Jan 6, 2021 | Blog, Guest Articles
The UK and EU have announced that they have provisionally agreed a Trade & Cooperation Agreement that will determine the framework for a new UK-EU relationship. Whilst the trade deal negotiated by the government falls short on the trade benefits we previously...
Jan 5, 2021 | Blog, Case Studies, Member News, Sci-Tech Daresbury
When the Government invested £7.36m of its Regional Growth Fund (RGF) into Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus in 2010, then Minister of State for Universities and Science, David Willetts said it would: “not only strengthen the science base at the campus, it will...
Dec 21, 2020 | Case Studies, Guest Articles, R&D Tax Solutions
Juggling multiple Research and Development projects can significantly stretch any company’s resources, putting cashflow under significant pressure. This was the situation faced by a leading biotech company when it sought to innovate its cleaning product range.Access...
Dec 2, 2020 | Blog, Guest Articles, Penningtons Manches LLP
We recently considered the increasing commercial necessity for landlords to understand a start-up’ priorities. We now look at the first (and perhaps most important) of these: cost certainty. Budget restrictions makes it important for new businesses to plan overheads. ...
Nov 17, 2020 | Blog, Bulb Laboratories, Guest Articles, Member News
‘We are following the science’ has become one of the best used phrases in the media over recent months. We acknowledge that scientists are then quick to point out that the use of such a phrase only demonstrates a person’s lack of understanding of the fundamental...
Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Guest Articles, Member News, Penningtons Manches LLP
Start-up companies and entrepreneurs form a significant part of the UK economy. The October 2018 Budget announced a three-year extension of the British Business Bank’s Start-Up Loans programme to make it easier for this sector to harness funding. Research...
