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Software Industry Calls for More UK Government Support: Britain's government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas. From a report: More than 120 industry leaders have called for government intervention to improve conditions for European software companies. Europe has long struggled to scale up homegrown tech companies as successfully as the U.S., with many startups forced to seek investment abroad as they scale up. A new policy document -- published by industry body Boardwave and seen by Reuters -- highlights what it calls Europe's "dreadful" track record of scaling software companies, with one recent study showing only one software-focused firm, Sage, counted among Britain's top 100 publicly-traded businesses, compared to dozens in the U.S. Phill Robinson, Boardwave founder and a former executive at software giant Salesfore, shared the report with Britain's technology minister Michele Donelan last week, warning that mid-sized software companies had received little government attention compared to Big Tech firms and buzzy venture-funded startups. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

Software Industry Calls for More UK Government Support: Britain's government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas. From a report: More than 120 industry leaders have called for government intervention to improve conditions for European software companies. Europe has long struggled to scale up homegrown tech companies as successfully as the U.S., with many startups forced to seek investment abroad as they scale up. A new policy document -- published by industry body Boardwave and seen by Reuters -- highlights what it calls Europe's "dreadful" track record of scaling software companies, with one recent study showing only one software-focused firm, Sage, counted among Britain's top 100 publicly-traded businesses, compared to dozens in the U.S. Phill Robinson, Boardwave founder and a former executive at software giant Salesfore, shared the report with Britain's technology minister Michele Donelan last week, warning that mid-sized software companies had received little government attention compared to Big Tech firms and buzzy venture-funded startups. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

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Software Industry Calls for More UK Government Support: Britain's government has been urged to provide more support for the software industry with measures including tax incentives and talent visas. From a report: More than 120 industry leaders have called for government intervention to improve conditions for European software companies. Europe has long struggled to scale up homegrown tech companies as successfully as the U.S., with many startups forced to seek investment abroad as they scale up. A new policy document -- published by industry body Boardwave and seen by Reuters -- highlights what it calls Europe's "dreadful" track record of scaling software companies, with one recent study showing only one software-focused firm, Sage, counted among Britain's top 100 publicly-traded businesses, compared to dozens in the U.S. Phill Robinson, Boardwave founder and a former executive at software giant Salesfore, shared the report with Britain's technology minister Michele Donelan last week, warning that mid-sized software companies had received little government attention compared to Big Tech firms and buzzy venture-funded startups. Read more of this story at Slashdot.

I’m thrilled to share some personal news: since early April, I now lead the growth teams and international markets at Qonto as Chief Revenue Officer. This is particularly exciting because I truly believe in the mission of Qonto. Even if you see a lot of innovation in Fintech today, small businesses are still very much underserved. Qonto is here to energize them and to provide them with the means to achieve their ambitions. I’d like to thank Alexandre Prot and Steve Anavi for their trust and I’m really looking forward to this new adventure. Qonto is at a strategic moment in its growth trajectory. After the record-breaking Series D fundraising in January 2022 and the Penta acquisition in Germany in July 2022, we will now focus on: • Establishing our all-in-one offer for finance teams by serving larger SMEs with tailored finance products for bigger teams 🚀 • International Expansion by growing our market share in Europe (Germany, Italy, Spain) 🇪🇺 • Laying the foundations for profitability at the group level ⏩ • Building a more sustainable and inclusive company. 🍃 It’s fantastic to join such a skilled team and help it reach a very ambitious goal: becoming the business finance solution of choice for 1 million European SMEs and freelancers by 2025. Alexandre Lemétais Ludivine Baud Lukas Zörner Mariano Spalletti Carles Marcos i Guàrdia

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Xero is going to award 4 Singapore SMEs with $15,000 to accelerate their growth as part of the #XeroBeautifulBusiness fund. Those businesses will then be part of a global competition where winners stand to win $40,000 each. One of these businesses be yours. Read more in The Business Times.

Xero is going to award 4 Singapore SMEs with $15,000 to accelerate their growth as part of the #XeroBeautifulBusiness fund. Those businesses will then be part of a global competition where winners stand to win $40,000 each. One of these businesses be yours. Read more in The Business Times.

Xero is going to award 4 Singapore SMEs with $15,000 to accelerate their growth as part of the #XeroBeautifulBusiness fund. Those businesses will then be part of a global competition where winners stand to win $40,000 each. One of these businesses be yours. Read more in The Business Times.