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Shape the future of Startups Magazine
Shape the future of Startups Magazine

After years of bringing you founder stories, startup profile pieces, funding news, and all the…

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…

UK entrepreneurs shift focus to “future-proofing” industrial and tech sector, new data shows

UK-based formation agent company, 1st Formations, have analysed 108,851 company incorporations between 2024 and 2025,…

UK startup pipeline struggles as business closures widen £3.3Bn turnover gap

The UK is failing to generate enough new businesses to replace the economic value lost…

90 new businesses created every hour as business registrations rebound
90 new businesses created every hour as business registrations rebound

Ninety new businesses were created every hour across Britain in the first half of 2026…

Lords call for UK AI “kill switch” powers
Lords call for UK AI “kill switch” powers

A group of UK peers is calling for the government to have powers to deactivate…

Economic uncertainty triples as top SME concern
Economic uncertainty triples as top SME concern

Following the introduction of a fifth Prime Minister in four years and an Autumn Budget…

Handwave expands agreement with Visa to support biometric payments
Handwave expands agreement with Visa to support biometric payments

Handwave, the European fintech startup pioneering palm-based payment and identity solutions, has announced an expanded…

What the Burnham government could mean for R&D tax relief
What the Burnham government could mean for R&D tax relief

With the autumn budget confirmed for the 28 October, what could Burnham and Healey’s economic…

£100M competition launched to back UK AI innovators
£100M competition launched to back UK AI innovators

The UK Government has announced the launch of a £100 million Sovereign AI R&D Procurement…

Time running out to strengthen cyber defences as AI threats accelerate
Time running out to strengthen cyber defences as AI threats accelerate

A group of 100 firms, including Google, Microsoft, Anthropic and OpenAI, have signed an open…

Corporate innovation opportunities for European startups in Japan
Corporate innovation opportunities for European startups in Japan

European startups ready to expand into Japan are invited to apply for ‘Calling2Scale Gunma: Gateway…

VAP Group announces Global Trading Show
VAP Group announces Global Trading Show

VAP Group announced the Global Trading Show from 15-16 December 2026 at Emirates Palace, Abu…

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…

UK business population hits record
UK business population hits record despite new startup slowdown

Business in the UK is booming, with the UK’s active business population hitting a record…

everywoman in Technology Awards 2027 opens for nominations
everywoman in Technology Awards 2027 opens for nominations

Nominations are now open for the everywoman in Technology Awards 2027. Women have until 26th…

AI is helping UK SMEs manage workloads and move their businesses forward
AI is helping UK SMEs manage workloads and move their businesses forward

UK SMEs see artificial intelligence as a route to growth, according to new research from…

Metal Morph raises pre-seed to recover valuable resources from wastewater
Metal Morph raises pre-seed to recover valuable resources from wastewater

Metal Morph has raised a £700,000 pre-seed round to advance plans to turn water and…