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As values-driven Gen Z and Millennial consumers come to dominate the market, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance have become make-or-break issues for brands – especially in fintech.
As the UK searches for sustainable and inclusive paths to economic growth, one powerful answer lies in plain sight, small and mid-sized businesses. Often hailed as the backbone of the economy, small and mid-sized businesses are uniquely positioned to drive the economy. But only if we give them the support they need to shift into high gear.
The old saying ‘patience is a virtue’ seems almost laughable now as the world speeds up. In wellness, many turn to drugs to sharpen their thinking and injections to lose weight faster, overlooking the risks of addiction and even potential mental disorders.
When I hear people talking about using AI at work, I can almost predict how the conversation will go. Most people have explored ChatGPT and had varying successes with other tools. Some use AI every day, others are considering learning more, and there’s always at least one person that avoids it as if even attempting to participate in this new era will set off a chain reaction to ruin us all. Of course, there is no question that AI is here to stay, and early adopters will be more efficient and quick to advance than their competition.
Navigating the journey from concept to mass production can be overwhelming for startups, university spinouts, and technology investors. Anglia Unicorn steps in to make this path smoother and more achievable, providing support and resources to turn innovative ideas into market-ready products, all free of charge.
It was no surprise to me that people with ADHD are far more likely to start a business; we are natural entrepreneurs. Our internal desire to create stuff combined with an attitude to risk that many others might try to subdue (‘don’t do that, it’s too dangerous’ comes to mind) makes us the perfect candidates to start companies. We’re great at spotting trends, we’re calm in a crisis and our out-of-the-box thinking enables us to see opportunities that others miss.
On 24th June, I joined AlbionVC for an informative and thought-provoking discussion about ‘The State of UK & European Healthtech in 2025’. The discussion was around what startups need to know about AI, investment, and infrastructure in healthtech today. Led by Partners Dr Molly Gilmartin and Dr Andrew Elder, it looked at the evolving healthtech investment landscape and offered insights for startups who are working in the world of AI and care delivery today.
Many business founders I meet believe they’ll be great at building and leading teams. Their rationale is: If I’m a decent human being with good intentions, it’ll all be fine!
Google Search Results have always been a moving target. Just when businesses finally got comfortable with EEAT (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness), the rules shifted again.
Every person’s brain anatomy is different, so understanding it and harnessing what makes it unique is key to getting ahead in business. Natalie Mackenzie, a cognitive health expert for business owners, shares how you can understand your own brain profile to get ahead as a startup founder.
As the saying goes, ‘there’s no need to reinvent the wheel’. If there’s a product or service on the market that already does its job well enough, then launching a competing solution might see you enjoy some success – particularly if you can improve or tweak it enough that you attract clients to your business rather than others.
The Business Distress Index is used as a barometer for business health across the UK, published quarterly using solid data sources, Companies House, and Red Flag Alert.
Controversies over data, intellectual property, and licensing go hand in hand with generative AI (GenAI). The machine learning algorithms used by GenAI models require data to identify patterns and interdependencies that enable them to generate suitable responses to prompts. Therefore, volume and data quality are fundamentally important to the effectiveness of AI models.
For startups, the cybersecurity risks are quite high: they usually have limited resources, no full-time security team, and have to move fast, which means even a small breach can cause major damage. So, how can young companies protect themselves without stalling growth?
Since 2010, the number of companies diving into tax-advantaged share schemes has surged by 90% – a clear sign that the appetite for sharing the pie isn’t just growing, it’s booming.
From faster funds to bigger exits, the narrative of ‘easier elsewhere’ is louder than ever for UK startup founders. But it’s not easier, it’s simply different.
We hear it constantly: automate, optimise, accelerate. Organisations across the globe are throwing themselves into workplace AI, chasing productivity and advantage. But as we embed these systems deeper into our businesses, we need to ask a harder question: what happens to the human heart of the workplace?
Azeem Amir, who has been visually impaired since birth, has 28 caps for England and a thriving business under his belt, after making it his mission to make sports more accessible to everyone in society.
The year kicked off with an earthquake rattling the foundations of AI. Deepseek’s sudden arrival demonstrated there are multiple avenues in the advancement of super intelligence and drew the movers and shakers to weigh up software/algorithms versus banking on increases of model complexity or computational powers.
Across the world, numerous organisations operate as startup accelerators or incubators. These are often affiliated with universities, backed by governments at various levels, or sponsored by large corporations. Their primary objective is to support and nurture innovative new businesses. Large organisations frequently reach a scale where rapid innovation becomes challenging, making startups a vital source of new and groundbreaking ideas.
