new Budget means for SME owners.
19 Mar 2012
| by Andrew Burgess
Our 'Dream Budgets' series continues with Andrew Burgess, MD of Salford-based JMC IT. Key to his Budget: work experience for politicians and better IT, natch.
In an interview with MT, cabinet office minister Francis Maude said opening up a government IT contract to small businesses will shake things up. Feels familiar...
A new report has ranked UK cities by the ratio of job vacancies to applicants. In poll position is Aberdeen with one post advertised for every jobseeker. Bottom of the pile: Hull.
17 Feb 2012
| by Dr Richard Wilson
Gaming is one of the biggest growth sectors for the UK economy, argues TIGA CEO Dr Richard Wilson. So why isn't government doing more to help?