A COUPLE has opened a brand-new cafe bar in the heart of Cowley Road. Jonathan Corp and Josephine Mikulla opened their new Café Bar JoJo’s, for the first time on Monday after quickly turning around the old Atomic Burger site into a stylish new watering hole. The South Oxfordshire couple, who have been together for almost four years, signed for the property just three weeks ago but the handy pair have already managed to completely re-style the property and open for business. After being open for just two nights, with only two tables outside, they sold over 100 cocktails in just two nights.
A VIOLENT thug hit a man five times with a metal dog lead in a park in front of families and young children. Denny Corp carried out the vicious attack in Kent View Recreation Ground in Basildon after an argument between two families over their children’s behaviour. On September 6 last year, the argument erupted after a young boy allegedly threw a rock at Corp’s victim’s daughter. “Unpleasant” threats were made with Corp and another man claiming they “knew where the family lived” and that they would kill them. Corp, 39, of Kent View Road, Basildon, and his friend were then told two days later that the man was walking his dog with his partner and daughter in the park.
On the face of it, Britain’s venture capital firms have never been more ready to invest in your start-up. British venture capital funds have £8.4bn ready for investment in fast-growth businesses, according to research. Indeed, British tech start-ups raised more than £4bn between January and June, despite the shutdown of the economy, according to the government.
This venture capital cash could provide crucial investment for innovative companies as the country emerges from the Covid-19 crisis.
However, the reality is that many venture capital investors are playing it cautious, wanting to invest in later, safer funding rounds for companies with proven revenue. Two fifths of start-ups believe they have less than 12 months’ worth of runway left before they run out of money. Over 1,000 of the UK’s high-growth tech start-ups have gone bust since lockdown began. Which is why follow-on funding rounds are crucial.