Features
Did you realise that Ronaldo joining Al-Nassr, Prince Harry publishing his autobiography, the Lionesses reaching the World Cup final, ChatGPT launching and King Charles’ coronation all happened this year? When we’re caught up in the here-and-now, it’s easy to lose track of time and, before you know it, we’re right back in the festive season. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founder of PSTN switch-off specialist Crystaline, explains why you should treat your business to a new phone system this Christmas.
AI tools are affecting more and more aspects of our lives. Some problems they can solve are part of the startup creation process. To test the idea of the possibility of launching a startup without a team, only with the help of AI, an experimental acceleration programmeme called “My Roboteam” was held this summer.
Extraordinary women from across the country were unveiled as the 2023 finalists in the everywoman Entrepreneur Awards, UK’s longest-running recognition programme for female entrepreneurs. One of these amazing women was Marie Owen, Founder of LS Productions, who was a finalist in the Scale Up category.
According to research, almost 80% of startup founders say that networking is vital to their entrepreneurial success. Similarly, in a study of small business owners, almost 95% said that having a mentor was a key to their success. For startups especially, the value of building strong industry relationships can’t be understated.















