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VoxSmart, the global leader in communications surveillance technology for Financial Markets, has recently announced a strategic funding round of £5.5m ($7.2m) from NatWest.

Kemp Little has launched a free advisory resource to help businesses navigate tax, legal and financial processes thrown into discord by Coronavirus.

A practical support package to help businesses through the coronavirus emergency has been put together by Teesside University. Along with other agencies, the University is working with the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority to ensure a coordinated approach, helping the region’s businesses to stay resilient and to be ready to grow when the crisis is over.

Half of women have experienced discrimination while working at a tech firm, new research from Studio Graphene has revealed. The London-based digital agency commissioned a survey of 500 full-time workers in the UK tech industry. It found that 49% of women have experienced some form of discrimination in the workplace, while 20% have resigned from a role in the past because of discrimination or harassment.

Treedy’s, the technology market-leader in ensuring the right clothing size for customers via instantaneous, fully-clothed and precise scanning technology, today announced it is making available its first generation software as open-source in order to facilitate access to its cutting edge quality 3D scans by research institutions, universities and other non-profit organisations.

WISE the campaign for greater gender balance has urged employers, particularly those working in science, engineering, technology and manufacturing (STEM), to keep inclusion on their agenda in these difficult times, highlighting that diversity brings greater innovation.

British startup Guild, in partnership with London Research, has launched a new study ‘Mastering Messaging in the Workplace’ aimed at helping businesses and professionals understand the opportunities and challenges of using messaging at work.

Planet saving startups and entrepreneurs now have just one week to apply to this year’s Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge, one of the world’s largest competitions in sustainable entrepreneurship. Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge rewards British, Dutch, German, Norwegian and Swedish startups that successfully combine sustainability, entrepreneurship and creativity to help tackle some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. This year’s competition closes at midday (GMT) on 1st April.

The Tech to Connect Challenge was launched in the summer of 2019, in order to develop early-stage ideas for technology that enable more or better interactions between people. The challenge looked for the most innovative ideas, helping them turn these ideas into prototypes that have the potential for real change.

Whether you employ a handful of employees or your team has seen exponential growth over the past few years, knowing where you stand in the coming weeks and months in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t crystal clear.

The UK’s tech industry, the fastest growing sector in the UK, will maintain resilience despite the Covid-19 outbreak, according to new analysis from global recruiter Robert Walters.

With the outbreak of COVID-19 there is increased concern around next steps for businesses, particularly regarding the impact this could be having on supply chains and contractual obligations that need to be met. As the situation evolves and disruptions are becoming commonplace, there is every chance that you may need to find alternative means of carrying out your contractual obligations.

The environmental cost of owning the latest phone is huge. CO2 produced by the manufacture of smartphones is predicted to reach 125 megatons in 2020, and by 2040 will account for 14% of all CO2 emissions.

The celebrations continue for International Women’s Day this weekend with the ‘Women owned: Women’s worth event, which is designed to empower communities all across the world. Hosted by Charisma events, this event is designed to encourage everyone to come together in honour of International Women’s day – females, males and non-binary – everyone is welcome to discuss key issues around business leadership and financial tips to help bring success.

UNLEASH has announced the suspension of their upcoming event UNLEASH Spring, London ExCeL, that was due to take place on 24th-25th March, because of health concerns over the coronavirus outbreak.

The Australian Business Visa Company, has been founded specifically to help UK companies considering their options for international expansion to Australia. With a trend of nearly two in five businesses looking to leave the UK, and Australia receiving over 30,000 personal visa applications each day worldwide and expecting a 50% increase in the foreseeable future ABV co. is well placed to assist UK businesses looking at new options.

As coronavirus continues to spread, more people are being encouraged to work from home in the coming weeks and months. If this isn’t something you’re used to doing, the prospect probably invokes one of two feelings. Either you’ll be looking forward to a break from commuting and queuing for the kettle, or you’ll be horrified at the thought of enduring your own company all day, every day.

Today nearly 2 billion people do not have reliable access to clean water, and by 2030, according to the UN, that number will rise to half of the world’s population. Access to clean affordable drinking water represents probably our planets greatest resource issue.

An accompanying survey of 2,100 people also uncovered that over half of Britons would prefer to work for a startup than a large corporation, regardless of the risk. The research was undertaken by the team behind global affiliate network, in the wake of the launch of its Access programme, that allows startups and entrepreneurs to access the affiliate channel.

The Institute of Coding (IoC), a government-supported initiative designed to respond to the UK’s digital skills gap, recently hosted its second annual conference at the IET Savoy Place in London. At this two-day event, new research from the IoC and Deloitte was shared that provides powerful insights into the factors that motivate women to study and work in the digital sector.