On 3rd June Campbell Ventures held a half day conference on the subject of “Managing Business Uncertainty in a Brexit Environment” at the Sky Garden in London. Sixteen personally invited clients attended and contributed to the lively debate and discussions. During the morning Mike Campbell Managing Director of Campbell Ventures presented a number of stimulating […]
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Santander has recently published a study completed by Birmingham University which investigates the competitive business position of 74 UK towns and cities and London Boroughs. Each town and city was scored against five comparable criteria including: Enterprise – business vitality and sustainability Talent – calibre and availability of qualified talent Connectivity – in terms of […]
Read More“If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” goes the old saying. Most businesses measure and track some key performance metrics. Often two or three metrics are selected to assess the performance of business units , teams or individuals. However, the problem with monitoring performance based on a small number of metrics will potentially […]
Read MoreA well respected patent lawyer in the technology field once said that “90% of patents held by businesses backed by venture capital investors are worthless.” How could this be? Surely savvy venture capital investors are experienced in assessing the value and strength of patents, isn’t this part of their job? Campbell Ventures has discovered that […]
Read MoreInterestingly it is the small and medium sized business community that are embracing the benefits of cloud computing at a faster rate than some of the larger and even multi-international companies. Benefits including cost reduction and more regular/ faster upgrade cycles are often cited as the main reasons to adopt this technology. Cloud computing is […]
Read MoreDubbed as “China’s Silicon Valley” the country’s largest high-tech park in west Beijing is not only home to Chinese high-tech companies like Lenovo, Baidu and Sohu.com, it is also the China headquarters of leading global companies like Google, Microsoft and Intel. Part of the Chinese government’s plans to develop an innovative economy, the State Council […]
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