A new report from Rimm Sustainability reveals an impressive level of commitment to sustainability practices amongst UK SMEs.
SOLASTA Bio, a UK agritech specialising in the next generation of green insecticides, has appointed industry veteran Paula Pinto as Chief Strategy Officer to head up its US operations that will be based in North Carolina.
The UK Government has announced it will be spending £100 million to accelerate its positioning within the global race to produce computer chips that will be used to power artificial intelligence (AI).
Cyber security has been a topic high on the news agenda this month, following the cyber-attack on the UK electoral register and the Northern Ireland Police data breach over the past few weeks.
Unmind, provider of global workplace wellbeing solutions, announces C-suite hires to guide the acceleration and growth of Unmind’s journey to a £100 million operation.
The UK tech sector has seen the number of female workers dip between the first and second quarters of 2023, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Next month (5th September), a significant milestone will be reached in the UK’s Big Switch Off journey. BT Openreach will be implementing the national stop sell of analogue phone systems. This move is set to reshape the traditional method of communication forever, but what does this mean for businesses across the country?
Karta, an award-winning metaverse studio pioneering the world of in-game experiential marketing, has launched its own studio dedicated to creating bespoke in-game experiences in Fortnite. Karta’s Fortnite studio has been set up to partner with rights holders and popular IP owners from music, entertainment and sports talent to create innovative takes on Fortnite experiences within the platform – opening up new revenue streams for rights holders.
Low-code development, first coined by Forrester in 2014, refers to platforms that take the focus away from code and offer an integrated easy-to-use set of solutions to accelerate app and business delivery.
In times of economic uncertainty, female-led businesses can be particularly vulnerable. A lack of awareness of the funding options available and a reluctance to take on debt, coupled with the impact of the lending gap, makes it harder for female founders to secure funding to increase working capital or seek growth in turbulent times.
Continuous price rises on necessities, swiftly evolving ways of working, and geopolitical conflict have many members of the workforce struggling with mental health. Employers are uniquely positioned to support employee wellbeing—employees spend the majority of their waking hours at work during the week, and 70% trust their organisations to provide them with help in times of need.
“Success belongs to those who never give up.”
As it’s Never Give Up Day (Friday 18th August), I would like to share with you 6 things that helped me when I felt like giving up!
The UK tech sector has seen the number of female workers dip between the first and second quarters of 2023, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Our lifestyles underwent something of an overhaul (to put it mildly) during the pandemic – with the beauty industry witnessing a seismic shift in priorities.
Climate tech founders have a vision for a much-needed solution that can move the needle on climate change. But turning that vision into a reality takes more than just passion. It takes funding and great execution, particularly in sales. There will be no measurable impact without hardcore sales performance.
A recent YouGov survey revealed that over a third of UK workers that can work remotely would take a workcation in the next twelve months.
You may have seen a recent interview that mega billionaire Elon Musk – owner of Twitter, Tesla, and SpaceX, and currently the wealthiest man on the planet – gave to CNBC, in which he branded remote working as ‘morally wrong’.
In increasingly fractured workplaces, where remote working is now an employee expectation, new research by 438 Marketing, which specialises in cultural transformation within businesses, has found that many employers are failing to engage with their internal audiences, within and beyond the day job, where poor comms and outdated use of technology are commonplace.
Flexible workspaces have soared in popularity in recent years, with their many benefits, such as the increased possibility of collaboration, streamlined scalability and the option to support hybrid working positioning them as a truly valuable resource for businesses of all scales. These flexible workspaces hold the potential to reignite urban regeneration, creating a mass wealth of benefits for both businesses and the local economy alike.
Electric Sheep, an AI tech startup in visual effects (VFX), has announce the close of an oversubscribed pre-seed funding round of half a million dollars. The round was filled by AI focused VCs, led by Dasein Capital (US), and backed by Spatial Capital (US) and Look AI Ventures (Czech Republic).
