We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the E2E Entrepreneur Awards Birmingham. The award ceremony will be held at #SCALEUP2SUCCESS Birmingham on 27th March - we hope you can join us. For more information about our Birmingham event, visit our event page here.

When employers are making selection and recruitment decisions, they need to make sure that they are not falling foul of equality laws.

E2E’s strategic partner, Ellis Whittam, answer some of the questions frequently asked by employers.

This article was written by our Corporate Partner Pitchbook

This edition of Venture Ecosystem FactBook zooms in on 2018 venture activity in the DACH region, which houses Germany, Switzerland and Austria. Despite a litany of macro factors exerting pressure on the economies of these countries, the region overall produced a standout year, with more capital invested in the region than ever before.

Find out how apprenticeships can help employers overcome the skills gap in manufacturing, plus the best strategies for recruitment and retention.

Learn how to reduce employee turnover with our seven employee retention strategies.

In the 2018 Annual European PE Breakdown, PitchBook analysts explore recent trends shaping the European private equity dealmaking landscape, including an increasing penchant for loans as a financing option, elevated participation from non-European investors in European PE deals, and Brexit's potential toll on on the economies of UK and broader Europe.

For many wealthy individuals, the sale of a business is a key turning point in their lives. When markets are uncertain, as they are today, it can be difficult to know when to put the resulting cash windfall to work. But one thing is for sure: staying in cash over the long term is almost certain to be harmful for their wealth. Since 2009, the purchasing power of cash has declined more than 15% in the US, for example, exceeding the inflationary experience in the 1970s.