Cyber Essentials: why doing the basics well still protects most SMEs
Cyber Essentials: why doing the basics well still protects most SMEs

Cyber security headlines can feel relentless. Ransomware attacks, phishing scams, and data breaches dominate the…

How to make strategy part of everyday work (not just annual planning)
How to make strategy part of everyday work (not just annual planning)

A CEO we recently worked with asked a fair question during a strategy session with…

Demystifying AI for SMEs
Demystifying AI for SMEs

AI has become a commonplace topic of conversation in the business world, moving from being…

How rolling closes are powering deeptech fundraising
How rolling closes are powering deeptech fundraising

Fundraising, as many startup playbooks describe it, should follow a clean arc. Raise a set…

Spotify & Monzo execs join unicorn startup, Spendesk
Spotify & Monzo execs join unicorn startup, Spendesk

Spendesk, the AI-powered spend management and procurement platform, has continued its expansion with the appointment…

The clearing house: rebuilding the bottom layer of global finance
The clearing house: rebuilding the bottom layer of global finance

George Davis is the CEO and Co-Founder of Lorum, and he has spent his career…

Revolut revenue surges to $6Bn as it aims for 100M customers
Revolut revenue surges to $6Bn as it aims for 100M customers

Revolut has reported a record-breaking financial performance for 2025, marking a pivotal moment as the…

Growth beyond the M25 depends on the infrastructure of ideas
Growth beyond the M25 depends on the infrastructure of ideas

The Business Secretary, Peter Kyle, has said he wants the UK to go “toe to…

Eight female founders to receive free workspace support
Eight female founders to receive free workspace support

Purpose-driven, flexible workspace provider x+why has announced a sustained initiative to support the next generation…

Beyond borders: building trust and scale across Europe
Beyond borders: building trust and scale across Europe

Let’s be honest – scaling a business across Europe sounds more exciting on paper. New…

Oxford spinout Stateful Robotics raises $4.8m
Oxford spinout Stateful Robotics raises $4.8m

Stateful Robotics, an embodied AI company spun out from the University of Oxford, has raised…

UK founders: stop confusing a pitch desk with investment readiness
UK founders: stop confusing a pitch desk with investment readiness

Rupert Lyle, FPC Regional’s Investment Director and Fund Principal of the West Midlands Co-Investment Fund…

Danone acquires Huel for €1 billion
Danone acquires Huel for €1 billion

Danone has struck a deal to acquire Huel, the cult-favourite meal replacement brand, for around…

The rise of women-led investment consortiums: what’s changing in 2026 and why now
The rise of women-led investment consortiums: what’s changing in 2026 and why now

For decades, venture capital was controlled by a select few. In 2026, women-led investment consortiums…

Why scaling is harder than raising capital – how founders can prepare
Why scaling is harder than raising capital – how founders can prepare

Startups rely on funding from every source possible. Contacting business partners who were once college…

Keeping the human touch: using AI for growth
Keeping the human touch: using AI for growth

Digital marketing specialist Hannah Ajiboye explains how AI can be used to supercharge your sales…

How the UK government can boost regional climatetech
How the UK government can boost regional climatetech

Scaling regional industrial strengths will be critical to maintaining the UK’s global climatetech leadership, according…

The $5 lottery ticket that changed how I think about funding
The $5 lottery ticket that changed how I think about funding

There are things a $5 lottery ticket teaches you that any millions of dollars in…

Do all business need PR? A startup perspective on timing, value, and approach
Do all business need PR? A startup perspective on timing, value, and approach

Public relations often enters the conversation at a later stage in a company’s growth, after…

Investors back people: how to use personal branding to raise capital
Investors back people: how to use personal branding to raise capital

Raising capital has never been more competitive. Pitch decks are sharper, markets are tougher, and…