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Over 1.5 million UK SMEs have stopped trading internationally this year which could cost the UK £20bn, due to the impacts of COVID-19 and uncertainty around Brexit. New research released by British fintech, Currensea reveals that of the 80% of British SMEs (4.72 million businesses) that trade internationally in any given year, 1.18 million have had to pause directly because of the global pandemic and a further 283,000 because of Brexit.
As interest in sustainable investing continues to grow apace, Clim8 Invest (Clim8), a digital investment platform to help consumers invest exclusively in companies focused on tackling the climate crisis, has raised a further £2.4m in funding.
OVHcloud have announced a strategic partnership with Google Cloud to accelerate French and European organisations’ ability to digitally transform and reimagine their business. The partnership aims to bring cutting-edge technologies, built on trusted infrastructure, to European organisations to help them meet their growing needs for strict data controls, security, transparency and privacy while deploying cloud native applications. OVHcloud will introduce a new Hosted Private Cloud offering by bringing Google’s open source-compatible Anthos technology to its own highly scalable dedicated infrastructure, fully operated and managed in Europe by OVHcloud teams.
The winners for this year’s highly anticipated Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) in association with Microsoft for Startups have been announced. The virtual event took place yesterday, Tuesday 10th November 2020.
Silicon Valley Comes to the UK (SVC2UK) has unveiled its list of the high growth technology businesses joining the 2020 ‘Scale Up Club’, which celebrates the most ambitious and promising companies in Europe.
To celebrate a decade in business this month, digitalbeans is supporting local businesses to invest in digital and keep growing in spite of tightening COVID restrictions.
Step Saudi 2020 is coming to your screens this November! Organised by the team behind Step Conference, Saudi’s Leading Online Tech & Startup Conference will bring together the Kingdom’s best entrepreneurs, creatives, and digital enthusiasts.
Israeli startup, OutSense has raised $2.2m in a Series A round from Peregrine Ventures in order to complete the development and testing of an IoT technology which monitors health and helps prevent life threatening diseases by quickly and accurately analysing human waste from within a standard toilet bowl.
Hitachi Capital Business Finance recognise that the resilience and strength of the small business community lies in its diversity. We all too often read about how the average UK business is performing, how they are reacting to issues or planning for the future. In truth, there is no absolute average – rather the range and diversity of people setting up and running small businesses is what makes the sector so fascinating.
Somerset based communications agency, ADPR, is offering completely free careers advice and support for anyone considering a role in PR & Marketing and has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The invitation-only network for founders and CEOs of the most successful tech businesses, Fast Growth Icons, has announced the online return of its annual event, taking place on 10th December 2020, hosted by Utterly Events. Founded in 2016, Fast Growth Icons delivers high quality insights, allowing founders and CEOs to connect with peers that are building high growth, established businesses.
Developers of an electric wheelchair designed to enable social distancing and built with COVID-19 resistant materials have been awarded a UK government grant of £175,000.
Technology company, Emitwise has raised $3.4m from former Uber CEO, Ryan Graves and other Silicon Valley investors to roll out unique technology that helps companies meet their emissions targets faster and support the transition to a net zero carbon world.
London’s highest-rated IT support provider, Totality Services has launches WFH IT Support to service the millions of workers displaced by the new lockdown regulations. The new offering affords teams of all sizes the level of IT security and support previously reserved for large office-based operations, servicing the needs of the nation’s work-from-home employees.
A 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom has had the business acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service.
Multi-nationals Hewlett Packard Enterprise NASA and Ernst & Young are among the finalists for this year’s Diversity in Tech Awards (DITA) which takes place virtually on Tuesday the 10th November 2020 at 5pm GMT. The ceremony, which acknowledges and celebrates Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DE&I) advocates and organisations that have made impactful strides in diversity and inclusion in the workplace and community has moved to an online format due to COVID-19.
2020 was a year of survival for many industries as COVID-19 impacted organisations of all sizes. To help businesses prepare for 2021, global technology company SafetyCulture, is bringing together some of the sharpest and innovative minds for a free virtual event: SafetyCulture Summit 2020: From Surviving to Thriving.
Cambridge continues to be one of the UK’s leading tech clusters with one of the highest counts of tech vacancies in the UK and some of the highest average salaries in the country.
Juggle, an online skills market for flexible work, has announced it has raised $2.1m to date from both sides of the Atlantic, a further boost in its mission to close the women’s leadership gap. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) startup connects forward-thinking businesses with flexible professionals.
A British technology startup focused on helping the elderly live more independently in their own home has received financial backing from the Government.
