It’s Mental Health Awareness month and this year’s focus is on anxiety, something most of us are unfortunately more than familiar with.
Turning an idea into a reality is an exhilarating pursuit.
Following on from six years of success and growth of the Erudites Network in New York and throughout the USA, it has expanded to enable members to further connect to a global network; unlocking access to business experts from diverse backgrounds, industries, and organisations.
As a founder, you are the driving force behind your business. Particularly in the beginning, the lines between non-work and work life become very blurred, with all of your available time and energy consumed by juggling the myriad roles and responsibilities which fall your way.
Funding for your business can, in theory, come from many different places. It can be self-funded from your own resources, otherwise known as bootstrapping, or you can ask friends, family, and others that know you, to assist.
Ask any early-stage business owner and they will tell you that getting funding to scale can be tough. Very tough. All will tell you that it takes much more time and effort and takes much longer to complete than they had expected. And all will tell you that raising finance is a massive distraction from actually running and growing the business.
You know the phrase ‘two nations divided by a common language’? Apparently coined by George Bernard Shaw about Britain and America, it could just as easily be said about different – and sometimes warring – factions in companies. In particular, sales and marketing.
Clu, a skills based inclusive hiring platform, today announces an investment round of £1.2 million to further progress its goal of becoming a major player within the Talent-Tech market, which is forecast to reach $30 billion by 2033.
The UK is fourth in the world and second out of the G7 economies, in a new ranking of the impact of entrepreneurs on their overall economy from Shopify. UK entrepreneurs in Shopify’s ecosystem generated £28.8 billion worth of business activity in 2022 and contributed £14.3 billion in GDP impact.
Hardware Pioneers Max returns to London. This annual gathering, held on 13 July 2023, is dedicated to all those involved in developing connected and smart hardware solutions and bringing them to market.
Recruitment fell sharply in April, suggesting that employers are holding back on hiring as business confidence continues to be impacted by economic uncertainty. That’s according to the latest statistics from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) – the trade body for the professional recruitment sector.
Startups are as likely to fall victim to cyber-attacks as large organisations. A survey by Identity Theft Resource Centre shows that 58% of cyber attacks in 2022 targeted small businesses. 75% of these victims were attacked more than once in the same year. A constant threat lurks over the IT infrastructure of startup companies and they need cybersecurity to safeguard their digital assets, data, employees, and stakeholders.
Research by digital identity security specialists, ID Crypt Global, has shown that the market size of both the fraud detection software development and cyber security software development sectors have increased notably year on year, with this growth expected to continue through to 2025.
You’ve had a bright idea, given what feels like endless hours of thought to your business and worked on your company mission statement, which will shape culture and guide commercial activities. You’ve pulled the business plan together, developed a marketing strategy for the year ahead and set the company’s revenue targets to deliver incremental growth. You can pitch your product or service; you know who your customer is but who are you? And what matters to you and your team? Where’s the plan that guides your activities as a business owner, as an industry thought leader, or as a diverse collective of human beings?
A new UK mental health and wellbeing startup is planning to rival giants Headspace and Calm through its innovative approach to wellness.
Digital pension provider Penfold has warned today that Brits should be taking action early to plan for their financial future – following research which shows the majority of workers are not on track to retire comfortably.
South Summit Madrid 2023, the leading event for the entrepreneurial and innovative ecosystem co-organised by IE University, will feature content and conversations dedicated to analysing the growing trend of Sportstech, i.e. the application of innovation and new technologies to the world of sport.
Tina Charisma covers the disrupters and innovators of the world, highlighting Samuel Brooksworth and his courage and dedication to his tech on-demand services platform, Remoteli.
In today’s digital age, cybercrime has become an all-too-common occurrence, including nefarious activities such as phishing and cyberbullying.
