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21st April 2008 Commercialisation Fund up to £60K The Commercialisation Fund provides repayable finance up to £60K to small and medium-sized enterprises for proof-of-concept and commercialisation activities that enable a new business idea to gain first revenues and market traction.

6th March 2008 Hub firm assures Coastguard Software The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has taken a significant step to reduce risks in a current software development programme that has implications on shipping and coastguard activity and the safety of those at sea throughout Europe by employing Hampshire based software assurance firm TestIT.

2nd March 2008 Warren Buffett Shareholder Letter Legendary annual letter to investors from Warren Buffett .

8th February 2008 Web Mission 2008 Web Mission 2008 will see UKTI take 20 UK Web 2.0 companies travel to San Francisco to explore new opportunities for growth with key people in Silicon Valley.

26th January 2008 Software can be Patented Companies will be able to patent software programs after a key court decision that may move the UK closer to Europe in its treatment of computerrelated inventions.

28th November 2007 Business rates relief reduced on empty property Full business rates will be due on empty shops and offices, and on industrial properties after six months

22nd February 2007 Solent Hub Firm wins £25K prize Path Intelligence, a company whose unique FootPath system provides data to understand how shoppers flow through retail centres, has scooped the £25,000 prize at the SEEDA Enterprise Hub Showcase 2007

6th November 2006 Factory Visits - How other firms do it Factory visits program..

1st September 2006 Subsidised Marketing Material for Exporters Editorial coverage overseas for innovative British products

8th December 2005 2012 London Olympics Opportunities Anticipated supply needs for the London 2012 Olympic Games

3rd November 2005 £250K SFLG Loan simplified Much awaited changes and simplification of some rules Simple, single limit of £250K From now on, a single ceiling of £250,000 will apply to all SMEs. Previously, loans were available for periods of between two and ten years on sums from £5,000 to £100,000 (or £250,000 if the business has been trading for more than two years).

18th October 2005 Spinnaker Tower Spinnaker Tower

1st July 2005 Finding Grants Looking for Grants ?

7th April 2005 Business Angels - Self Certification From January 2005, the Government will introduce selfcertification for sophisticated or high net worth investors.

17th February 2005 Survey of Knowledge Transfer Activities in Public Sector Research Establishments As a result of incentives provided by Government, public sector research bodies, like research council institutes and NHS Trusts, generated more than £105m income last year from links with business and licensing intellectual property. The First Annual Survey of Knowledge Transfer Activities in Public Sector Research Establishments, (PSREs) offers a detailed overview of public sector research knowledge transfer activities for the 2003-2004 financial year.

9th November 2004 DTI says everything in the garden is rosy Businesses in the UK are deploying information and Communication Technology (ICT) more pervasively and innovatively than ever before.

28th October 2004 Magazine Review of Solent Enterprise Hub NewStart Magazine interview with Arthur Monks

28th October 2004 October Hot Link - The Point, Solent Events list Click for events list.

1st June 2004 June Hot Link - Small Firms Loan Guarantee to £100K The DTI SFLG guarantees loans up to £100K from the banks and other financial institutions for small firms

22nd May 2004 Spinnaker Tower - View from the top Spinnaker Tower - The new national landmark at the entrance of Portsmouth Harbour.

1st May 2004 May's Hot Link - Enterprise Investment Scheme The Enterprise Investment Scheme is a government scheme that allows certain tax reliefs for investors who subscribe for qualifying shares in qualifying companies.

1st April 2004 April's Hot Link - Shell Livewire This site has a huge amount of information for start-up companies.

6th March 2004 Warren Buffett - 2004 letter to Investors Warren Buffett, widely regarded as the world's most successful investor and the world's second-richest person has released his much awaited annual letter to shareholders of his Berkshire Hathaway Inc. holding company.

1st March 2004 March's Hot Link - Innovateur www.innovateur.co.uk Innovateur is an initiative by experienced entrepreneurs which supports emerging ventures by sharing resources and know-how on a free basis.

1st February 2004 February's Hot Link - The Chilli The Chilli is a media platform targeted at entrepreneurs, investors and advisers in the high-tech and media sectors across Europe,

26th January 2004 Gordon Brown - Advancing Enterprise speech Advancing Enterprise . Addressing the audience of international businessmen and politicians, Mr Brown told the delgates that by 2015 up to five million American and European jobs could have moved offshore - outsourced to countries like India and China as they strive to become the world's second and third largest economies.

9th November 2003 WiFi Hotspots Hotels in the area are now providing Wireless access

30th September 2003 SION Business Angels event 29th September - Report The Solent Investment Opportunity Network (SION) had a presentation of investment opportunities to private investors on the 29th September.

21st July 2003 SION Business Angels event 21st July - Report The Solent Investment Opportunity Network (SION) had a presentation of investment opportunities to private investors on the 21st July.

13th May 2003 SION Business Angels event 12 May - Report The Solent Investment Opportunity Network (SION) had a presentation of investment opportunities to private investors on the 12 May

2nd February 2003 IT Skills Survey 2003 The results of silicon.com's fifth annual skills survey are out. A survey of almost 4000 respondents.

23rd January 2003 Finance South East Venture Fund The purpose of the South East Growth Fund is to provide equity finance to companies based in the South East of England. The amounts available for investment range from £100,000 to £500,000 and the portfolio will be available to start ups, early stage, development and small MBO's and MBI's

10th December 2002 Surgeries A Surgery will be held on Friday morning's at 10am.

1st December 2002 Business Boffins Mentoring by email

21st November 2002 Agency and Temporary workers legislation The European Parliament today (21st November) voted on whether to back and, in places tighten, proposals from the European Commission. The proposals would transfer responsibility for pay and conditions from the agency that employs the worker to the company in which they work. MEPs have struck out a six week threshold (proposed by the Commission) before the new responsibilities would apply.

16th October 2002 IBM and Solent Enterprise Hub announce partnership IBM, one of the world's leading IT companies and one of the largest employers in the Portsmouth region, has announced a partnership with the Solent Enterprise Hub.