I went to see the musical ‘Made in Dagenham’ last night. Not only was it an excellent production by the Lyric Musical Society, but it also left me with a slight feeling of unease. It sums up the politics and the culture of the late 1960’s brilliantly and of course given the subject matter of ... Read more

Check out the infographic from Company Connecting on Scottish tech companies with IT and telecoms related skills. The infographic covers 695 Individual Companies based in Glasgow i.e. 25% of the IT and telecoms companies in Scotland. Company Connecting has detailed information on 4,437 tech companies of which 2,763 are in Scotland. Some quick stats on ... Read more

This weeks guest author is Kevin Oubridge of Accelerated Success. Kevin helps companies foster a culture of effective collaboration within their teams. Poor collaboration in tech project teams is not down to a skills deficitI’ll come straight out and say it to save wasting time. Poor communication and collaboration in your tech project teams is probably down ... Read more

R&D tax credits are an invaluable financial aid that can provide a lifeline for those in the manufacturing and engineering sectors, but is often overlooked by those operating in fields where their eligibility is not quite so obvious. Companies can avoid missing out on potential returns or over-claiming by seeking professional advice. An accurate claim requires ... Read more

We continue our series on R&D Tax relief with an article from our guest author,Mark Westwood of Jumpstart. He asks the question “Is the UK’s tech sector missing out on R&D tax relief?” The UK’s technology sector is widely acknowledged as one of the fastest growing areas of the economy, with Prime Minister Theresa May ... Read more

In the current economic climate, it’s still surprising that more businesses don’t explore all of the tax incentives available to help lighten the burden by either reducing tax payable and or if applicable, securing a tax repayment.On Company Connecting we have more than 4,400 IT and telecoms companies, it’s likely that at least 50% of ... Read more

Last week Company Connecting provided information on 2425 companies registered between October 2014 and June 2017. The research established that only 11% of the registered companies were ‘real’ i.e. had a web presence. Almost 30% were already dissolved or dormant, and at least 20% were companies for contractors. It was evident that the number of tech ... Read more

IntroductionCompany Connecting works continually to ensure that the data it holds on IT and Telecoms companies is relevant and up to date. This means Company Connecting constantly adds new companies and checks periodically for dissolved and dormant companies.  In its recent research Company Connecting noticed a surge in the creation of IT and Telecoms companies in ... Read more

Company Connecting has completed the work identifying the Scottish IT and telecoms companies dissolved between October 2014 and January 2018.  We have retained the information on our database as it provides interesting insights into the type and skills of companies that are dissolved. A few are taken over or merge with other companies but the ... Read more

Company Connecting had several responses to a statistic we published on Linkedin on IT and telecoms companies in the Highlands and Islands Enterprise area. We received comments and queries about the information we hold.This latest infographic looks at different aspects of the 163 IT and telecoms companies in the HIE area, including a number of ... Read more