An Entrepreneurs’ Budget – Launched by StartUp Britain | StartUp Britain

With this year’s annual Budget in March, StartUp Britain saw an opportunity to engage with entrepreneurs, investors and the SME community to start a dialogue – through direct consultation and by social media – around the ideas that entrepreneurs thought would be most successful in supporting them.

The report itself contains policy proposals on encouraging investment in start-ups and growth companies, plus on reducing burdens on founders and the self-employed…

moneyisnotimportant: This rule was enacted to protect investors from making extremely risky investments if they didn’t have the capital to absorb the loss in the event that it failed.  The events that lead to the Great Depression necessitated this legislation, but times have changed. I really like how Wefunder is approaching this.  They’re calling for a modification to allow everyone to participate in startup funding, while still keeping a safety net in place to protect unsophisticated investors from ruining their finances.
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moneyisnotimportant:

This rule was enacted to protect investors from making extremely risky investments if they didn’t have the capital to absorb the loss in the event that it failed.  The events that lead to the Great Depression necessitated this legislation, but times have changed.

I really like how Wefunder is approaching this.  They’re calling for a modification to allow everyone to participate in startup funding, while still keeping a safety net in place to protect unsophisticated investors from ruining their finances.

Let's not put enterprise to the sword | Markets & Analysis

It is so easy these days to think you must have stumbled into a parallel universe. Last week, Prime Minister David Cameron railed against excessive executive pay and promised to work to change the culture of greed in Britain’s boardrooms. This week, Chancellor George Osborne warned of an anti-business culture stalking the land. A staunch defender of enterprise, Osborne vowed to oppose those creating a hostile political climate for business…

Enterprise Calendar | StartUp Britain

StartUp Britain is pleased to present StartUp 2012: The Enterprise Calendar - a new, interactive calendar of enterprise events showcasing Britain’s vibrant and dynamic enterprise community. The calendar will be a vital tool for entrepreneurs, signposting them to key events and growth opportunities