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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…

The next wave of AI startups will live in the physical world
The next wave of AI startups will live in the physical world

Today, everyone is talking about AI, but most of the conversation is still about what…

The best CEOs learn how to make themselves less important
The best CEOs learn how to make themselves less important

After building six entrepreneurial ventures and leading teams through growth, uncertainty, technological change, and difficult…

Five things UK founders need to know before moving abroad
Five things UK founders need to know before moving abroad

Many founders I work with tell me they’re thinking about leaving the UK for countries…

Top tips for UK SMEs looking to innovate and thrive on the global stage
Top tips for UK SMEs looking to innovate and thrive on the global stage

For many UK SMEs, the challenge is not a lack of ideas. It’s finding the…

UK semiconductor funding exceeds 2025 total
UK semiconductor funding exceeds 2025 total

UK semiconductor startups have already raised more funding this year than in all of 2025,…

Why one growth playbook stops working when startups expand into new categories
Why one growth playbook stops working when startups expand into new categories

One of the most common assumptions in mobile growth is that entering a new product…

How life experience, not tech experience, helped me build a successful e-commerce brand
How life experience, not tech experience, helped me build a successful e-commerce brand

When people imagine a startup founder, they often picture someone in their twenties, working from…

Why the future of fintech is being shaped where traditional banking has failed most
Why the future of fintech is being shaped where traditional banking has failed most

When we talk about the future of fintech, we usually look to London, New York,…

Why execution matters more than features in B2B fintech
Why execution matters more than features in B2B fintech

Earlier this month, I sat on a panel at PayTech Forum in Munich with representatives…