The Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) has been helping start and scale up businesses who struggle to gain access to funding for over 25 years. Fuelling an Entrepreneur’s Fire, a report from the Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (eisa.org.uk), produced in association with the All Party Parliamentary Group for Entrepreneurship examines the role that EIS and SEIS (the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme) play in supporting young, innovative businesses. The report makes four recommendations for how the schemes can be developed to play an even greater role in funding the UK’s next generation of high growth businesses.
Stronger Together: The Expanded Role of Universities in Regional Growth
With a new government at Westminster focused on economic growth, devolution, and local empowerment, a fresh report from the Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) highlights the critical role universities can play in these areas. The report, Stronger Together:...