The independent review of university spin-out companies requested by Government has been published.

British Business Investments, a wholly-owned commercial subsidiary of British Business Bank plc, has published its Annual Report and Accounts for 2022/23.

eFront, the leading financial software and solutions provider dedicated to private markets, and a part of BlackRock, has released its latest eFront Insight Quarterly Performance Benchmark report, covering the period to the end of Q2 2023.

Despite the number of women starting businesses in the UK rising to record levels, female-led startups continue to receive just a fraction of the equity investment male-led companies do, according to a new report published by The Entrepreneurs Network in partnership with Barclays. 

Ahead of the Government review of the UK spinout landscape, Oxford University Innovation (OUI) has published its inaugural Impact Report.

OUI, the research commercialisation office of the University of Oxford, envisages this report as a touchstone for harmonising impact measurement and reporting amidst university innovation hubs and technology transfer offices (TTOs) across the U.K.

The British Business Bank’s third annual Nations and Regions Tracker, published this week, finds the use of external finance among smaller businesses is showing signs of recovery in early 2023, after a decline in most UK Nations and regions in 2022. 

The British Business Bank has supported more than £12.4bn of finance through its core programmes and met its objectives,

Nearly 7 in 10 (69%) SMEs say that recruiting and developing adequately skilled staff is their biggest barrier to growth, a think tank has revealed.

Bethnal Green Ventures (BGV), in partnership with HSBC Innovation Banking UK and Floww has released the “Tech for Good Angels” report, revealing that despite a venture funding downturn, angels are doubling down to invest in tech for good businesses.  

A new independent report released by UKRI underscores the pivotal role played by UK researchers and innovators in tackling the pandemic.

A new independent report published by Warwick Economics and Development at SETsquared’s Future of the Economy event in Bristol estimates that companies supported by its Scale-Up Programme will contribute £1.3bn GVA to the UK economy between 2018 and 2030.

Welsh businesses showed resilience in the face of a difficult financial year, with a strong increase in exports and growing business confidence.