Cakes from East Lancashire good enough for royalty at London̵…

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CAKES from Ribchester were good enough for royalty when a family-run bakers supplied a palace event with thousands of “pops”.

Amy Gilmore and her husband David, owners of Polka Pops, were invited to supply cakes and chocolate pops for a royal event at St James’ Palace in London.

The budding baker was invited personally by HRH Prince Andrew, the Duke of York to supply his business event Pitch @ Palace. Read More

By Royal Appointment. [email protected] 4.0 at the beating heart of th…

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Just over two years ago, I was invited to the first Pitch at Palace event in St. James’ Palace, hosted by The Duke of York.
Held every six months, hundreds of companies, from start-ups to scale-ups apply for inclusion in the event, just over 40 are selected for Bootcamp (where they are assigned a mentor or ‘Elevator’) and then 12 pitch on the night to a heady mixture of business people, entrepreneurs, investors and many more.

Last night was Pitch 4.0. It was one of the best events I’ve been to, not just because of the surroundings, but the quality of businesses, the quality of pitches, and above all, the quality of people in the room. A royal entrepreneurial eco-system (should that be E-cosystem?) of people who can genuinely make things happen (not just talk about them happening). Read More

‘Unmade’ on demand jumpers win Pitch battle at St Jam…

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Uniquely designed jumpers knitted in-store in just 90 minutes are coming to Covent Garden — with some serious establishment backing. Start-up Unmade — formerly Knyttan — uses a “3D printer for knitwear” to make its jumpers in-house for the same cost as those mass-produced in international factories.

The two-year-old start-up was named the winner of the fourth [email protected] — a biannual event run by HRH The Duke of York where 15 start-ups pitch their products to investors and businesses at St James’ Palace. Read More

Construction app sets sights on big time after pitching to Prince…

A LONDON start-up that developed software used by workers on the multi-billion-pound Crossrail project was named as a finalist in a business scheme backed by the Duke of York. Alex Siljanovski, 35, says his web and app-based software BaseStone “helps cut risk and cost” on construction sites. It connects site workers with office staff and allows designs and other materials to be stored digitally in one location. Mr Siljanovski, a former chartered engineer whose team is based in Whitechapel, says the software has been used at up to 15 per cent of Crossrail’s sites in the capital. Read More

China State Visit

China State Visit

The President of The People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, visited the United Kingdom on a State Visit between the 20th-23rd October, 2015. 20th October – Day One The Duke of York attended the Arrival Lunch and State Banquet at… Read More