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Five minutes with Jason Goodman, CEO of Shoreditch based Advertising agency Albion


We are delighted that this weeks “Five minutes with…” interview is with Jason Goodman CEO of Albion who are based at the Tea Building in Shoreditch. So here we go… As the LA Dodgers baseball team file for bankruptcy protection …

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Five minutes with Tom Appleton of Rocket Investments


Welcome to the inaugural Silicon Roundabout “Five minutes with…” a series of quick interviews with key business leaders in the Silicon Roundabout area. This weeks “Five Minutes” is with Tom Appleton of Rocket Investments an investment company focused on delivering …

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Where is a good base for exploring the Silicon Roundabout hub?


As the Hoxton Hotel is put up for sale we thought we would share our thoughts on other great hotels in the Silicon Roundabout area. So, neither exhaustive, nor laced with favouritism we pick the following hotels if you want …

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The Hoxton Hotel goes on sale for £70m


Yes, The Hoxton is up for sale. Set up in September 2006, Sinclair Beecham, founder of Pret a Manger says, “With The Hoxton, we have demonstated that quality does not need to be expensive and can be highly profitable.Now is the appropriate …

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Government’s Technology Strategy Board launch £1m funding competition


Nothing like starting with some very interesting news! At the inaugural Digital Shoreditch Festival last week the Government’s Technology Strategy Board announced a funding competition to invest £1m to support the growth of creative and digital businesses launching in the …

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