Business Weekly - Guest Blog
Guest blog: Leading entrepreneurs on issues affecting the Cambridge technology cluster.
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Letting the innovation genie out of the Patent Box
As evidenced by the well-established R & D tax legislation, the UK government looks to support innovation through the tax system, writes Tim Shaw... Read More
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Time to embrace the digital M & A mindset
The mergers and acquisitions (M & A) outlook in 2018 looks robust with global corporates seeing deals as a significant opportunity for growth... Read More
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Support of innovation through the UK’s taxation system
In the second of a series of articles on Tax & Technology, Tim Shaw, associate partner with Ensors Chartered Accountants, looks at the UK’s R... Read More
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Cambridge grapples with distribution hubs issue
While Amazon’s drone delivery service is tested in Cambridge at its UK Research Centre, Bidwells latest research finds that the city’s ‘last mile’... Read More
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Tax efficient funding for the technology sector
The provision of business funding reliefs has been recognised by UK governments in recent years as a valuable means of incentivising investment into... Read More
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The Death of the Expert: Cognitive tech is changing the nature of knowledge
Once upon a time, if you wanted to learn a particular skill, you had to ask another person to teach you, or you had to teach yourself, writes Laura... Read More
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The rise of the intangible asset business
The balance sheets of businesses have seen a substantial change in the last couple of decades. Previously, for the majority of businesses, tangible... Read More
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Bigger challenges mean working together more
Corporate innovation teams tend to have one of two backgrounds, writes Isabela Chick, head of business innovation at Telefonica. The first... Read More
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No Stranger to Innovation: How the UK is revolutionising the fight against global payments fraud
The UK has an illustrious track record of introducing revolutionary innovations, writes Dave Excell, founder and CTO of Cambridge technology business... Read More
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Ensure your business is cyber security savvy
Breaches of data security, as a result of a cyber-attack, are frequently reported in the news and evidence suggests they are becoming more... Read More
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Keep an eye on the time: Don’t lose your break
Let my pain be a lesson to all. I recently had to join the queue outside the Passport Office when 48 hours before my family and I were due to depart... Read More
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Facial recognition technology and law enforcement
Technological advances in the last 20 years have rapidly increased the ability of online systems to identify individuals, writes Elizabeth Denham,... Read More
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Businesses must adapt or perish: The growing risk of irrelevance in the digital age
The fourth industrial revolution is upon us! As technology continues to occupy almost every aspect of our lives, we are entering the digital age... Read More
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Planning permission no longer a cork popping moment?
As house price growth across the region takes a breath – with Cambridge in particular taking a pause from the high levels of growth seen over almost... Read More
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Supporting charities: do you know the legal requirements?
Corporate Social Responsibility is increasingly important for businesses and there is particular appeal for many businesses in supporting local... Read More
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Don’t get caught up in a Carillion-style fall out
The recent demise of contracting giant Carillion is a pertinent reminder of why credit risks should be insured, says Laurence Hill, credit insurance... Read More
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Under the hood of Project Trillium
Imagine you’re 30 metres down, diving above a reef surrounded by amazing-looking creatures and wondering what species the little yellow fish with the... Read More
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Broadening the Cambridge cachet essential to cluster’s growth
A report which was commissioned by the Greater Cambridge Partnership and released in early January evaluated a range of proposals to improve... Read More
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Cambridge BioMedTech cluster in great shape but can become even stronger globally
The current dynamism, growth and continuing success of Life Sciences in the Cambridge and surrounding cluster cannot be denied and is, quite... Read More
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Hot topics in BioMedTech – will the law get in the way of progress?
James Fry, partner at Mills & Reeve, looks at three hot topics in BioMedTech and highlights potential legal and regulatory roadblocks that could... Read More