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Leading tech professionals to virtually discuss cloud solutions and sustainable data centres in Qatar

On September 6, 2022, the 12th global edition of the World Cloud Show – Qatar will convene experts in Cloud & Data Center technologies, alongside enterprises. Santiago Bañales López, Dr. Antonio Sanfilippo, Dr. Ahmed Darwish Elsayed, and other eminent speakers will address the audience to discuss the need to investigate the possibilities of cloud-based solutions in Qatar.

RESEARCH: Key areas where businesses waste the most time and money – and how product can help

Most large companies struggle with 10 key areas of inefficiency, according to a report from product experience platform Pendo.

Hit the Brakes: customer loyalty among ridesharing apps is crashing

Customer loyalty in ridesharing services has declined 25 points in the past year according to research from Chattermill.

Infobip Shift 2022 gathers the global developer community on the Croatian coastline

Thousands of developers, founders, industry disruptors, DevRel experts, and global tech giants will join the central developer event in SE Europe.

Top 10 UK & Ireland Startup Events To Attend

Startup life can be full of ups and downs with founders facing all kinds of hurdles along the way. However, one thing that you can always count on within the startups world is community. Without the insights and advice from the people who have been there and done it, people would just be making the same mistakes over and over again.

ALL SET TO HOLD STARTUP OLÉ ’22. THE GREAT SUMMIT ON ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION STARTS ITS ACTIVITIES THIS COMING MONDAY IN SALAMANCA

More than 700 speakers and 160 startups are taking part in this eighth edition, which will be held on 5th, 6th and 7th of September in Salamanca and will be attended by the European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth, Ms Mariya Gabriel. The event is part of the CYL-HUB project, which is financed with more than 1.3 million euros by the EU Next Generation funds, channelled by the Junta de Castilla y León with the support of the main institutions in Salamanca, such as the City Council, the Diputación and the University of Salamanca. The attendance of more than 2,000 people has already been confirmed, with very active participation.

Britain’s most inspirational small firms of 2022

This year’s most inspirational British small businesses have been revealed by the Small Business Saturday campaign, as it marks its ten-year anniversary with a call for the public to support small businesses in the community and shop small.

Justhome raises €3.3m to help more people become homeowners

Justhome, the next-gen home financing startup, has raised €3.3m in a pre-seed funding round led by Target Global.

Trescon ventures into demand generation space with Demandify Media

World’s fastest growing business events and consulting firm, Trescon, has now set its footprint in the demand generation space with Demandify Media, based in Pune, India and a divisional office in Miami, United States. The team at Demandify Media will leverage its years of experience in serving clients with services ranging from business strategy, events, content marketing, and interactive experiences, among others.

Entries open for UK’s ‘impressive female entrepreneur’ line-up

Fantastic female entrepreneurs across the UK are being encouraged to apply for a place in a line-up of Britain’s 100 most impressive female business owners.

iDenfy announces partnership with VIAINVEST

iDenfy, the global identity verification and fraud prevention service startup, joined forces with VIAINVEST, a licensed investment platform that offers investment opportunities in global lending markets. iDenfy will maximise security for VIAINVEST by providing an AI-powered ID verification service.

50% of UK consumers dislike brand content on social media

Fresh Relevance has shared insights from their research into the cross-channel behaviour and attitudes of online shoppers in the UK. It suggests that brands should think twice before pushing promotional content on social media channels.

SME owners owed £23,000 in late payments on average amid cost-of-living crisis

Data from the Intuit QuickBooks Late Payments Bulletin1 reveals that the ongoing issue of late payments among small businesses is persisting, hitting small businesses’ cashflow at a time when the cost-of-living crisis is intensifying.

10th annual Women’s Business Conference and awards to be held in Cheltenham in October

Women’s Business Club will host its 10th annual conference and awards in Cheltenham on the 5th of October. The aim of the event is to inspire, empower and celebrate women in business whether they are starting out on their journey, are already established SME businesswomen or are employed women building a career.

Nordic sensation Gubbe launches in the UK

The happiest people in the world come from the Nordics, so it’s only natural they’ve cracked the code when it comes to the happiness of the elderly!

5 Ways to Break into the Tech Industry with No Experience

As one of the fastest-growing industries in the UK, vacancies in the tech space are booming: companies and government programmes are racing to fill the digital skills gap.

Workspace for a new cohort of emerging Camden-based entrepreneurs

Flexible workspace provider LABS and Camden Council announce that a second group of local entrepreneurs will be provided fully funded workspace to help support the growth of their businesses.

Women’s Equality Day: encouraging more women to enter the industry

Women’s Equality Day represents an important celebration of the progress made in the push for gender parity. However, on this day, we must also consider the significant imbalances that continue to exist within the working world – particularly within the largely male-dominated technology sector.

UK small businesses squeezed by shrinking sales and unapproved debt

UK small businesses are navigating slowing sales growth, increasing payment waiting times and persistently soft jobs results, according to the latest data from Xero, the global small business platform.

Gousto tackles carbon emissions with automated impact management

Founded in 2012, Gousto, is a UK recipe box provider delivering eight million meals per month. Initially set up with the idea of reducing food waste, over time the company has expanded its definition of sustainability to include areas such as packaging, carbon emissions, and healthy outcomes, with an overarching goal for every meal to leave the world better off.