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VENTURE CAPITAL TRUST SHAKE-UP SPARKS FEARS OF FUNDING SHORTFALL FOR UK BUSINESSES

January 12, 2026 NewsDesk Alex Davies, Budget tax changes, early-stage investment UK, EIS vs VCT, Enterprise Investment Scheme, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, innovation funding UK, investment tax incentives, private investment UK, scale-up finance UK, small business funding UK, start-up finance gap, UK economic growth, UK start-up funding, UK venture capital, VCT tax relief, Venture Capital Trusts, Wealth Club

UK start-ups and scale-up businesses could face a funding shortfall of more than half a billion pounds next year following

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FRONTIER FIRMS DRIVE STRONGER SALES GROWTH ACROSS UK ECONOMY

January 8, 2026 NewsDesk access to finance UK, business innovation report, frontier firms UK, innovation and sales growth, innovation barriers UK, innovation data UK, innovative companies UK, micro businesses UK, research and development UK, UK business growth, UK business trends, UK economic growth, UK innovation, UK productivity growth, UK R&D investment

Britain’s most innovative companies are significantly outperforming their peers, with new research pointing to a clear relationship between innovation activity