UK FinTech – ‘work in progress’
The new UK FinTech Focus report highlights that last year the sector drew considerable investment, with venture capital, private equity and…
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Commercial Due Diligence explained
Luke Freeman is a Director at Whitecap Consulting and leads our Corporate Finance & PE practice area. During lockdown Luke…
Universities have the opportunity to use the Covid-19 crisis to shape a new and more sustainable future
Universities in the UK and across the world have been profoundly affected by the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Back…
Tackling the Future of the Logistics Industry
Within the first three months of the Covid-19 crisis, the disease and its effects have impacted the logistics industry considerably….
Innovation in Retail has Accelerated as a Result of Covid-19
Many parts of the retail sector have been and will continue to be hit hard by government measures implemented as…
The Technology Sector: Questions to ask for the future
The COVID-19 pandemic and its repercussions in the business world have once again highlighted that without technology, life as we…
Significant opportunities to advance FinTech sector in West Midlands identified in GBSLEP report
The FinTech Ecosystem report, commissioned by GBSLEP, has been produced by Whitecap Consulting and provides the most detailed overview yet…
Why now could be the best time for organisations to experiment with new ideas
Innovation and the willingness to experiment has always been important in business. With market and operating environments more volatile than…
The Role of Organisation Purpose and Vision in the Age of Covid-19
Now, with those things up in the air for many, and the economic security of the country’s future an unknown,…
Manufacturing is under intense pressure, but it’s been here before
IHS Markit’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell to the lowest rate ever of 33.4 for April since the index began…
Whitecap MD to speak at Milton Keynes business leader roundtable
At the session, a group of invited guests will discuss the potential recovery trajectory for businesses after COVID-19, different approaches…
What Can Businesses Learn from the Rise of the Digital B2C Model?
Arguably, it all started with Amazon delivering books, CDs (remember them), toys and games. Now many people have their weekly…
The Power of The Product Pipeline in Software Service
However, recent Whitecap research, undertaken prior to the outbreak of coronavirus, has consistently shown that controlled “product reveals” of…
Signs of Intent to Grow in a Post Covid-19 Business Environment
At present, the focus is on the health of the nation and beating the Coronavirus, and of course, all our…
Professional Services Business Development: Adapting to the ‘new normal’
Until lockdown, I worked alongside Professional Services leadership teams, helping them define and implement long-range growth strategies to out-sell and…