David Prosser
Forbes
United Kingdom
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Funding Societies Raises $294m To Back South-East Asia’s SMEs
Funding Societies' new capital and increased credit will help it expand into the Philippines → Read More
Meet The Technologist Who Changed Theatre Tickets Forever
London Theatre Direct has repeatedly introduced new technology to shake up the ticketing business → Read More
Putting Digital Publishers In The Picture With Gumlet
Gumlet has raised $1.6 million to scale up its digital publishing solutions platform → Read More
Britain’s Fastest Growing Start-Ups Identified
The Startups 100 Index features the UK's fastest-growing disruptive new enterprises → Read More
How SMEs Can Secure The Benefits Of Flexible Working
How more SMEs can embrace family-friendly employment practices → Read More
Families miss out on key pensions rights linked to child benefit
A campaign to help families with children maximise their state pension benefits this week secured an intervention from the secretary of state for work and pensions – but Esther McVey isn’t planning on changing the rules that mean many families are missing out. → Read More
More Choice For Entrepreneurs: How Private Fund-Raising Eclipsed The IPO Market
British entrepreneurs are raising more money from private capital than ever before, enabling them to leave it much later to consider an IPO → Read More
What the Facebook data scandal means for your finances
Facebook is so embarrassed by the Cambridge Analytica data scandal that it took out expensive adverts in UK and US media last week to apologise to its users. But if you were appalled by the way in which personal data on Facebook appears to have been manipulated for political ends, have you thought about how this data could also be used to target your finances? Data security experts warn that too… → Read More
Women are better at investing than men, find reports
As if we needed confirmation, the latest data suggests the gender pay gap is as striking in the City of London as in so many other professions. Information filed in recent weeks by fund managers in line with new rules requiring them to publish pay gap figures suggests that women working in asset management receive salaries that are 40 per cent lower than those earned by men; the bonuses received… → Read More
Budget 2017 preparations: What it might mean for your personal finances
It’s generally a fool’s game trying to make definitive forecasts about the specific measures in any Budget statement. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be thinking about how your personal finances will be affected. You need to be ready to respond to the Chancellor’s announcements, particularly since many of the changes he announces will leave you a window in which to take action, between… → Read More
Debt: Who is responsible for making sure millions of Britons don’t go bust?
Who is responsible for ensuring millions of Britons don’t go bust? The Financial Conduct Authority’s chief executive Andrew Bailey is so concerned about rising levels of household debt that in September he called for the Government to step in. Having put consumer credit at the top of the FCA’s agenda for 2017 – culminating in a warning this week that half of all adults in the UK, some 26.5… → Read More
The scourge of late payment: How tardiness is threatening some startups’ existence
Can Jeremy Corbyn ride to the rescue of small and medium-sized enterprises plagued by the problem of late payments? The opposition leader promised last week that a Labour government would take action against large organisations that fail to pay smaller suppliers on time, amid mounting concern that SMEs are being driven out of business by the problem. → Read More
How Crowdfunding Took On Private Equity And Won
Crowdfunding now accounts for more equity investments in private companies than any other type of finance in the UK → Read More
Six New British Start-Ups To Watch Closely
Meet six new prize-winning start-ups set for big things in 2017 → Read More
These London-Based Entrepreneurs Are Under 30 And Making Waves
Who are the brightest young entrepreneurs in London's start-up scene today? Here are 10 to keep a close eye on during 2017 → Read More
Growth For Good Rides Social Investment Wave
Growth For Good is a social investment accelerator with big ambitions → Read More
Ten European Growth Businesses To Watch In 2017
These exciting European companies are tipped for big things in the year ahead → Read More
Five Fast-Growing British Businesses To Watch In 2017
Meet five British companies set for an exciting year in 2017 → Read More
VCTs: A Case Study In SME Funding Success
New data shows the cost to the taxpayer of venture capital trusts is easily met by the tax revenues paid by the companies supported by the funds → Read More
SME Confidence Slumping Amid Brexit Fears
New research suggest sentiment amongst SMEs has taken a big hit since the UK voted to leave the European Union → Read More