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London to Witness Largest-Ever Demo Day for Startups as a VC Conference

Get ready for a seismic shift in the London startup scene. Rare Founders, a leading force in early-stage entrepreneurship, is spearheading the Rarefounders Demo Day, an exclusive investor conference and demo day scheduled for April 22nd in the heart of Mayfair. This game-changing event promises to be the city’s biggest-ever gathering of founders and investors, fostering innovation and propelling the next wave of groundbreaking ventures.

The Hustle Awards: Early-Stage Innovation

The Hustle Awards are back for 2024, and Startups Magazine is here to help you through the entry process.

Seedrs Releases it’s 2024 Sector Report

There’s no escaping the fact that 2023 was a year of continued economic strain. While we saw some positive news in terms of inflation – specifically in the UK where falling energy and fuel prices brought the headline rate down from 4.6% in October to 3.9% in November – there was increased turmoil and pressure in other areas. In particular, geopolitical tensions have continued to escalate with conflict in the Middle East adding to existing global economic uncertainty caused by the war in Ukraine.

Sadeer Contracting Unveils Expansion Plans into Saudi Arabia with AstroLabs to Strengthen the Kingdom’s Tourism Sector

In a significant move aligned with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, AstroLabs, the leading business expansion platform in the Gulf, has expanded Sadeer General Trading & Contracting Company to Saudi Arabia to steer development in the Kingdom’s Tourism and Manufacturing sectors. This strategic collaboration arrives at an opportune moment, with Saudi Arabia intensifying its manufacturing and tourism projects as a core part of its ambitious national vision.

UK businesses lose £2.2bn to fear: call for P&L fear reporting

People can be motivated by a range of emotions, and a key one is driving corporate managers in today’s workplaces – fear.

SME XPO 2024 opens its doors to leading SMEs and startups

Taking place 23–24 April at ExCeL London, SME XPO promises to be a transformative event, bringing together leaders, founders, and entrepreneurs under one roof to network, collaborate, and grow their businesses.

Fiverr & Steven Bartlett partner to support UK SMBs

Fiverr International Ltd. has unveiled its latest initiative, ‘Break The Breakthrough’, in partnership with Steven Bartlett. This campaign aims to bolster the growth of UK small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

Half of UK SMEs have lost vital data in the last five years

Nearly half (48%) of small and medium-sized enterprises in the UK have experienced the loss or loss of access to company or customer data over the past five years, a study by Beaming, a business-focused Internet service provider, has found.

More than half of UK SMEs missing rail savings

Recent findings from Trainline Business reveal that 63% of UK SMEs are not taking advantage of potential rail savings for business travel due to booking process delays and complexities.

HOW TO CREATE THE PERFECT ENTRY for The Hustle Awards

The clock is ticking – the entry deadline closes on 5th April 2024, meaning there are just over a week left to enter the Hustle Awards…still enough time to work on your entry.

Bullet-proofing your finances: how SMEs can tackle cash flow issues

SMEs (Small-to-Medium-sized Enterprises) make up 99% of the firms in the UK and are the ‘lifeblood’ of our economy, but in recent years, SMEs have faced a number of challenges – from COVID-19 to rocketing inflation and plenty more.

Brazilian startup Cromai wins third edition of South Summit Brazil

The startup Cromai was the winner of the third edition of the Startup Competition at South Summit Brazil, the leading meeting of the entrepreneurial ecosystem co-organised by IE University and the Government of Rio Grande do Sul, which was held from March 20 to 22 in the city of Porto Alegre.

Inbox Business Technologies announces strategic move to Saudi Arabia with AstroLabs

AstroLabs, the leading business expansion platform in the Gulf, announces its partnership with Inbox Business Technologies, a trailblazer in digital integration and IT services. This collaboration is set to fortify the IT services and consulting sector in Saudi Arabia, aligning with the Kingdom’s vigorous digitisation and technological transformation efforts. 

The Hustle Awards: Workspace of the Year

The Hustle Awards are back for 2024, and Startups Magazine is here to help you through the entry process.

Made Smarter and tech institutes join forces to demystify digital transformation

‘Made Smarter technologies: powering the digital transformation of SME manufacturers’ is a practical guide from the government-backed and industry-led technology adoption programme in the North West.

DTX + UCX Manchester returns: global brands, tech, and speakers highlight

Digital Transformation EXPO Manchester (DTX), the North’s biggest enterprise IT and technology event, has announced its doors will open on 22–23 May 2024.

Nearly 300 startups from around the globe are vying for a €1M investment

Latitude59 Pitch Competition, the largest competition of its kind in the Nordic countries and the Baltics, attracts hundreds of startups worldwide and Estonian investors, who are offering an investment of up to €1M in 2024.

Canva acquires UK-founded design platform Affinity

Canva has announced the acquisition of Affinity, the award-winning creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design, and page layout.

Zoom announces “biggest news of the year”

Today, Zoom has announced what it refers to as its “biggest news of the year.” With the entire tech world striving to integrate more and more AI capabilities into its workflow, Zoom has announced the most recent integration of even more AI capabilities than before in its new updates, at no extra cost to its customers.

Smart Data Discovery Challenge winners

Four innovative winners of the Smart Data Discovery Challenge were named at a pitching event on Thursday (21st March) evening.