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Founders don’t need me to tell them they’re in the midst of a difficult operating environment. Global venture funding slumped 35% in 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US-China tensions, the pandemic, and associated global supply and energy crises, underpin a difficult macroeconomic setting for business.

Starting a new business can be a daunting experience. There are plenty of things that can go wrong, and it can feel risky to step out in faith.

The gaming industry is huge, with products that range from big-budget console titles to app-based games and even online casino titles.

With the recent rejection of the menopause bill by the UK parliament, a discussion into women’s health in the workplace has opened up on a larger scale than ever before.

Apple rolled out an update to its iOS 16 to fix two major security flaws in February, urging users to upgrade now to avoid cyber threats. It’s not the first time the tech giant has issued security warnings this year, with owners of older Apple models also being urged to upgrade their settings. With hybrid working here to stay, many teams are using their personal devices for work. But what does this mean for business security?

The aim of most startups is to achieve success locally, nationally and, finally, internationally.

Working from home has been largely viewed as the norm ever since the last lockdown was lifted.

Can you start-up alone?

Every day, hundreds of patients receive the life-altering news that they’ve been diagnosed with a chronic neurological condition. Right now, a colossal 14 million Brits are living with Dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Disease, and statistics show that 1 in 6 people will be affected over the course of their life. The high prevalence of these conditions means that most of us know someone – a friend, colleague or family member – with a brain disease, and we’ve seen the devastating impact first-hand.

If you ever worked with Office 97, you’ll remember Microsoft’s iconic assistant Clippy. The animated AI-based paperclip would pop up in your document and offer to help you format whatever you were working on. Clippy would analyse and structure words in your document and help you format it according to what you were working on. For example, if anything vaguely resembled a resume, you would be prompted with “It looks like you’re writing a resume! Perhaps a resume template will help?”.

Casual games have proven to be the “Trojan Horse” of user engagement and adoption of new technologies and platforms. When the iPhone first launched, the popularity of gaming on the device caught Apple by surprise. It was (and is) the number one app category. Hyper-casual games have dominated the app game charts for years. When Facebook launched to a wider audience than college campuses, it was casual and social games that helped them breakthrough to wider audience demographics that became crucial to their future.

Something crazy happened last week in northern California that has impacted the entire world. If you guessed the Silicon Valley Bank shut down, you get a cookie.

Building your net worth as early as 20 is ideal if you want financial stability for the future. Similarly, it’s a real challenge, especially in exploration mode as a young adult.

EDBM is looking to attract startups and SMEs to invest in their country and the incentives they would receive for doing so. It should be of interest to all businesses across all sectors but especially to exporters or those looking to access markets in Africa. Hear from Sachin Mohabeer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Board [EDB] of Mauritius.

With the rise of digital nomads and remote work, how does a person not only maintain their well-being, but participate in the ever-important activity of networking?

In today’s fast-paced digital world, businesses must understand the importance of branding to stay ahead of the competition. And a crucial aspect of branding is logo design. 

We are CodeGym, a company that has been teaching Java from scratch around the world for 10 years.

Starting a business from scratch brings a unique set of pressures – both professionally and personally.

Google your company name. Then click ‘Images’. What do you see?

From companies that operate in tech to the ones that do marketing or engineering, all have one thing in common: the need to cut down on food waste.