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When it comes to the workplace, women face several challenges. From pay gaps to balancing work and parenting, gender bias to a lack of understanding around the menopause, women are faced with mounting obstacles to overcome throughout their career.

In logistics, we are accustomed to adapting to the unexpected – as we did nearly three years ago with the onset of the pandemic when we were forced to react swiftly and decisively to accommodate explosive new demand in B2C e-commerce.

As a startup owner, you’ll likely have a lot on your plate. From managing finances and employees to marketing and sales, it can be easy to overlook the importance of having clear and comprehensive terms and conditions in place.

This is the third in our series tracing the progress of a start-up’s first new technology product from detail design through to volume production.  

The pace at a fast-growth startup is, well, fast. Adaptability is key. Agility is paramount. After all, startups are founded, backed and made up of ambitious people with big dreams. They all want to realise those dreams, often with restricted budgets and limited time to prove a concept to potential investors. As fascinating as this business journey can be, it demands patience and perseverance from the people working in it. 

In healthcare, the consequences of human error can be fatal. With NHS resources already strained, hospitals require training programmes that deliver for both staff and – crucially – patients.  

We’ve got a femtech problem. Impressive startups such as Elvie and Flo have rightly garnered the headlines.

WUKA was born out of my desire to create a brand that empowers everyone that experiences menstruation so that nothing, especially not their period, would hold them back. I also wanted to address the environmental damage single-use period products have on the planet. 

Something needs to change, and every business leader knows it. The world, as configured today, is at odds with a thriving, livable planet in the future.

Through or own business, we’ve come to realise that a lot of people change – sometimes pretty dramatically, and almost always for the better – when they have kids.  

This article is about sustainability and how modern technology is redefining what we should value, measure and report regarding social and environmental impact.  

The future of food is a big and broad topic, covering a plethora of technologies and applications at different points of the supply chain.

As most of us are all too aware, female-led companies are shockingly under-represented in the world of investment and at every stage of their growth development.

Have you ever heard of making plans and schedules for maintenance? It might sound like a challenging idea, but it’s pretty easy.

Less than 24 hours ago, Elon Musk, along with many other key figures in the tech world, have beseeched AI developers to cease production out of fears over the potential threat to humanity.

Diverse workforces bring many benefits but age is an asset travel and technology industries often overlook.

“I never felt different from my male colleagues until I got pregnant. When I went on maternity leave, I felt guilty about not contributing to my former business’s targets – and coming back to work was even worse. It made me feel angry for being a woman,” shared one of Sweep’s employees at our gender parity workshop on International Women’s Day. 

It’s no secret that embracing digital is essential for businesses that want to stay relevant and competitive. That’s why, by 2021, 89% of all companies had already adopted a digital-first business strategy or planned to do so.

For decades, we’ve imagined a future where artificial intelligence gives everyone superpowers. Now it’s finally here, it’s up to us to figure out how to use it for good.

Last week, the business revival series took place on March 21-22 at the Excel Centre in London. Safe to say, Startups Magazine has spent a lot of time at the Excel Centre over the last few weeks!