Ahead of International Women’s Day, businesses are being advised to consider four key approaches to support women in leadership roles within their organisations.
The advertising landscape is undergoing significant changes. Recent data indicates a staggering growth in digital advertising spending, with estimates suggesting it will reach $38 billion in 2024, nearly triple pre-pandemic levels.
Recent findings from Novuna Business Finance indicate that 75% of small business owners experiencing sleepless nights, with market volatility being their top concern for the second consecutive year.
South Summit and IE University held the second edition of the ‘Scaleup Series’ in London this week. This international gathering brings together founders and leaders of scaleups, unicorns, investment funds, and corporations in major European cities to explore growth opportunities as well as key investment and innovation trends in the European entrepreneurial ecosystem.
HiBob, the creator of Bob, a HR platform revolutionising the operation of organisations in today’s work environment, has published its third annual Women in the Workplace report. The report reveals a significant disparity between men’s and women’s perceptions of workplace equality.
Navigating the intricate landscape of trade marks and brand protection is crucial for startups aiming to carve out a distinctive identity in a competitive market. This article addresses the ten most frequently asked questions by startups about trade marks and brand protection. It provides valuable insights into how emerging businesses can safeguard their innovations, ensure their brand stands out, and avoid common pitfalls.
A popular programme, which has helped thousands of sole traders and microbusinesses across the UK to grow, is making a come-back to support small firms facing the impact of recession.
The numbers are in — last year, the UK’s tech sector ranked number three globally with a valuation of over $1 trillion/£826 billion, solidifying its status as one of the world’s digital giants. Amidst widespread anxieties of a post-Brexit funding downturn, British tech has proved itself remarkably robust.
For most early-stage companies, much of 2023 felt like an especially harrowing series of episodes from a Mr. Robot-ish dystopian narrative. The combination of a recession, layoffs across the tech industry and beyond, SVB and Credit Suisse destabilising the banking sector, inflation in the US, and a general slowdown of financing from the jubilee-like days of 2021-22 feel like a series of heavyweight punches engineered to knock founders off their feet, and then keep them down there.
After a challenging year or two, the roots of meaningful innovation are starting to take hold in traditional industries which will shape the way we work and live for decades.
Entocycle, the insect technology firm in the UK, has forged a partnership with EnviroFlight, North America’s producer of insect-derived nutrients for animals and plants.
Standing out from the crowd is essential in a competitive job market. A cover letter well-crafted should be able to help you stand out and grab the attention of a potential employer. Can you be sure your cover letter will sparkle brightly enough? That’s where ALTresume comes in, providing innovative solutions for people who want their mark to last.
A recent survey has unveiled that fewer than 10% of people in Britain are acquainted with venture capital (VC), and only 6% feel confident in their ability to explain it. These findings underscore a significant gap in knowledge regarding the multi-billion dollar sector responsible for the success of companies like Deliveroo, Stripe, and Oatly.
According to an analysis by the Financial Times, the gender gap in the technology sector has shown signs of narrowing in the UK, EU, and US over the last four years. The report indicates an increase in the number of women working in computer-related roles in the UK, rising from 29% in 2019 to over 32% by the end of last year. Similarly, female representation in the sector overall increased from 30.9% to 34.1% during the same timeframe.
Latitude59, the Estonian flagship startup and technology conference, puts once again €1M investment for the Latitude59’s Pitch Competition – this makes it the largest competition of its kind in the Nordic countries and the Baltics.
Pledge, in collaboration with Smart Freight Centre (SFC), has issued a ten-point guide to help companies operating in the logistics sector to begin and maintain an effective decarbonisation programme.
Italy confirms itself as a point of reference for European and international innovation, with hundreds of change makers from around the world choosing to be present at WMF – We Make Future for 2024 as well.
AI in the workforce is akin to Aladdin’s genie – its power equal to its potential risks – with the ideal scenario being a human-led partnership between AI tools and the person using them, to strike a balance between efficiency and trust.
Global businesses are suffering major financial and human costs from critical IoT connectivity failures with almost two thirds losing sales and customers as a direct result, according to a new report released by rSIM, the developer of a new intelligent SIM that aims to put an end to the issues.
Findable, which automates building documentation using Artificial Intelligence (AI), has arrived in the UK to solve building document chaos, using AI to read and automatically sort over one million documents for its customers to date.
