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Visionnaires launches across the UK during Global Entrepreneurship Week

Minister hails Visionnaires ‘crucial role’ in boosting entrepreneurship as it rolls out across the UK

Which cities are searching for the best deals this Black Friday

Black Friday 2021, which cities are searching for the best deals and what items are trending?

Akamai announces future of Life Online Challenge

Challenge will award up to four visionary companies with a total of $1 million in Akamai security, content delivery, and or edge compute solutions

Positive action from entrepreneurs must be COP26’s legacy

The vital role of the nation’s six million small businesses in helping the UK achieve its net zero goal by 2050 is being highlighted by the Small Business Saturday campaign, as Glasgow’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) draws to a close.

How to grow your new business’s digital footprint

Have you ever considered starting a new company, only to feel disappointed by the lack of growth? Here are some tips on how to get your startup up and running 

Allia partners with climate innovation initiative

Allia is the first UK partner of EIT Climate-KIC to run a 6-month intensive Accelerator offering climate tech founders the opportunity to develop their startups and tackle the critical mission of the climate crisis. The programme team are looking to recruit startups that have innovative solutions demonstrating potential for scalable impact, be it in carbon removal, adaptation, an enabling technology or a relevant social or environmental enterprise.

Calling all impactful entrepreneurs

Startups from all over the USA are invited to submit their application at Pitch2Scale. The Startup battle will reward and recognise the most interesting entrepreneurs as part of the two-day contest.

Ordering app, ROUND, launches on Crowdcube

ROUND, an ordering app, launches its public phase of investment via the online platform Crowdcube. So far, the app has been able to raise £3.3m from experienced investors but looks for further investment to expand its business horizons.

Ecommerce unicorn ShipBob announces expansion with UK as launchpad

US-based logistics unicorn ShipBob has announced a European expansion of 20 fulfilment centres as the firm looks to uncover the next unicorn consumer brands in the UK and capitalise on the continued ecommerce surge.

3 ways to support employees travelling to and from the office

Commute Smart Week employee benefits expert Sodexo Engage has pulled together three ways HR professionals can support employees travelling to and from the office.

WondaPay announces launch of review-based payment solution platform

Paytech company  WondaPay, has announced the launch of a payment solution platform for freelancers. Devised to help protect freelancers against delayed and lost revenue, and to help them build stronger working relationships with their clients, the FCA-regulated service with bank-level security acts as a financial intermediary between freelancers and their clients.

Digital connectivity investment could unlock 500,000 jobs by 2026

Investment in UK digital infrastructure could create 510,000 new jobs and add £70 billion to UK GDP over the next five years

The UK’s top 10 most entrepreneurial towns and cities

New research by leading insurance provider Superscript, has identified the UK’s top 10 most entrepreneurial towns and cities.

HOST secures Indian Government contract to scale 5 tech companies

Innovation hub, HOST, the Home of Skills & Technology, has secured a major contract, extending over three years, facilitated by the Manchester India Partnership, with the Indian government to support five high growth Indian technology companies with their expansion into the UK.

Student ‘task app’ secures £1.25m in funding

A student ‘task app’ that successfully connects businesses with over 180,000 students for paid work opportunities has secured an impressive £1.25 million in funding, after scaling its monthly revenue by 1900% over the last 18 months.

SEON unveils fraud prevention app for Shopify

SEON brings simple-to-deploy, advanced AI and digital footprint technology to world’s most popular ecommerce shopping platform

Firms founded solely by women attract 1% of total venture funding

First global benchmark of gender diversity in fintech by findexable reveals systemic underrepresentation of women and investment.

How the Chancellor’s Autumn Budget will help startups

The post-mortem on Rishi Sunak’s Autumn Budget has focused on the politics of tax and spend, but I have heard very little discussion about an equally important question – where was the support for entrepreneurs?

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.