As companies navigate an increasingly turbulent external environment, communications and HR leaders have identified ‘change fatigue’ as one of the top five barriers to success, according to Gallagher’s 2025 Employee Communications Report. The report, which drew insights from more than 2,000 communication and HR leaders across 55 countries, found that 44% of HR leaders view change fatigue as a key battleground for success in 2025.
The Aurora Tech Award has unveiled its 2025 finalists. The annual award spotlights outstanding female founders in emerging markets, celebrating visionary women entrepreneurs who are redefining the technology landscape.
Helsinki Metropolitan Area is raising its profile as a noteworthy deeptech hub. Now, the city of Helsinki invites business leaders to discover opportunities in the field with a deeptech-focused edition of the famous 90 Day Finn programme.
“Far more money has been lost by investors preparing for corrections or trying to anticipate corrections than has been lost in corrections themselves.” – Peter Lynch
HiBob has released its fourth annual Women in the Workplace report, revealing men’s perceptions of workplace equality are out-of-touch with reality.
We’ve all been there. The stale conference room, the awkward small talk, the business card swaps that lead to… nothing.
While few of us would ever actively try to imperil our organisation’s digital coherency or security, many of us do this every day by installing new software our IT teams know nothing about.
Is DEI a good thing or a bad thing? Before the 2024 US election, it was all the rage, but now the once-touted benefits of cognitive diversity are being played down in a backlash against wokery. But how much does it actually matter?
Innovation is a powerful driver of national economic growth. HMRC, having long recognised the role that tech companies play in the GDP engine, continues to support this output with its R&D relief scheme.
The Worshipful Company of Entrepreneurs, the City of London’s newest livery company, and the Company of Entrepreneurs Trust were delighted to showcase the progress and early impact of their annual Entrepreneurs’ Award in Social Innovation (EASI) and announce an exciting collaboration with the Worshipful Company of Needlemakers, to an invited audience at Drapers’ Hall in the City of London.
Founders Factory, the London-based Venture Studio and early-stage investor, has been named the UK’s number one startup hub by the Financial Times, in its latest European Startup Hubs ranking. The FT-Statista report also sees Founders Factory ranked among its top five European startup hubs for the second year running.
Electric Sheep, a UK-based AI tech startup, announces a major milestone as it secures Innovate UK’s prestigious £500,000 Smart Grant – an award recognising its advancements in AI-driven visual effects (VFX) technology. This funding will support the development of Spotlight V3, Electric Sheep’s next-generation rotoscoping tool, set to launch in early 2025.
Founded in 2018, the EGA contest draws over 350 contestants annually and engages more than 80,000 industry professionals. The awards program highlights companies that push boundaries, solve industry challenges, and define trends in the DACH e-commerce landscape. Each year, the contest offers participants valuable visibility, enhanced brand recognition, and opportunities to connect with a broad network of industry experts.
Ahead of International Women’s Day, Rare Founders brought together a whole host of female founders to discuss the parts of the journey that women in business don’t often discuss in public. The raw, unfiltered truth, the struggles that are hidden behind their success, and the real-life experiences that female founders face on a daily basis.
Running Remote by Time Doctor, the premier conference dedicated to distributed work, is thrilled to announce its highly anticipated live event, scheduled for April 29-30, 2025, in the captivating city of Austin, USA. As the conference enters its 8th year, it continues to empower the world’s transition towards distributed and flexible work, and serves as a beacon for founders & leaders seeking to harness the power of remote and hybrid team strategies.
Recruitment inefficiencies and unfilled vacancies are set to, at a minimum, cost the UK economy an estimated £132.6 million in lost productivity over the next year, according to a new survey from leading global recruiter PageGroup’s Enterprise Solutions team.
A year ago, in February 2024, the Labour party pledged to introduce a Race Equality Bill, should it come to power. That promise was also included in its manifesto. Fast-forward, a year later, we’re expecting to see it come to the House – after it was mentioned in the King’s Speech, in July 2024.
Seaweed based supplement, cosmetic, and food ingredient startup BioMara, has secured $150,000 to advance fucoidan production to meet growing demand.
As of 24th February 2025 the Procurement Act came into force in the UK: legislation that dictates how public bodies buy goods and services, with the overall aim of streamlining procurement.
Videobot, the omnichannel interactive short-form video platform, has announced its drive to reinvent customer experience journeys through its video experience (VX) platform. The company recently closed at €2.8 million funding round, bringing its total funding to date to €5.5 million which will enable it to continue to develop its portfolio of products, designed to deliver video-centric brand journeys.
