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Recent research by Intuit QuickBooks uncovers UK small businesses’ strategies for the upcoming tax year beginning on 6th April. An overwhelming majority (99.6%) of surveyed small businesses intend to alter their operations in the new tax year, with 41% forecasting significant changes.

Aircall announced the expansion of its Aircall AI capabilities to include French, German, and Spanish, building on its significant AI enhancements introduced in October last year.

Sara Davies MBE, a distinguished businesswoman and TV personality, is set to energise UK Construction Week London (ExCeL, 7th-9th May) as the latest keynote speaker announced for the event in the built environment sector.

SolarEdge Technologies, an innovator in smart energy solutions, has unveiled the successful acquisition of Wevo Energy’s entire share capital.

The sixth edition of the doyen European event on entrepreneurship and technological innovation in Latin America will take place in Santiago de Chile on 9 April. It will be attended by startups, investors, corporations and other representatives of the country’s entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Ahead of its fourth year launch, Fintech Week London has committed to championing diversity and inclusion through its partnership with The Inclusion Plus Institute and SafeSpace Plus.

HUMAX, a global mobility platform provider, has announced its partnership with Uber Carshare, the Australian car-sharing platform. HUMAX will supply its innovative keyless car-sharing device, the OTOPLUG, to elevate the mobility experience for users of Uber Carshare.

Building on the success of last year’s event, EAI has unveiled plans for the 5th International Conference on Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Education (TIE2024).

remove, a nonprofit focused on fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in greenhouse gas elimination, has announced the selection of 20 startups for Cohort 6 of its Foundations accelerator programme.

Quantinuum in partnership with Microsoft, has made significant strides in advancing towards fault-tolerant quantum computing. This collaboration has resulted in the demonstration of the most reliable logical qubits with active syndrome extraction, a milestone that was previously anticipated to be years from achievement.

Amadeus Capital Partners, the European technology investor, has announced that Kelly Richdale has joined its team as a Venture Partner.

Microsoft has announced that it will be splitting the Teams business messaging and video app from its Office software globally.

Yahoo has completed the acquisition of Artifact, the AI-centric news curation platform developed by Instagram’s co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger.

Merely a month after securing €15 million in funding, Greenerwave, a deeptech startup focusing on electromagnetic wave control, has introduced its inaugural satellite communications (SATCOM) user terminal.

Taking place 23rd to 24th 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.

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

Platform.sh, a provider in the Platform-as-a-Service arena, has unveiled Upsun, its latest innovation crafted to serve startups and digital units within larger organisations that embrace startup-like coding and agile practices.

Vento, the Italian arm of Exor Ventures, marks its second anniversary, celebrating significant contributions and achievements within the Italian startup landscape. In its two years, Vento has emerged as one of the leading entities in venture investment and venture building, driving innovation across diverse sectors and supporting the development of innovative startups.

Like Digital, a global digital agency with offices in the UK and UAE, has partnered with AstroLabs, the Gulf’s leading expansion platform, to expand its operations into Saudi Arabia as it plans to increase its footprint across the region and beyond.

As of the 1st April, small businesses have received a boost as the VAT registration threshold is raised from £85,000 to £90,000, and £4.3 billion of business rates relief comes into force.