Luke Davis, CEO of IW Capital, discusses what can be done to encourage Unicorn creation, including extending EIS

The last 15 months has provided every aspect of society with an unprecedented challenge, not least to small firms and founders. The response of this section of business, however, has been nothing short of inspiring, with nearly 800,000 new firms incorporated in 2020. The response of the investors who back them has been equally stirring, new figures showing that small firms received a record breaking £8.8 billion worth of equity investment last year.