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Join our networking lunch With Ana Stewart, the Scottish Government’s new Chief Entrepreneur, tickets now on sale
21+ hour, 27+ min ago (148+ words) Tickets are now on sale for TheBusinessDesk.com’s first Scotland networking lunch. At the event, we will be hearing from Ana Stewart is a technology entrepreneur, investor and champion of women’s participation in business. Stewart was recently appointed chief entrepreneur…...
Fire safety firm collapsed after cash crisis, eviction and failed rescue deal
6+ hour, 33+ min ago (414+ words) A fire safety manufacturer collapsed into administration after a cashflow crisis, an eviction from its premises and mounting creditor pressure left the business fighting for survival. Smoke & Fire Curtains, based in Syston, Leicester, entered administration in May after nearly two…...
West Midlands firms set for £1bn turnover boost after British Business Bank support
12+ hour, 26+ min ago (119+ words) TheBusinessDesk.com West Midlands firms set for £1bn turnover boost after British Business Bank support The British Business Bank newly supported 2,900 smaller businesses in the West Midlands in 2025/26, with those firms expected to create 1,800 new jobs and support a further 34,600 existing…...
Networking Lunch: With Ana Stewart, the Scottish Government's new Chief Entrepreneur - Scotland
1+ day, 1+ min ago (119+ words) Ana Stewart, technology entrepreneur & investor Ana Stewart is a technology entrepreneur, investor and champion of women’s participation in business. She was recently appointed chief entrepreneur by the Scottish Government, leading on from her work with predecessor Mark Logan on the…...
Law firm collapsed owing £2.5m to unsecured creditors after sale fell through - South West
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (76+ words) Law firm collapsed owing £2.5m to unsecured creditors after sale fell through TheBusinessDesk.com Law firm collapsed owing £2.5m to unsecured creditors after sale fell through More from South West - New Growth Awards to shine spotlight on turnaround success stories - South West…...
Skybus suspends Cornwall to Scilly flights until September
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (251+ words) Skybus has suspended flights between Cornwall Airport Newquay and St Mary’s on the Isles of Scilly until 31 August because of a shortage of aircraft and qualified pilots. Passengers with existing bookings are being transferred onto flights from Land’s End. The…...
Watt's new beer brand attempts to buy back BrewDog
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (249+ words) James Watt’s new beer brand Second Best has submitted an offer to buy BrewDog. Watt’s new brewery concept is aiming to make it up to the thousands of Equity Punk small investors who backed BrewDog in the earlier years, but…...
New Edinburgh hotel set to open next month
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (333+ words) A new 157-bedroom hotel in the Haymarket area of Edinburgh is set to open on 5 August. S Harrison, which owns and has redeveloped the former office building, has a long-term agreement with Meininger, to operate the hotel. This will be…...
Centre to promote development of life-saving and life-changing technologies
1+ week, 5+ day ago (632+ words) A Health Business Innovation Centre (HBIC) on the University of Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Campus (NHIC), has been officially opened. Situated on the top floor of the Emily Siddon building and managed by the team behind the 3M Buckley Innovation Centre…...
Business Enterprise Fund pumps record £25m into firms across the North
2+ week, 1+ hour ago (338+ words) Business Enterprise Fund (BEF) which provides loans to businesses ranging from £500 to £250,000, has reported its highest ever year of lending. A record £25.6m reached northern startups and SMEs during 2025–26, according to its new social impact report. BEF Group (BEF, BEF North…...