How to market yourself and your business

On 13th April 2023, I joined other founders and marketers at Bureau in North Greenwich for an event called ‘How to market yourself and your business’ with Phie McKenzie, Founder of Creative Ally, a business providing professional marketing services and talent management to emerging digital creators.

How to create a social media guide for your business

A social media guide is a framework for how your company should behave online.

13 places that could be your best crowdfunding platform

When you look up the definition of crowdfunding it’s easy to think that you can simply post your idea online, and thousands of people will throw money at you. If only it was that easy!

Seattle, the emerald city

Famous for its coffee culture, grunge music scene, and chewing wall gum, Seattle boasts beauty, greenery, and elegance. What’s more, when I picture the City, I think of ferry boats and the space needle, all thinks to medical drama Grey’s Anatomy. All these things make Seattle a great tourist attraction, but is Seattle a suitable city to launch a tech startup?

Neuromod Devices closes €30mn financing for tinnitus treatment device Lenire

Neuromod Devices has successfully closed a €30 million financing to further commercialise its tinnitus treatment device, Lenire.

Moving from startup to scaleup

Polly Roberts, Head of Strategy and Planning at ethical advertising agency Media Bounty, looks at the seven things brands need to know about moving from a startup to a scaleup.

Hiring strategies under increasing pressure as employee confidence and contract demand grows

Following reports that London-based SMEs are increasingly relying on temporary workers, specialist recruitment firm, Robert Half, has warned employers that worker confidence in securing a role remains high, putting greater pressure on hiring – and key resource retention – strategies.

Tracxn releases its Geo Quarterly FinTech UK Report

Tracxn has released its Geo Quarterly FinTech UK Report – Q1 2023. The report, based on Tracxn’s extensive database, provides insights into the UK FinTech space.

Creative.ai beats Meta for gaming video ad revolution using generative AI

Generative AI is advancing and innovating vast swathes of work. Creative.ai has launched to bring this technology to video ads creation for mobile game publishers.

Five ways tech can help reduce stress in the workplace

As 900k workers in the UK reported work-related stress in 2022, managing day-to-day stresses in the workplace are essential for preventing burnout. So, in honour of Stress Awareness Month (April 2022), experts at Ebuyer have shared their best tech hack tips for stress management in the workplace.

Cybercriminals are attacking users in multiple ways

Online users today, especially businesses, have to be extremely vigilant of cyberattacks. Cybercriminals are extremely clever, misleading online users in an attempt to steal their personal information. 

The future of entrepreneurship made accessible with generative AI technology

INATIGO, a technology company backed by Microsoft for Startups, has launched Adaine, a global all-in-one generative AI platform and business copilot for entrepreneurs. Designed to make entrepreneurship accessible to everyone, regardless of their background or experience.

Small business attitudes towards sustainability

Novuna Business Finance publishes The Small Business Sustainability Report 2023, an annual report looking at the attitudes among small businesses towards sustainability, and the action they are taking themselves and within their supply chains.

“Many assume my £20m business success has been stress-free – far from it!”

As success continues to surge across all brands of the Nicky Story Holdings group, 31 year old, Nicky Story, who is on track to turn over £20million, shares his journey to success, and it’s not been as lucky and stress free as some may assume!

Small business experts reveal practical budgeting tips

Informi, a small business advice service by AAT, has offered advice on how small businesses can better budget, as Google searches for ‘small business energy help’ rise by over 3,000% in 12 months.

UK chipmaker loses key investor in latest financial blow

Bristol-based semiconductor company Graphcore has had its key investor Sequoia write off its stake in the company. This comes as a blow following Sequoia having already cut its investment in the company in late 2022.

Would you trust the advice of an AI business coach?

We know we are in the midst of an artificial intelligence revolution which is contributing to a period of significant upheaval. Until recently the potential for the technology to transform our daily lives felt like it lay somewhere in the future.

Applications open for free female entrepreneurship programme

National Women’s Enterprise Week (NWEW), the first ever UK wide celebration of female led businesses, launches 19—23 June 2023.

Plant-based nutrition startups join Incubator programme

Plant-based shrimps, alternative protein from microalgae, and the ingredients for mass producing cultivated meat are among foods being developed by startups taking part in a global programme to accelerate climate-friendly products to the market.

Psychological safety = no stress, no hiding, no censoring, no code-switching

We all have the right to feel safe! William Kahn, Google’s ‘Aristotle Project’ and Amy Edmondson’s research have catapulted the term Psychological Safety into our consciousness. It is now being talked about in workplaces around the world – and rightly so!