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Helsinki’s startup scene evolved around giants such as Nokia, games giant Supercell and food delivery platform Wolt. It is reaping the rewards with experienced entrepreneurs, investors and engineers powering a vibrant scene around the Aalto University campus and the startup festival Slush, one of the world’s largest gatherings of investors and startups. “We value work-life balance and collaboration,” explains Jonne …

Thanks low corporate taxes and government incentives, Dublin has hosted the European headquarters of many major US tech companies: Google, Meta, LinkedIn and Microsoft all have offices in the city’s Silicon Docks. “The big American companies operated independently of the startup world for years,” explains Will Prendergast, partner at Frontline Ventures. “But over the past five years, U.S. tech companies …

This change sees the launch of the brand’s first rewards app, ‘Poundland Perks’. The £20m investment by Poundland hopes to offer customers more value with its rewards app after it was trialled in around 100 stores on the Isle of Wight and in Northern Ireland and Scotland. From Thursday 17 October, Poundland Perks will be available for use across the …

I’ve spent a lot For years playing second fiddle to Barcelona, ​​Madrid surpassed its Catalan cousin in 2023, with startups securing an investment of €605 million ($672 million), above Barcelona’s €457 million ($507 million). “There is a lot of Latin American talent coming in thanks to Telefonica’s recent entrepreneurial visa and talent programs to attract promising startup founders from Mexico, …

In the past For two years, the French capital has been in the grip of AI fever and has launched some of Europe’s most high-profile startups, including Mistral, which is currently valued at $6.2 billion (£4.7 billion). This is partly due to the support the sector has received. President Emmanuel Macron has given French AI startups strong political support, while …

Bradshaw-based Wellington boot manufacturer Grubs Boots won Retail/Leisure and Hospitality Business of the Year. Regional sales manager Abi Foster said: “We are so grateful to have won as it was such a tough category.” Grubs Boots is a family business founded by the Foster Family and has been making shoes since 1776. Grubs is the result of investing in the …

The arts and crafts shop, which has a branch in Bolton, has been majority owned by asset manager Bridgepoint since 2010, but has changed hands for an undisclosed sum. Hobbycraft has 124 stores and around 2,000 employees in the UK. Last financial year the company generated a turnover of £216 million. Dominic Jordan, CEO of Hobbycraft, said of Modella Capital: …

The Manchester Road store is running the campaign for three days. Customers who shop in-store on Friday 2nd, Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th August will have the chance to win a £10 voucher every hour at the Manchester Road store. They are randomly selected via the radio system in the store. Andy Atkinson, the new CEO, said: “Under new ownership …

The grant of up to £5,000 is being offered by Green Economy, which delivers business support programs on behalf of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. The programs will be funded by the UK’s Shared Prosperity Fund Leveling Up project to support the ambition to be a ‘net zero’ city region by 2038. BOC Car Center in Bolton manages and leases …

Shares of the bowling company rose higher Monday morning as a result. The company, which has 71 centers in Britain – including one in Bolton – and 11 in Canada, posted pre-tax profits of £29.5 million for the six months to March, up 10.5% on annual basis. This was thanks to an 8.1 percent increase in sales to £119.2 million …