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Fiverr has launched subscription-based loyalty program for global seller community

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.

Startups could win central London meeting space and marketing support

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.

SMALL BUSINESS POPULARITY SOAR

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.

Startups invited to partner with scaleups in growth platform

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 announces new Digital Therapeutics (DTx) conference track

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.

FemTech Lab announces its Fall 2021 cohort

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.

ICIF leads £1m round for energy storage startup

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.

£2m raised by startup for clinically validated home testing

European health startup, Sanome, has raised £2m in its first round of funding from leading UK and European HealthTech specialist investors.

More than three-in-ten businesses have failed to innovate during the pandemic

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.

Top 15 UK Startups List

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.

Tech job seekers clash with employers over remote working expectations

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 forms task force to tackle small business payment crisis

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 and Greentech Alliance join forces to empower greentech startups

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.

Mentoring programme to help the hospitality sector

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.

Startup OLÉ announce the winners of its seventh edition

Startup OLÉ, the great technological event for entrepreneurs after the summer, has come to an end. The modality of this seventh edition was mixed, being the 6th and 7th of September in digital format and from the 8th to the 10th in person in Salamanca. To facilitate access to all the content, Startup OLÉ’21 was broadcast in its entirety completely free and openly through its Youtube channel.

Employers worry about remote work productivity, but fail to invest in solutions

New research released by Ricoh Europe has revealed that employers are failing to invest in technology to maintain productivity across their remote workforce, despite concerns about their output.

Sign up for FREE tickets to Europe’s largest Business Show…

Europe’s largest business show is back for 2021, returning to London’s ExCeL on the 24th & 25th November! This year we are launching a new event – Working From Home Live, running alongside The Business Show and Retrain Expo.

Virtual Femtech Week aims to increase awareness of women’s healthcare tech solutions

Reaching over 500k womxn around the world Femtech Media’s Virtual Femtech Week hopes to increase awareness of available femtech solutions available that can replace or bridge gaps in traditional healthcare, increasing women’s access to safe, affordable, and equitable care.

NorthInvest and Social Tech Communications form strategic partnership

Non-profit organisation, NorthInvest, and specialist technology communications agency, Social Tech Communications, have announced their strategic partnership in a bid to provide vital support in PR ad marketing to the northern ecosystem of tech startups, helping budding entrepreneurs achieve their growth potential.

London maintains its crown as one of the world’s top startup hubs

London is the leading destination to grow a technology business outside of Silicon Valley, according to a comprehensive ranking of international startup hubs compiled by Startup Genome for its annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021. Despite Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, London maintained its second-place ranking tied with New York for the second year in a row.