Knowledge Articles

From vital business information, progressive policies and your company values, a well-crafted handbook provides guidance and clarity and fosters a cohesive and supportive environment.

Providing you with practical insights to help you scale your business, overcome hurdles, and thrive in today’s dynamic market.

In today’s dynamic and competitive job market, businesses face numerous challenges when it comes to finding and retaining top talent.

Most of our team are trained or experienced journalists, so we can spot a good story a mile off and we’ve helped countless businesses based at the Science Park to achieve great media coverage over the years.

Many business owners explore the idea of restructuring their companies and establishing a holding company due to the numerous benefits it offers.

The hybrid model is reshaping how we approach work in the UK. It’s not only about productivity; it’s about creating a work culture that thrives in this new reality.

Over the past few years, HMRC has been announcing new changes to the regime to combat fraud and to minimise abuse of the system. Not all of the proposed changes have been positive for tech-based businesses.

Minerva Business Angels investor, Nrinder Singh, talks about his philosophy and experiences investing through the Minerva network.

Samantha Tubb, investment angel, talks about her investment philosophy and experiences investing in tech start-ups through the Minerva network.

Since early 2021, the cost of living has been rising in the UK and continues to do so, with the Bank of England predicting that inflation will reach 11% later this year.

As we approach the new tax year, there are a lot of changes coming into force and more tax changes will be implemented from April 2023 that will have significant impacts on R&D tax credit claims for some companies.

Be sure that you aren’t making these common mistakes when it comes to your pricing strategy.

If you consider the government advice on trade more challenging than undertaking a PhD, read on, as we’ve attempted to simplify the essentials for you.

The rules regarding R&D tax credit claims for the SME scheme are changing and it could affect the ability of many small businesses to obtain this important tax relief.

50 years ago, most businesses could not borrow without hard asset security, usually in the form of land and buildings.

There are some exciting changes coming up in the way apprenticeships work for you from the start of the new tax year.

Experience shows that many companies, whether large or small, come to the point at which they need to innovate in order to grow or scale.

MTD is the government’s vision to have one of the most digitally advanced tax systems in the World. In their words “to improve efficiency and to reduce error”.

The HMRC reports that for 2017-18 £1.8b was invested and £175m through SEIS in a total of 5,730 companies through these schemes.

As we head towards GDPR day – May 25 – the number of scare stories about the new regulations seems to be spinning out of control.

Improving your customer focus is not that hard – try these ten tests for your own response to customer interaction.

Most high-growth technology businesses will raise external finance at some point in their development.