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Startups

PwC Supporting the C4DI

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I am delighted to announce that PwC, the leading professional services firm, will be supporting the C4DI to encourage the growth of digital start-up businesses. PwC serve a range of clients including fast growing new technology companies, entrepreneurs, established family businesses as well as multi-nationals and public sector organisations. Locally, the team in work with a number of technology and entrepreneurial businesses ranging from smaller start-ups to global household names. They work with start-up companies to provide compliance services evolving through the life cycle of the business.

From April, the Hull based team will spend time each month at the C4DI and be available to members for one-to-one or group conversations around a whole host of issues affecting start-up companies, from book keeping and accounting compliance, tax compliance, R&D tax credits, VAT and payroll matters.

Please come along to our launch event where you will have a chance to meet the team, have a few beers and enjoy some pizza! Please RSVP here.

Ebuyer Partnership with C4Di

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Another development in busy month for the C4Di! We are delighted to announce a new partnership between the C4Di and ebuyer.com. The aim of the partnership is to continue our work with new businesses in the area and encourage the formation and growth of tech start-ups. The partnership will enable us to eventually offer start-ups the chance to work with the ecommerce company and place products on the Ebuyer website.

C4Di members will be able to showcase their product directly to the ebuyer buying team giving them direct access to a major retailer, and a crack at the ecommerce market.

We will work closely with ebuyer to offer exclusive workshops, talks, and additional support to C4Di members.

Over the next few months ebuyer and the C4Di/ Hull digital will put together events and meetings to help kick-start the partnership.

More coverage:

Hull Daily Mail

HU17.net

PCR

Hull’s Digital Sector: Thriving in 2013, with a bright future in 2014

Can you even imagine having a something like the latest iPhone in your pocket five years ago, let alone ten years ago? I can remember sending my first email at University. In 1993. I can remember queuing for the fabled iPhone. In 2007. Now look at the wonders of technology, which are an intrinsic part of every day life, with devices with more computing power than the first Apollo mission.

Whether personal or business, we are living in a connected world, and this is only going to get better (or worse depending on how you feel). My guess is that many people reading this will have opened a present over the holiday period, which falls into the category of a technology device or gadget. Children especially are receiving tablets or smartphones, which enable a wealth of communication. These young people will possibly make a VOIP call via FaceTime or Skype before making a proper phonecall.

2013 has been a vintage year for the digital sector in Hull. The LEP (Local Enterprise Partnership) Board agreed to incorporate the digital sector as one of its future priorities, but we also launched the C4DI, the Centre for Digital Innovation…

Read more over on Medium now!