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Diversity and inclusion recruitment efforts not effective for 45% of organisations

The latest data from XpertHR finds that almost all organisations (95%) are taking action to boost diversity and inclusion in recruitment – an increasingly vital way to demonstrate organisational values and commitments to diversity and inclusion.

The accelerator for businesses who want to make a change

Impact Central is a six month accelerator and mentor programme for impact-driven startups focused on rebuilding our society and environment. 

Breakthrough Bursary returns to support BAME tech founders

Technology incubator SETsquared Bristol, led by the University of Bristol, is relaunching its Breakthrough Bursary for the third year, continuing its commitment to promoting inclusion and equal opportunities in tech. 

Step Saudi 2021

Step Saudi 2021 is here !

Allia is the first UK partner to run Climate Accelerator

New Climate Accelerator will start in Cambridge in January 2022, working with start-ups who have innovative solutions for addressing the climate emergency.

How to overcome occupational stress

With it being International Stress Awareness Week (1-5 November), Alex Hattingh shares five tips for overcoming occupational stress, a huge concern across every business.

COP26: small business investment could be key to tackling climate change

The UK is playing host to the COP26 summit, designed to bring together world leaders to urgently tackle climate change and set new targets to limit warming to 1.5C.

COP26: Invest, develop, and scale climate-tech businesses in UK and Qatar

As His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Amir of Qatar, and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson met today at COP26, Rolls-Royce and Qatar Foundation announced they will enter into a long-term partnership to create a global centre for climate technology innovation.

Wellbeing is a key catalyst for startups

Personal wellbeing is a key factor driving entrepreneurs to leave traditional jobs and set up their own businesses. This is a core finding of a new research study into the motivations of new business owners.

Culture-as-a-service startup lands $2m seed investment

UK-based Unlock, a SaaS-enabled marketplace to build culture among remote teams, has raised a $2m seed round.

Bringing together freedom business entrepreneurs

Freedom business summit 2021, the global summit for those looking for ways to take their freedom back, mitigate geopolitical risks, protect their wealth and build a location independent lifestyle is returning this November.

VI:Insights virtual thought leadership festival to return this December

Building on the success of the Virtual Interiors Event in February, which attracted almost 4,000 commercial interiors professionals from 83 countries, and a thought leadership festival in September, which saw over 800 ticket registrations, a second VI:INSIGHTS is due to take place 6th – 10th December.

The Business Show announces keynote speaker lineup

Europe’s largest business show is back for 2021, returning to the ExCeL London on the 24th and 25th November, with the launch of co-located shows including Working From Home Live and Retrain Expo. Helping 25,000 SMEs and startups to grow and develop, the 43rd edition of The Business Show will reveal the secrets of the business adaption, innovation and survival as we recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Could COP26 summit be used as the catalyst for change?

Business leaders have urged political leaders to use next week’s COP26 summit as the ‘catalyst for change’ and to help turbocharge a eco-revolution among UK firms. Global leaders will converge on Glasgow next week as the world unites to tackle climate change. Now, ahead of the conference, business leaders and experts have set out the policies they’d like to see delivered to help them trade in a more sustainable way.

The role of cities in the fight against climate change

Large scale disaster events have increased during the last two decades, and this upsurge can be put down to climate change. As 70 per cent of the world population lives in cities, improving urban resilience against disasters is paramount, and to do this effectively you need to involve the communities most affected say Professor Jon Coaffee, Politics and International Studies and Academic lead for the Global Research Priority in Sustainable Cities, University of Warwick.

SMEs previously struggling with COVID-19 restrictions improving gradually

Real Business Rescue reveals an almost 10% improvement in SMEs in significant distress following the easing of COVID-19 restrictions.

Winter cohort applications open for early-stage tech startups

Activate Studio opens winter cohort application for early-stage tech startups for winter 2021.

Research shows that apps need to do more to connect with users

AppFollow, the leading app review insights and management platform released findings from a new research report: ‘Reputation Management for Mobile Apps | Rating & Reviews in 2021’, which extensively examines the unmet demand for stellar customer experiences across all mobile applications, including a lack of sufficient customer support and not taking on board requested features or reported issues.

Local SMEs join dashboard tool within the first weeks of launch

Over 90 local SMEs join the all-in-one business dashboard tool myDATA3 within the first weeks of launch.

Solushin launches in the UK

Award-winning Australian shin splints treatment, Solushin, announces its partnership with Osgo, an educator and distributor of medical products in the United Kingdom.