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The full-year Movers Index from Virgin Media O2 Business has disclosed that 2023 witnessed a significant resurgence in office attendance, with 40% of companies reinstating a five-day office week.

Innovation will once again take centre stage at the European Digital Mindset Awards. The eighth edition of the awards, held as part of the Digital Enteprise Show (DES), will recognise the leadership and efforts of those companies and professionals who are committed to adopting exponential technologies in their business model. In this sense, the awards will showcase the best projects that are driving digital transformation in the business world, as well as those that accelerate disruption in customer experience, sustainability, or public administrations.

British entrepreneur and podcaster Steven Bartlett will participate in South Summit Madrid 2024, the leading meeting of the global ecosystem of entrepreneurship and innovation co-organised with IE University, to be held between June 5th and 7th in Madrid.

INFiLED, a global manufacturer of LED displays, has announced it is to exhibit ISE 2024, the world’s premier audiovisual and systems integration exhibition, celebrating its 15th anniversary with the theme “Consistent Excellence.”

Recent research indicates that many businesses are missing out on international opportunities due to a lack of multilingual capabilities. In response, Storyblok, a player in enterprise CMS, has teamed up with Lokalise, a top AI-driven translation tool, to facilitate quicker and easier content localisation for brands.

DigitalOcean Holdings, a developer cloud tailored for startups and expanding digital enterprises, recently unveiled Autonomous, a new managed WordPress hosting service by Cloudways.

About:Energy, a pioneering firm in battery development software, is set to launch ‘Formula Student: Drive to Recharge’, an ambitious project aimed at bridging the UK’s battery skills gap. This initiative is targeted at fostering the growth of 1,500 battery engineers by 2030.

appliedAIstudio has announced it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a programme that nurtures startups revolutionising industries with technological advancements.

Recent research conducted by Slack, a productivity platform, in collaboration with the business productivity charity Be the Business, has shed light on the various challenges that confront small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the UK in 2024.

SEON, the end-to-end fraud prevention and AML platform helping companies mitigate fraud and safeguard against revenue threats, has recently bolstered its executive team by appointing Björn Heckel as the new Chief Technology Officer.

University College Dublin recently introduced a new accelerator programme aimed at assisting entrepreneurs in developing innovative AI solutions for sectors such as healthcare, cybersecurity, education, sustainability, and finance.

The Evening Standard is thrilled to unveil the SME XPO 2024, a vibrant and all-encompassing platform, a dynamic and comprehensive space dedicated to Powering scaleup businesses. Now entering its third year, the event is scheduled for April 23-24, returning to ExCeL in London. The exhibition brings together a diverse range of businesses, experts, and resources to foster growth, innovation, and collaboration. Registration for the event is now Live, and SME XPO 2024 is FREE to register.

Startups Magazine is excited to announce our much-anticipated ‘Ready for take off: the journey to market’ networking event! Taking place at Small Business Research + Enterprise Centre, London, on the 25th January at 6pm, we will be bringing you an event full of insights on production and prototyping.

London & Partners, the business agency for the UK capital, recently announced the expansion of its Grow Global programme into two new regions: the West Midlands and Scotland.

Mastercard has opened the application window for its Strive EU Innovation Fund – a new initiative designed to boost the growth of digital solutions for European small businesses.

Georgina Wilson, a change agent with a purpose to equip, enable, and empower people for positive change, celebrates a decade of transformative impact with BUD Leaders, alongside the launch of Challengex2 2030 at the NatWest Conference Centre, London, Friday, 23 Feb 2024.

Norton Rose Fulbright, a global law firm, is currently accepting entries for its seventh Insurathon. This contest is dedicated to supporting startup and scaleup technology companies focused on technological innovation in the insurance industry.

More than eight in 10 small businesses (85%) plan to invest in sustainability measures in the coming year, with energy efficiency ranking as the top priority for 2024 – according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.

Welcome to the Jungle, the French employer branding and recruitment platform, has acquired Otta, a London-based job search platform prioritising candidates.

Thymia, a UK-based mental health tech startup, has partnered with SupportRoom. This partnership aims to offer comprehensive mental health monitoring and targeted wellbeing support to all employees within an organisation.