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US market drives growing export ambitions for UK small businesses
US market drives growing export ambitions for UK small businesses

Nearly half (44%) of UK small businesses see North America as the international market with…

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What every business can learn from family business succession planning

Succession planning is often associated with an ageing founder deciding whether a son or daughter…

Is the old marketing agency business model officially dead or hotter than ever?
Is the old marketing agency business model officially dead or hotter than ever?

WPP began life as Wire and Plastic Products, a maker of shopping baskets in Kent.…

Real AI sovereignty lies in funding the problems, not the products
Real AI sovereignty lies in funding the problems, not the products

Looking back, the moment I knew Britain had an investment problem came during our application…

The AI label is now part of the product: what August's transparency rules mean for generative AI startups
The AI label is now part of the product: what August’s transparency rules mean for generative AI startups

For the past few years, the generative AI playbook for startups has been simple: build…

Why startups are facing a collaboration fatigue problem
Why startups are facing a collaboration fatigue problem

Over the last few years, startups have embraced flexible working faster than almost any other…

How early-stage startups can plan events that make an impact
How early-stage startups can plan events that make an impact

Planning an impactful event can feel like a make-or-break moment for your startup. You know…

Why startups fail to scale past their early success
Why startups fail to scale past their early success

Despite a record year for venture capital investment in the UK, figures from ONS reveal…

The first vibe-coded startups are coming up for sale, are buyers ready to value them?
The first vibe-coded startups are coming up for sale, are buyers ready to value them?

For much of the past two years, the conversation around vibe coding has focused on…

Clockwise expands SME workspace offering across UK
Clockwise expands SME workspace offering across UK

Across its portfolio, Clockwise is responding to growing demand from regional SMEs for flexible, scalable…

Strategic enterprise partnership to turbocharge UK business support
Strategic enterprise partnership to turbocharge UK business support

NatWest has announced a strategic enterprise partnership with Enterprise Nation, a leading hub for entrepreneurial support,…

Starling launches agentic AI assistant for business
Starling launches agentic AI assistant for business

Starling Bank has launched an agentic AI-powered ‘Starling Assistant’ to all business customers. The free…

Emergent AI on why small businesses should code their own solutions
Emergent AI on why small businesses should build their own software

There was a time when only the biggest companies could afford software built just for…

Compliance as a sales weapon: why legal defensibility is the AI startup's strongest pitch
Compliance as a sales weapon: why legal defensibility is the AI startup’s strongest pitch

The story of AI in 2026 has been told almost entirely through risk: viral claims,…

Why AI is becoming harder to budget for
Why AI is becoming harder to budget for

For most business technology, the cost is relatively easy to understand. You buy a licence,…

What it will actually take for Germany's Startup Factories to work
What it will actually take for Germany’s Startup Factories to work

About a year ago, the German government awarded 10 regional innovation hubs as “Startup Factories”,…

Uncovering hidden signals of value: the power of a portfolio relationship intelligence system
Uncovering hidden signals of value: the power of a portfolio relationship intelligence system

Every venture fund claims to have a strong network, however very few can describe its…

Why convenience is the most overlooked opportunity for scaleups
Why convenience is the most overlooked opportunity for scaleups

Innovation has become a buzzword for startups. When moving from startup to scaleup, the default…

The allowance that used to cover a small business sale is now £3,000
The allowance that used to cover a small business sale is now £3,000

Founders planning an exit tend to research the rates. They are 18% and 24%, having…

The synthetic safety net: why AI startups are turning to data they built themselves
The synthetic safety net: why AI startups are turning to data they built themselves

The scrape-first-apologise-later era of AI is over, and the bill has arrived. The smartest startups…