StartUp Britain bus tour enters final week 

The StartUp Britain bus - powered by NatWest and sponsored by 123 Reg and .UK - enters its six and final week of the summer tour. 

If you're thinking of starting a business, or wanting advice to help you grow an existing business, come along for free, impartial advice between 10am and 4pm!

• Monday: Victoria Square, Birmingham
• Tuesday: Jubilee Square, Leicester
• Wednesday: Central Milton Keynes Shopping Centre
• Thursday: Broad Street, Reading
• Friday: Kings Cross Square, London (7am-8pm)

Tour website: www.startupbritain.org/bus
Hashtag: #StartUpTour
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News

• Adam Smith Institute calls for corporation tax to be scrapped as part of reforms to "reboot Britain" (City AM)
• Now more than ever, corporates want to work with startups, according to MassChallenge report (Startups)
• New FinTech Bridge to boost startups' access to Korea (TechCityNews)
• Young people actually prefer physical shops more than any other age group, according to British Land (CityAM)
• Silicon Valley business leaders: "Trump would be a disaster for innovation" (Elite Business)

Commentary

• Our exit from Europe gives UK Plc a chance to act on global stage (Lloyds Dorfman, founder, Travelex and chairman, Office Group, The Prince's Trust and Doddle)
• Britain hasn't lost ARM: Its acquisition is the start of a new Great British tech story (Dan Hynes, talent partner, Atomico)
• Judge me in the job (Emma Jones, founder, Enterprise Nation and SME crown representative)
• Africa is growing thanks to capitalism (Marian L Tupy, editor, Human Progress)
• Sorry Mrs May, but employee-directors could damage our best boardrooms (Ian McVeigh, head of governance, Jupiter Asset Management)
• Brexit could help revive British manufacturing (Heidy Rehman, founder, Rose & Willard)
• Why Chinese entrepreneurs thrive in Singapore, but not in China (Panos Mourdoukoutas, professor and chair, dept of economics, LIU Post)
• Recasting Silicon Valley's role in society (Daniel Del'Re, senior director, FTI Consulting)
• Can Europe innovate a way out of its 'lost decade'? (Sean Randolph, senior director, Bay Area Council Economic Institute)

• The next LinkedIn? This women is connecting 1 million creatives to jobs (Forbes)
• Business meets beauty in the UK's national parks (Guardian)
• What next for the Northern Powerhouse? (BBC)
• A step by step guide to get some entrepreneurial spirit in your life (The Conversation)