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Mercia Fund Management (MFM) will be presenting the Mercia Growth EIS Fund for tax efficient investment in its existing and future technology portfolio, which spans medical technology, clean technology, electronics, telecoms and software, at the VCT and EIS Investor Forum 2011 on 23 November 2011.

Hundreds of private investors are expected at the event, which will take place in London. Dr Mark Payton, Managing Director of MFM, will be participating in a panel session on “Identifying the differences and benefits between planned exit, generalist and specialist fund models” at 10.30 am and will also present the Mercia EIS Growth Fund at 2.40 pm.

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Mercia Fund Management launches Mercia Growth EIS Fund - strong technology company deal flow, links to universities, enviable track record of building high growth businesses and experienced investment team underpin Mercia Growth EIS Fund

 Mercia Fund Management (MFM) has launched the Mercia Growth EIS Fund for tax efficient investment in its  existing and future technology portfolio, which spans medical technology, clean technology and electronics, telecoms and software.

The Mercia Growth EIS Fund is open to investors with a minimum of £25,000 to invest and who are looking to enhance their investment portfolio with high growth technology businesses.

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Report into innovation in consulting finds that consultancies need new ways to innovate as pressure on margins and fees increases

A new report published by The Institute of Consulting and undertaken by the Advanced Institute of Management, entitled ‘Management Innovation in Consulting’, reveals that innovation in UK consultancy firms is at risk of being stifled by a number of challenges including a lack of time for generating new ideas, pressures to focus more on client billing than on innovation, reduced training and development for consultants and lower profit margins.

Just one in five consultancies admitted they had a formal process in place to develop innovative services, and there is concern in the industry that clients are too risk averse with 83% reporting that procurement processes hamper the sale of innovative consulting services.

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David Cotterell appointed Managing Director to spearhead private sector growth for Agilisys

Agilisys, one of the UK’s most innovative IT and business services providers, has expanded its cloud services offering by launching Agilisys Cloud Services, a managed IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service) providing a suite of scalable, modular and customisable cloud services including infrastructure, co-location and hosting solutions, along with associated consultancy services, in Agilisys’ dedicated, highly secure, data centres across the UK.

Agilisys has identified a gap in the market for IaaS products aimed at the organisations who have recently entered the cloud and separately those who have yet to take advantage of cloud offerings. Self-service commodity-based IaaS services can be difficult for companies to manage as well as thoroughly understand and Agilisys has responded by developing a managed IaaS service that reduces production complexity and increases reliability.

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Networking group on target to pass over three-quarters of a million pounds in business in 2011

Solihull based business networking group BNI Phoenix has released figures revealing that it has generated over £514,000 worth of business between members this calendar year to date.

With 40 members from all business sectors, the group, meets on Friday mornings in Dorridge, although members attend from across the West Midlands (Sutton Coldfield, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth, Pershore and Dudley).

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UK electronics design company shortlisted as Consultancy of the Year at the British Engineering Excellence Awards 2011 and Design Team of the Year at the 2011 European Electronics Industry Awards

Birmingham, UK, 14 September 2011. ByteSnap Design Ltd, an electronics design and embedded systems consultancy, is celebrating after being shortlisted for two prestigious awards; the UK’s Consultancy of the Year at the third British Engineering Excellence Awards (BEEAs) and Design Team of the Year at the European Electronic Industry Awards (Elektra).

Open to companies with an engineering design function, the BEEAs aim to demonstrate and promote the quality of UK engineering design, provide a benchmark of excellence for the industry and recognise those making an impact on the world of quality engineering and design. Birmingham-based ByteSnap Design was named a finalist thanks to its ability to work on all project stages from conception through to prototype design and testing.

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Evida Power, Ltd., a leading designer and manufacturer of lithium-ion battery packs for electric vehicles (EVs), will be showcasing its power and management solutions for the EV market at LCV2011, the UK’s annual low carbon vehicle event. Hosted by Cenex, LCV2011 takes place at the Rockingham Race Circuit in Northamptonshire on 7^th and 8^th September.

Evida will be displaying its custom-designed lithium-iron phosphate battery pack within a production-specification Mia Electric Microbus vehicle on stand F3 within the internal exhibition area. The model, which is due to go on sale in Europe later this month, is the first EV to receive Evida’s fully homologated and tailored 8 kWh energy system as part of a $250 million,  5-year deal  with the Franco-German automaker.

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