Managing suppliers can be a major efficiency driver for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), but it also risks being a drain on resources. On average, SMBs engage nine times as many suppliers as they have employees, while only working closely with a few. This disconnect presents a big opportunity for streamlining, as inactive suppliers cost UK businesses an estimated £1 billion annually.
With the phased shutdown of the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) set to conclude in 2027, new research from Zen Internet has revealed that UK businesses are alarmingly unprepared for the transition.
Over the course of 2024, the interest in gen AI has spread like wildfire. Data from McKinsey indicates that while AI adoption among organisations stayed at around the 50% mark for six years, the past year alone saw it jump to 72%.
AI will continue to dominate the European tech ecosystem in 2025, according to the Partners at Antler, the early-stage VC firm in Europe.
It is widely acknowledged that many coaching businesses fail in their first few years and, far from the lucrative impression about the coaching profession where you can earn £500 per hour, earnings for the majority of coaches are under $30,000 per year.
AI Simulator, a technology that uses AI to replicate the private investment market, is set to join the American Angel Capital Association as a consultant to develop a curriculum for their deeptech toolkit. This prestigious project, funded by the Nation Science Foundation, aims to educate early-stage investors.
Elemind, founded by researchers from MIT, has developed a headband that uses acoustic stimulation to move people into a sleep state.
Baller League, the 6×6 football league with a rapidly growing fan base, has announced that it has raised $25 million in a Series A funding round led by EQT Ventures. This follows an $8 million round closed in Summer 2024.
Italian startup Artinoise, known for reimagining traditional musical instruments, has unveiled its latest innovation: Zefiro.
Embeddable, an award-winning developer tool for building interactive customer-facing analytics directly within software applications, has announced the close of its oversubscribed €6 million seed funding round.
SatVu, a pioneer in climate technology, has secured a €1 million project to reduce its time-to-market and scale up its operations by partnering up with one of the world’s foremost independent energy and commodities trading companies.
KHP Ventures has launched the Innovations in Mental Health (IMH) Fund, which is dedicated to accelerating technologies with the potential to transform mental health outcomes. Portfolio companies will be supported through a first-of-its-kind delivery partnership with the UK’s largest mental health provider, the South London, and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (SLaM).
Three startups supported by the Venture Builder at Nottingham Business School’s Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) have achieved significant milestones in investment and growth.
The EU has officially launched DiMAT, a project offering European materials SMEs the digital tools they need to meet competitive challenges, both in Europe and globally.
Startup Maisa confirms it has completed a $5m pre-seed round funded by NFX and Village Global, VCs backed by many of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs.
In a striking paradox, small-and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) make up an impressive 90% of all companies and contribute nearly two-thirds of global employment and GDP according the World Economic Forum. Yet, 67% of them struggle with resource constraints, short-term pressures, and limited expertise, making it hard to adopt the technology they need.
The entrepreneurial journey is a thrilling yet challenging endeavour. Whether launching a startup, expanding your small business, or pursuing a passion project, success often hinges on your ability to adapt, innovate, and persevere.
A BBC investigation has revealed that Steven Bartlett, host of the Diary of a CEO podcast, has amplified harmful health misinformation, potentially undermining trust in conventional medicine.
Many employees find themselves facing extra challenges at the turn of the calendar year.
Female technology entrepreneurs struggle with recruitment because they are viewed as less competent and warm, and the startup perceived as less likely to grow or empower employees, finds new research from Mannheim Business School.
