You might not think innovation can be found by looking in the past, but my experience of an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership at a historic royal palace shows that it very much can.
As businesses look to drive growth in 2025 amid a dynamic market environment, new research from American Express reveals about eight in 10 (78%) are planning to improve their business payments process, with almost two-fifths (39%) doing so as part of strategies to drive growth.
According to research from Dext, one-third (33%) of the UK’s small and medium-sized business (SMB) owners are losing sleep over paying staff.
New research surveying 1,000 full-time employees in the UK and US technology and professional services industries has found that nearly half of the workforce (45%) is highly stressed, experiencing stress frequently or always.
New research shows Gen Z are the most entrepreneurial generation yet, with more than two thirds (73%) 16-24 year olds keen to start their own business.
Employers and employees are united in their belief that state support for those who power the UK’s economy, i.e. employees, is inadequate.
The EU’s deforestation-free supply chain regulation, set to take effect this year, requires companies to verify that raw materials and products sold within the EU do not originate from land cleared of forests after December 31, 2020.
YellowScan is set to present its YellowScan Navigator topo-bathymetric system for drones, marking a pivotal moment in technological innovation for environmental monitoring.
Co-parenting shouldn’t feel like an emotional minefield, yet for many, it does. Every message sent carries the weight of past conflict, and every reply risks turning a simple logistical question into an exhausting emotional exchange.
While female entrepreneurship is on the rise, only 19% of businesses in the UK are female owned. Despite the growth of women-led businesses, there is still a way to go before we reach a more level playing field across the business landscape. Samantha Addy, CEO & Founder of the Female Advisory Board (FAB), the UK’s first all-female peer advisory organisation, discusses the challenges facing business owners and the barriers holding female entrepreneurs back from taking their business to the next level.
A few years ago, I remember sitting down with a team of passionate individuals, all with a shared vision: to create a solution that would make work management easier, faster, and more intuitive. We wanted to simplify the complexities that teams face daily, helping them collaborate and deliver projects with confidence and efficiency.
In the process of launching a new business? Here’s a staggering statistic for you – in 2024, 90% of business startups failed. The speed of failure varies – only 10% fail to claw their way through the first year, but after that, the rate of attrition is epic.
The European startup ecosystem is rich and diverse but faces a paradox similar to other high-value markets like the United States and Canada. Whenever Europe has a well-established economy with successful educational institutions that generate a lucrative talent pool, early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) tends to lag.
Startups Magazine is proud to have partnered with the Elite Business 100 (EB100) Awards, which once again recognised and celebrated the UK’s most innovative and ambitious SMEs.
Space Forge has been awarded a licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to launch ForgeStar-1 – its in-orbit manufacturing satellite. With the launch set for later this year, this marks a significant milestone for both the company and Wales as ForgeStar-1 is set to become the first UK ISAM satellite in orbit.
The National Enterprise Network has warned that urgent action is needed to prevent the UK losing the vital infrastructure which supports growth across the country’s economy.
Soulmates Ventures is strengthening its commitment to sustainable innovation with a €50 million fund, increasing initial investments to up to €3 million per startup, with follow-on funding totalling up to €5 million to ensure long-term support.
Bioniq, founded in 2019 and renowned for its personalised nutritional supplements based on blood biomarker data, is proud to announce that football star Diogo Dalot, right-back for Manchester United and the Portugal national team, has joined the company as an investor, contributing over €1 million.
Employment continued to retract in February following the Government’s decision to hike job taxes, a new report from Employment Hero shows.
Greg Hoffman, the driving force behind Nike’s brand evolution and one of the world’s most influential experts in branding and business creativity, will take part in South Summit Madrid 2025, the leading global gathering of the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, co-organised with IE University. The next edition will be held from June 4th to 6th at La Nave in Madrid.
