Last year was a record year for new business. According to NatWest’s New StartUp Index, more than 900,000 new companies were incorporated in the UK in 2023, representing 12% year-on-year growth.
London Business Partnership (LBP) has announced the launch of its new Harrow Female Startup Accelerator Programme, a free six-week course designed to equip local women with the tools to start their own businesses.
The American poet Emily Dickinson wrote that “the truth must dazzle gradually, or every man be blind.” When it comes to startups harnessing technology and the future of work, however, there is no time for gradual discovery.
Oxford-based startup FluoRok has secured £7.7 million in an oversubscribed funding round to accelerate its scaleup, manufacturing, and commercialisation of cutting-edge fluorochemical reagents and battery electrolyte salts.
Hushed hybrid is a workplace phenomenon sweeping the nation, involving some of the UK’s biggest companies such as Barclays, Tesco, and Dell Technologies. However, HR managers warn hushed hybrid encourages insubordination and could lead to isolation if team members are not treated equally. Here, Kristian Torode, Director and Co-Founder of specialist IT services provider Crystaline, explains how investing in suitable telecommunications systems can help your business avoid the trend’s consequences.
The UK is home to a thriving startup ecosystem, with innovative companies across sectors like technology and life sciences making a real global impact. While the UK offers strong support for early-stage businesses, the sheer scale and resources available across the Atlantic can open new doors for global ambitions.
A recent study by claims automation firm, Sprout.ai, highlighted that 65% of insurance claims handlers have observed a rise in fraudulent claims since the onset of the cost of living crisis. Of those surveyed, 19% estimated that up to one in four claims now include fake or altered documentation, generated through AI and digital tools.
Finnish venture capital firm Innovestor announced new investments in three university spinouts, made through its €90 million Life Science fund. The companies – Polku Therapeutics, Kasvu Therapeutics, and Soihtu DTx – are working on innovative treatments for neurological conditions.
The past few years have pushed many small businesses across the UK to breaking point. A harmful combination of rising costs, reduced funding, and increasingly delayed payments has made cash flow management a more pressing concern than it has been in recent memory.
The UK is grappling with a quiet burnout epidemic that is eroding the mental health of our workforce and harming productivity. And it’s getting worse.
Real estate is among the largest industries in the world. In 2023, the largest European commercial real estate market was in Germany – about 1.9 trillion US dollars. Real estate companies must focus on advanced technologies and other solutions that enhance their business operations to maintain future success.
In collaboration with Sony Music UK and Sony Music Publishing UK, Digital Catapult has selected ten startups from the UK’s creative industries for its 2024 Black Founders Programme.
Research by GRiD, the group risk industry body, reveals that 74% of employers believe there is insufficient state support for the health and wellbeing of UK workers.
According to new research from Towergate Health & Protection, 60% of employers with overseas staff rank physical health as their top concern.
When the 2024 Africa Tech Festival kicks off in Cape Town on 12 November, anchor event AfricaIgnite will see the continent’s most innovative startups exposed to unprecedented opportunities to pitch their businesses, connect with funders, and meet potential customers.
South Summit has named Nacho Mateo as its new CEO, tasking him with spearheading the event’s international growth and solidifying its role in the global entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.
Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event on cities and smart urban solutions organised by Fira de Barcelona will hold its biggest edition to date in 2024. Under the theme “Live Better” the show and congress will experience a 30% growth of the exhibition floorspace from the record-setting 2023 event. The summit held every year in Barcelona expects to host 1.100 exhibitors, 850 cities and over 25.000 attendees from November 5-7 and will spread over halls 2 and 3 of Fira’s Gran Via venue.
Ten international startups have been chosen for the inaugural CyberBoost Catalyse programme, a collaboration between Plexal, the innovation company founded by Delancey, and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS). The programme will take place at the CyberSG Talent, Innovation and Growth (TIG) Collaboration Centre, a joint initiative between the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) and NUS.
South Summit Korea, co-organised by IE University, in collaboration with the Government of Gyeonggi and GBSA (Gyenggido Business & Science Accelerator), will bring together more than 80 world experts in Artificial Intelligence and Deep Tech. This is the first edition of the SS Korea Championship, which will be held from September 25 to 27 in Suwon (Gyeonggi Province).
G-P (Globalization Partners), a force in the global employment landscape, has revealed in its latest report that over half of workers (53%) expect to enter the job market within the next six months, with a third aiming to relocate to another state or country for career advancement.
