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Great to be at HQ. Go England !! #matchdayguinness
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Proximity matters for businesses. Having 14 offices in the UK/ Ireland @sfwelton explains the BGF model at the #scaleup2019 report launch
It is 0.6% of SMEs driving £1.3trl of revenue, over 70% of total SME revenue. The beauty of focus #ScaleUp2019
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Launch of the 2019 Scale Up Institute report by Irene Graham and Sherry Coutu #scaleup2019
Kicking off pitch@palace 12 @TheDukeOfYork @pitchatpalace
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What a great discussion forum and that to @SVB_UK and @TaylorVinters for their support along with @BFexecsearch
Thank you to our partners & guest speakers for this year's Chair Dinners in London & Cambridge. We've enjoyed some lively discussions & look forward to more in 2019! @SVB_UK @alexmccra @TaylorVinters @SimonJCalver @bgfventures @pam_garside
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It's really been a WOW moment reading through the #Upscalebook. I'm lucky enough to work for @TechNation and engage with some of the UK's top entrepreneurs, investors and industry veterans. 25 of them have shared their tips, giving an amazing insight. amazon.co.uk/dp/1911195867/r…
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If the UK is to be a great #scaleup nation, we need to release the choker on finance that stops our great startups from becoming great #Scaleups... says Stephen Welcome ⁦@BGFinvestments⁩ and Tina Baker ⁦@WithersTech#scaleup2018 report here drive.google.com/open?id=1-I…
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The best response to a headwind (like Brexit) are innovations that are scaleable globally - great insights from Mike Biddle from ⁦@innovateuk⁩ at #scaleup2018 - report here drive.google.com/open?id=1-I…
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Delighted to be part of this amazing and important team. We have so much to do that can help the UK. Real honour to be invited. Many thanks.
Pleased to announce that Simon Calver from @bgfventures has just joined the board at the Scaleup Institute @scaleupinst. His skill and experience as a serial entrepreneur and angel investor will be immensely beneficial to help us further ensure the UK is a great #scaleup nation
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Thanks will a real privilege.
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Thanks all very excited to be joining an amazing team
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@SimonJCalver is a great addition to @scaleupinst - congratulations to all.
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Thanks to the female founders that applied for #MOLtechInvest #WomenInTech! Judging is underway & we can't wait to see the top 10. Thank you to our expert judges @AnyaNavidski @JulietRogan @megannehb @CMBechs @hephzipemberton & #ShirinDehghan #MOLtechInvest #BehindEveryGreatCity
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Amazing news today for @mykbymyleene. We’re officially expanding globally into more new markets and territories. Yasssssss team. 💪🌍@mothercareuk
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7 Nov 2018
Richard Jolley 👌
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5 Nov 2018
Congratulations @Janatindex and @pjparson on topping the European Midas list - amazing deals for them and for European Tech
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Fast-growing Welsh tech company @DevOpsGroup opens London office after £3m raise businesscloud.co.uk/news/dev… #Wales #London #FinTech #tech #DevOps #Shoreditch
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