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Future Fund opens for applications and final details are circulated
Posted: 20/05/2020
At the end of April, the Chancellor announced a new bailout programme aimed at venture capital-backed businesses that were struggling to survive the pandemic, but were not otherwise eligible for the existing coronavirus schemes. The package included a £250- million convertible loan scheme for high-growth companies, called “Future Fund”...…>>
Penningtons Manches Cooper acts on transatlantic Series D2 funding round for global talent mobility tech company, Topia
Posted: 12/05/2020
Topia is a complete Global Talent Mobility platform that enables businesses to effectively deploy, manage, and engage employees around the world. Its cloud-based platform continues to deliver mobility as part of a broader talent and business strategy with enhanced employee experiences......>>
Contact tracing apps – saving society or surveillance society?
Posted: 07/05/2020
Covid-19 or 1984 re-imagined? On 17 April 2020, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK's independent body set up to uphold information rights, issued an opinion on the recently announced Apple-Google initiative to develop a Bluetooth-based contact tracing framework (CTF) to help governments and public health authorities reduce the spread of Covid-19, see here.
GDPR in sport: trying wearables on for size
Posted: 04/05/2020
Whether you’re an elite athlete or putting on running shoes for the first time, many of us are turning to wearable technology to achieve our sporting and exercise goals. From Fitbits to Garmin to the more advanced Kinexon and Catapult technologies, there is a wearable that fits us all...…>>
Bounce back loans to provide a boost for small businesses
Posted: 28/04/2020
Under the scheme businesses will be able to borrow between £2,000 and £50,000. The Chancellor’s recent tweets suggest the borrowing amount will be 25% of turnover up to a maximum of £50,000 albeit the available guidance online does not reflect this yet......>>

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