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The Shell LiveWIRE Smarter Future Awards is a social investment programme for young entrepreneurs. Each month Shell help to fund businesses who are working on, or want to start working on innovative solutions to, 'meet the energy and resource...

A refurbished computer may conjure up images of a dented tower or a partially smashed screen, but that couldn't be further from the truth. Here's our roundup of the best reasons to buy a refurbished product. If you don't need the very...

Here's our latest roundup of the grants and funds for businesses that are still available.

Lets Grow Fund -  Read our original post

This fund is still available for new projects which create safe and sustainable jobs. The penultimate...

The Thinking Digital conference is returning to Sage Gateshead next month, bringing together a host of speakers, tech enthusiasts and entrepreneurs who are 'curious about technology, ideas and our future'.

The conference is approaching...

A mobile that is always listening to you sounds like something out of The Truman Show, but some people believe that's exactly what is happening whenever your smartphone is within earshot.

There is a growing concern that apps (or the phones...

What is bank transfer fraud?

Bank transfer fraud is a sneaky way of using a phishing email to con your business out of huge sums of money.

An email is sent from a higher-up to the department or person who handles your finances, requesting you...

It's all very well wanting to be productive and motivated, but who wants another app that organises things into lists? Here are three apps that will keep you motivated and amused in equal measure - probably.

Habitica

Do you find that...

A lot of the phishing emails and calls people receive are made with the sole purpose of obtaining information from you in order to steal your identity.

What's the difference between identity theft, and identity fraud?

Identity theft is the...

If you've been keeping up with the news, you'll know that there was a heated argument going on between Apple and the FBI regarding ''unlocking'' the San Bernardino shooter's iPhone.

The FBI claimed that Apple should have been prepared to help...

Odd socks may sound like a strange dress code for work, but businesses up and down the country are showing off their weirdest and most wonderful socks on Monday 21st March for World Down Syndrome Day.

The Odd Socks campaign is designed to get...