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Grapevine has won the Business Travel Innovation Faceoff at this year’s Business Travel Show Europe. The hybrid event took place at ExCeL London and online on 30th September and 1st October. It returns as a fully in person event at ExCeL for 2022, running 28-29 June alongside TravelTech Show and The Meetings Show.
Talent Works, the collaborative talent acquisition company, is working with Individual Placement & Support (IPS) specialist IPS Grow to hire 1,500 employment specialists by 2024.
30 early-stage businesses have been selected to take part in the second intake of a startup support programme, establishing the next generation of Manchester’s trailblazing tech firms.
While the pandemic threatened the survival of small businesses, an unprecedented surge in support from the public has boosted independents, helping to turn fortunes around.
The Positive Beauty Growth Platform has been launched by Unilever. It’s an initiative which aims to partner with scaleups and startups to drive innovation and brand growth.
GIANT Health has officially launched the Digital Therapeutics conference track, co-curated by Research2Guidance, a leading global management consultancy specialising in the digital health market, as part of the GIANT Health Event 2021 held from November 30th until December 1st 2021.
The leading accelerator program for FemTech startups will provide rising stars with the tools and mentorship to help revolutionise the under-prioritised and under-funded women’s health sector.
Martin Hayman, Co-Founder of Twylu, an internal linking tool, commented: “It’s no secret that content is still king when it comes to optimising websites and pages for search engines. Every content marketer knows this all too well and that high-quality content is essential to drive visitors in today’s online world. However, relying on content alone is not enough. Using internal links is also necessary to support your SEO to drive traffic to your pages.
Two housing-related startups are the first companies to be invested in, and supported by, the Venture Studio from Crisis, the national homelessness charity.
Fiverr has announced the launch of Seller Plus, a subscription based loyalty program for freelancers. For $29 a month, freelancers who subscribe to the program can access a suite of benefits that include a dedicated success manager, faster payment clearance, growth program priority, priority support, advanced analytics and customer engagement tools, as well as exclusive events and educational content.
Are you a startup business that’s been initiated since January 2020? IET London: Savoy Place has launched a competition to find one deserving technology or engineering-focused startup business to support throughout 2022.
The Imperial College Innovation Fund (ICIF) announced it had led a £1m seed investment round for UK energy storage startup, Cheesecake Energy Ltd (CEL). The round, which includes Perivoli Innovations, and prominent business angels, will fund the development of CEL’s’s manufacturing capabilities and its lead eTanker storage system.
European health startup, Sanome, has raised £2m in its first round of funding from leading UK and European HealthTech specialist investors.
Businesses must take care to keep up with changes in the market as the pandemic has prevented 31% of businesses from innovating, according to research released by Ayming Group, the business performance consultancy specialising in innovation.
LinkedIn has announced their annual 2021 Top UK Startups, a list of the best emerging startups to work for. Using a four pillar methodology, they have measured and ranked employment growth, engagement, job interest and talent attraction. The top companies are fast-growing and have successfully embraced flexible working, thus pioneering a new vision for the future of work in the UK.
A new report from hackajob reveals that while the COVID-19 pandemic has changed tech workers expectations on remote working, it has set them up for a clash with employers.
Xero has announced the formation of a prompt payment task force of leading experts, brought together to find new solutions to the late payment crisis which has had a stranglehold on small firms for decades.
Scaleway, the European cloud provider, has launched a special green tech edition of its Startup Programs, in partnership with the Greentech Alliance, a community of over 1,000 Greentech companies and 500+ top-tier VCs, media and experts from around the world.
As the spotlight shines on the UK tech sector for the next day of London Tech Week, Tech Nation, has announced 15 new companies selected to join the Future Fifty programme – Tech Nation’s growth programme for late-stage digital businesses.
Otolo, recent Hustle Awards winner and an online global community for people and businesses with a passion for hospitality is proud to be supporting the industry by offering free exclusive mentoring places to 60 people in their Autumn Mentoring Circles programme.
