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New EU VAT Regs on Digital Products are Madder than a UKIP Eurovision Party
The EU are trying to stop multinational companies like Amazon and Google avoiding VAT by locating in low-VAT countries like Luxembourg. New regulations which take effect on 1st Jan 2015 require firms selling digital products to charge VAT in the country of sale rather than their own local country but the sting in this policy is that it applies not only …
Read MoreBank of TMC Growth Grants
Details of The Bank of TMC’s new grant programme for existing businesses that deliver products or services for young people… Grants for Established Businesses The aim of the fund is to provide financial assistance to help to grow your business. Growth grants from £500 – £1,500 are available to improve your businesses performance. Who can apply? …
BCS Leicester events for 2015
The Leicester branch of BCS has published a really good set of events for 2015. These are now also added to the Leicester Tech Startups calendar.
Tips for Mentoring at a Startup Weekend
Last weekend I had the pleasure of mentoring startup teams at the annual Launch48 startup weekend here in Leicester. The event gives budding tech entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch, build and launch a startup over the course of a weekend with mentoring and advice from experts.
Read MoreStart Up Cafe at University of Leicester, Tues 9 Dec
There will be entrepreneurs, including local business leaders, academics and graduates running a business, to network with. Whether you are a university student or are from the local business community it would be great if you could join us, so please book your place.
Read MoreReviews.co.uk – Web Developer Leicester Job
To complement its rapid growth, a rare opportunity is available for an experienced Web Developer to join a market leader in cloud based feedback solutions. Based in Leicester City Centre, the successful Web Developer will earn £35,000 – £50,000 depending on experience and a will receive a full benefits package.
Read MoreBCS Leicester: Digital Forensics and the Way Forward, Oct 15th
Andrew Jones, Visiting Professor to Cyber Security Centre at De Montfort University will look at the way in which digital forensics is currently undertaken and the changes that will have to be made to meet the demands of the future. The increasing pace of change and the advent of mobile technologies, Cloud computing, the Android operating system, solid state technologies …
Read MoreSee Inside DMU Innovation Centre’s New Co-Working Space
A substantial part of the ground floor of DMU’s Innovation Centre has been converted into an exciting new co-working space for startups with room for events and a communal kitchen. Attendees of tomorrow’s Open Coffee (10am, Weds 19th Nov) will be the first people to use the space which will be open from 9am to 5pm weekdays starting tomorrow. For …
Code Club’s First Ever Leicester Meetup
News of another great opportunity to get kids interested in coding… Code Club is a national not-for-profit organisation that runs and supports after-school coding clubs for children aged 9 – 11. Our unique approach is to take volunteers with programming backgrounds and put them in touch with local primary schools, so that they can use free materials from Code Club …
Open Coffee Opens DMU’s New Co-Working Space
This week’s Open Coffee, Wednesday 19th Nov at 10am, will be the inaugural event at De Montfort University Innovation Centre’s new Co-Working space. Come and have a look around the new venue and hear Sarah Cochrane share her experience of the TechStars Accelerator programme. The Innovation Centre at De Monfort University is a beacon for innovative thinking; sharing, championing and …