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Blue Earth, who runs one of Europe’s summits for purpose-driven business, investment, and innovation, has officially opened applications for BE100 – a competition designed to find, fund, and scale the next wave of high-impact businesses transforming the way the world works.
Flexible workspaces are crucial for supporting entrepreneurship by providing affordable, adaptable environments that cater to specific industry needs. These spaces enable startups to access essential resources and equipment without the overhead of traditional offices, fostering innovation and collaboration.
Exponential technologies, currently led by artificial intelligence, have reached all economic activities, agriculture being no exception. In this sense, in the digital acceleration of rural production, entrepreneurial talent is playing an outstanding role for its commitment to disruption and for delving into the possibilities offered by technological tools to improve the competitiveness of farms.
Data from the skill profiles of 23,000 professionals across 3,600 AI startups reveals that Europe’s top AI innovators combine tech expertise with sector-specific and ‘soft’ multidisciplinary skills – outperforming those reliant only on general tech and computing skills.
As economic development efforts like those of StartUpNV continue to support the growth of the Nevada’s startup ecosystem, a new $10 million venture capital fund called the 1864 Fund has launched to invest primarily in highly scalable startups with at least $500,000 in sales in the western region of the United States.
Weavr has announced their Associate Membership with Visa. As a Visa Associate Member and one of its embedded finance partners in Europe, Weavr is now empowering SaaS companies to integrate Visa-powered financial products into their platforms, focusing initially on the rapidly growing sector of employee benefits.
A pervasive confidence crisis is silently undermining the workforce of the future, directly impacting talent pipelines for businesses across the UK.
The percentage of UK small businesses predicting growth has fallen for the fourth consecutive quarter, plummeting to the low levels seen during the lockdown era of 2020, according to new research from Novuna Business Finance.
Startups Skynopy and SpaceLocker are joining forces to simplify and accelerate access to space and space data. One offers an “Airbnb” for ground stations, the other makes orbital hosting plug-and-play.
Future Labs Live USA returns to Philadelphia this October, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and disruptors from across the United States and Europe for two transformative days of insight, collaboration, and discovery. As the laboratory industry continues to experience rapid development, this event serves as a critical platform for those shaping the future of lab environments across sectors.
The upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit (CMAS) programme features the continent’s entire carbon markets value chain in what is a compelling combination of successful early carbon market movers, climate-finance-ready projects, regulatory bodies as well as global institutional development organisations and investors. The event is taking place in Johannesburg from 22 to 23 October, with pre-conference sessions on 21 October.
As the UK government renews its focus on levelling up, new research from e-Residency reveals a widening digital divide among entrepreneurs: SMEs in London are pulling ahead in digital transformation, while many regional businesses remain cut off from critical support.
LADbible Co-Founder Arian Kalantari is launching Plus1 Assembly, a global innovation agency designed for brands that want to lead culture, not follow it.
AI-powered lending technology platform Abound has more than doubled revenue in a year and delivered a twenty-five-fold increase in profit.
Applications are now open for Purina Europe’s BetterwithPets Prize (BWPP). Nestlé Purina Petcare Europe is calling for organisations and social entrepreneurs who help improve the health and wellbeing of people in vulnerable situations to apply for the prize.
Following the success of standout alumni like Impli and Hera Biotech, Women’s Health Week Europe doubles down on innovation with two targeted startup showcases.
UK rental services provider, Housing Hand, has partnered with tech startup VerbaFlo, the conversational AI platform for businesses, to unlock faster, smarter conversations with students and partners at every touchpoint.
Startup founders in the UK are earning £21,000 a year more than the average worker, according to new insights from HSBC UK.
Tracxn has released its United Kingdom Tech H1 2025 Funding Report, offering a comprehensive overview of the country’s tech investment activity during the first half of the year. The United Kingdom emerged as the second-highest funded country globally in H1 2025, surpassing India and Germany, with the United States being the only country ahead in terms of total funding.
New research from global employment platform, Employment Hero, has revealed the emergence of an “AI advantage gap” across UK small businesses, with senior leaders far more likely to use and benefit from AI than junior staff.
