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Almost £1.5 trillion of global economic value is lost every year through poor contract management. Simply put, the way firms manage their agreements is broken. Small businesses should review how they create, commit, and manage documents as part of their agreement processes if they want to reclaim opportunities for efficiency and growth.
It’s tough being a startup at the best of times, and financial mismanagement is a death sentence. As a founder myself, and heading up a fintech that specialises in treasury management, I’ve seen my fair share of promising ventures crash and burn when founders neglect financial stability from day one.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) are more than just trending topics, they’ve been influencing our daily interactions for many years now. AI is already deeply embedded in our digital lives and these technologies are not about creating a futuristic world but enhancing our current one. When wielded correctly AI makes businesses more efficient, drives better decision making and creates more personalised customer experiences.
James Clough is the CTO and Co-Founder of Robin AI, a legaltech startup aiming to revolutionise the legal industry through advanced AI technology. Founded with the vision of making legal services more accessible, efficient, and cost-effective, Robin AI combines machine learning algorithms with expert legal knowledge.
Businesses in the UK are increasingly seeing their margins squeezed by external factors. Cost pressures, including rising energy costs, wage inflation, and raw material price hikes, have all hit the bottom line of businesses. Meanwhile, consumer price inflation and post-COVID social shifts have significantly impacted sales patterns. All this can seriously harm a business’s ability to stay afloat in uncertain times, making the future look bleak for many business owners.
The financial services industry has long been defined by the stability and reliability of traditional institutions such as banks and insurance companies. These organisations have built their reputations on decades (sometimes centuries) of trust, conforming to strict regulatory standards to ensure customer protection and economic stability.
The First Tier Tribunal Tax Chamber recently released rulings including the interesting case of Get Onbord Limited (GOL) vs The Commissioners for HMRC, an R&D tax relief claim. The favourable ruling for GOL has the potential to significantly reshape the R&D landscape for SMEs in the UK software development sector, steering HMRC to adopt a more inclusive and flexible approach to assessing the activities that qualify as R&D for tax purposes.












