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Cambridge Carbon Footprint – taking the first steps

It’s safe to say that most organisations would like to improve their carbon footprint, reduce their emissions, and be more ‘eco-friendly’ and environmentally focused, but many don’t know where to start, or what that really involves. How much difference does it really make if one organisation turns down the heating in their offices, or encourages more staff to car-share on the way to work? 

Mindstone launches next-generation onboarding and training platform

Mindstone for Business allows companies to build bespoke, continuously-evolving training playlists for onboarding, reskilling, and upskilling that improve the learning experience and retention of organisational knowledge

Looking to revolutionise Nanotechnology to create food storage solutions

After opening two production facilities in the UK, within the last year, Metalchemy Limited, a fast-growing green startup that is on a mission to become the world leader in food storage solutions by replacing current petrochemical synthetic plastics.

FinTech startup WeTravel bounces to record transaction volume in 2021

Integrated-payment platform for multi-day travel businesses exceeds its pre-COVID gross transaction volume in 2021, marking the business’s top-performing year since its beginning in 2016

The Growth Company expands with national business offer to support UK’s sustainable growth and net zero ambitions

Pioneering social enterprise, the Growth Company, has launched a new national proposition, GC Business, aiming to play a key role in the UK’s business support ecosystem.

Supporting thousands of startups across the Middle East and North Africa

Step Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, has opened its 10th edition today in partnership with Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region’s leading hub for tech companies and talent.

Weavr closes Series A Funding to Accelerate Expansion

Weavr, a London-headquartered technology provider that enables businesses with Plug-and-Play financial solutions, today announced the close of a $40m Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.

Great Resignation escalates as 71% of employers struggle to support retained staff

The Great Resignation rages on as 44% of UK people surveyed in the fifth annual Employee Engagement and Retention Report from Achievers Workforce Institute plan to look for new jobs in 2022. The problem risks fuelling more staff churn, as 68% of respondents reported that their employers had not been able to find new team members to support them.

Umazi eyes growth as it signs with Artesian:DueDil

Cost of due diligence has risen by a third in the past six months – with high-risk clients costing some banks $3,000 and 140 days to check

Shredall SDS Group celebrates 25th anniversary and 25% increase in turnover

Shredall SDS Group is celebrating its 25th anniversary this month, recognising years of partnering with businesses across the UK to store and dispose of their confidential documents.

Ethical ticketing platform adopts what3words to deliver better event experiences

Event organisers can provide attendees with precise locations for meeting points, restrooms, emergency services and much more

The BNPL Market’s next destination in 2022 is SMEs

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has been one of the most notable financial trends in recent years, consistently trending upwards in size and scale during a period of instability and disruption. A novel and accessible form of lending, BNPL gained traction among some noteworthy fintech startups before breaking into the big time, with some of the world’s largest and most influential companies either incorporating third-party BNPL services into their offering or even creating their own product.

Voice isolation software that eradicates background noise

Introducing ‘IRIS clarity’, Voice isolation software that eradicates background noise to make online calls and contact centre operations vastly more effective.

FuturePlus launches to democratise sustainability practices

The Sustainability Group, a UK-based sustainability consultancy, announces the launch of its FuturePlus platform to accelerate the contribution of business towards the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goal targets.

What the future of the fashion industry looks like

With the beginning of London Fashion Week 2022, what better time to explore the future of the fashion industry. There are few success stories as prevalent as the rise of the NFT (non-fungible tokens), and it’s this tech trend that is set to be the next big influence on the merchandise industry.

Female leadership commitment grows with new Santander programmes

Both programmes are being launched in partnership with The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Defender specialist Twisted expands US footprint

New appointment made to support product development and training & development strengthen US team 

Green tech platform targets scale ups for net zero

BT announced the next phase of its Green Tech Innovation Platform – which sees the company collaborating with scaleups to develop breakthrough tech to support the race to Net Zero.

SEON tackles fraud in the BNPL space

The world’s fastest growing fraud prevention business is on a mission to eradicate fraud in the Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) sector.

Music App SPOKE Secures £1.1m to Improve GenZ Mental Health Through Music

The pre-seed investment was led by Ada Ventures alongside Bethnal Green Ventures, and angel investors including Tom Adeyoola, Founder of Metail, Nikhil Shah Co-Founder of Mixcloud, and Marla Shapiro, Founder of HERmesa, among others.