Business

Business leaders in Milton Keynes are being invited to a free seminar on the new way to fund business growth. Corporate finance broker, Business Finance Services Ltd, has enlisted the support of representatives from leading UK Crowdfunding platforms ThinCats, Crowdcube and Archover to take part in an instructional seminar at The Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at The Stadium MK home of the MK Dons, on the afternoon of Thursday 2nd March 2017. BFS managing director, Peter Douglas, said: “Since the recession, banks have, understandably become more risk averse, which leaves a large gap in the marketplace for small and medium-sized businesses seeking finance for start-up, growth and acquisition. Crowdfunding – essentially, groups of investors getting together via Internet platforms to invest collectively in specific business opportunities - goes a long way towards plugging this gap. The problem is that many people have heard of Crowdfunding but not that many know..

CityFibre and its Milton Keynes launch partner dbfb has today announced that the first businesses are now connected to the Gigabit City networks and receiving some of the fastest internet services available. The partnership between CityFibre and dbfb has created a powerful alternative digital infrastructure for the city which can help businesses compete on a global scale. CityFibre launched the network and the state-of-the-art services with dbfb in early July, and the first of the city’s businesses are already enjoying internet speeds up to 100 times faster than the UK average with download and upload speeds of up to 1 gigabit per second. Rob Hamlin, Commercial Director, CityFibre said: “We’re delighted to announce the network is now live, and the first businesses are benefitting from ultra-fast connectivity. It’s no surprise that Milton Keynes, being such a forward-thinking city, is fully embracing this new opportunity. Businesses are now realising the benefits..

City Stay Apartments are delighted to announce their success at the prestigious 2016 ASAP Industry Awards, which were held at the Museum of London on 30th November. The glittering evening saw the executive serviced apartment provider take home the Serviced Apartment Business of the Year Award. City Stay Apartments were also recognised as a finalist for the Serviced Apartment Guest Experience Award. City Stay Apartments Managing Director, Mark Philips comments, “On behalf of the City Stay Apartments team, I would like to thank the ASAP for a fantastic evening. It truly was a night to remember! I’m so proud to see that the ASAP has acknowledged the efforts of the City Stay Apartments team. They have all worked so hard in providing the right product for our clients, backed up by excellent customer service. We are all very much looking forward to 2017, where we aim to continue trying to..

Milton Keynes, UK – As small business owners in the UK prepare to commence their employee pension auto-enrolment schemes, one firm has the endorsement of a very British group of individuals: the country’s Federation of Fish Friers. Carey Corporate Pensions Ltd, based in Milton Keynes, is thrilled and honoured to be the pensions provider that the chippies trust most. Since 1913, the Federation of Fish Friers has provided training, quality control and camaraderie to the best chip shops across the United Kingdom, and they don’t stand for poor service. Choosing an official pensions provider meant that they had to find a firm that provides quality services that their members can rely on and trust, and the employees can know that their savings for retirement is in safe hands. “Business owners across the country are currently in the process of setting up workplace  pension schemes that they will auto-enrol  their employees..