AstroLabs partners with IMPACT46, in collaboration with PLAYHERA, to release the flagship 2023 Saudi Gaming Market Outlook Report. This first-of-its-kind report provides a comprehensive outlook on the Saudi electronic gaming potential directly from the market, with in-depth insight from local gamers, game developers, and industry pioneers.
Chief Information Officers have become increasingly important in the decision-making bodies of companies. As drivers of innovation, they have gone from making technological decisions to being significantly involved in the business plan or in talent recruitment processes and, consequently, in the sphere of the company itself. In this regard, market surveys conducted in 2023 reveal that 80% of CIOs say that business strategies will become an important part of their role in the next two years.
As the UK’s biggest bank for business, NatWest understands that SMEs are the lifeblood of the economy and that the company has a responsibility to help them build back better.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak explains why the UK is one of the best places in the world to start a tech business.
The search is over. Selections have been made. Britain’s leading clean air pioneers join Breathable Cities, Europe’s biggest accelerator programme dedicated to tackling the devastating effects of urban air pollution.
Kaya Founders, a Philippines-based venture capital firm, is announcing the first close at US$12 million in funding across two new funds to back the next generation of tech-enabled, industry-shaping startups across Southeast Asia.
Timing and good fortune are certainly useful when starting a business, but they aren’t critical to its success. Whilst the current state of the economy is making raising funds difficult, if you possess an exceptional idea and a clear market opportunity, you will eventually find someone willing to support you financially. Once you embark on your entrepreneurial journey, it becomes crucial to utilise the funds wisely and swiftly bring your product or service to the market.
European cybertech startup Filigran, founded in France in October 2022, has raised €5 million in seed funding that will be used to accelerate product development and drive international growth.
The everywoman Entrepreneur Awards, in association with NatWest and BGF, the UK’s longest-running recognition programme for women in business, is now accepting nominations until the extended deadline of 10th July 2023.
Future Worlds, the on-campus early-stage accelerator at the University of Southampton, will host its annual Demo Day on Wednesday 14 June at 5pm at the British Film Institute on London’s Southbank.
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) announces the launch of its first joint hub in North Macedonia set to take regional innovation to the next level and provide local entrepreneurs, innovators, and learners with innovation support.
Over 60% of Americans wake up feeling fatigued and sluggish every morning. While there are many things responsible for this, one cause that rarely gets recognised – or addressed – is mental clutter.
The global talent shortage has more than doubled since 2018, with employers now struggling to find candidates with the right mix of experience and skills to fill various roles.
When considering raising equity finance, most early-stage businesses would often have to turn to angel investors or crowdfunding as was explained in last week’s article.
“I have started a business I am passionate about, so why am I not getting sales and or an interested audience?
The rise of social media and permeance of today’s air-brushed, filtered perfection is often hard to escape. It’s easier than ever to keep up with not just trends, but microtrends. But when we’re surrounded by so many images of what we’re ‘supposed’ to look like, it can become overwhelming, and for some, even disheartening.
Starting a business is tough, growing it and scaling it even tougher.
So how can smart time management help you and your business grow?
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Cutting edge British tech firms are set to pitch for multi-million-pound deals with Asia Pacific (APAC) investors today just weeks after the UK concluded negotiations with the CPTPP – a £9 trillion combined GDP trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific.
The UK economy is likely to avoid a recession this year, according to trade body the Confederation of British Industry (CBI). However, worrying doubts about confidence and business investment remain as the Bank of England is set to raise interest rates to a peak of 5% by August from 4.5% now.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will open the 10th anniversary edition of London Tech Week from 12th-16th June 2023. With over 30,000 delegates from 148 countries descending on the capital for the most influential tech event in the UK, London Tech Week serves as a reminder of the UK’s appeal to tech entrepreneurs and investors globally and why it continues to be the gateway to Europe.
