The success of high-profile startups such as Airbnb and Mailchimp might make the idea of getting into the startup world a very attractive one.
A study from Forbes Advisor has reveals that more than half (54%) of Brits would trade a better work-life balance for a lower income. Its 2023 Work-Life Balance Index uses a wide range of data sources to uncover which major cities in the world offer residents the best work-life balance.
The battery in battery-electric vehicles usually generates direct current. Before this can provide propulsion via the electric motor, it must be converted into alternating current.
Despite inflation reaching record levels coupled with great economic uncertainty, women in the UK built more businesses last year than ever before, a figure that we at SME XPO stand proudly behind, especially with International Women’s Day just around the corner.
Adyen announces that its annual Accelerator programme is returning this spring to empower another round of high-potential social enterprises and impact startups.
Agmatix, a start-up AgTech business specialising in turning agronomic big data into powerful models and insights, today announces a partnership with NASA Harvest – NASA’s global Food Security and Agriculture Consortium – to support crop production in a sustainable way at the field level and mitigate the impact of climate change.
Foyne Jones, recruiter of choice for the KBB, Builder’s Merchants & Construction Supplies sector responds to the rollout of the 4-day week pilot in the UK, as Peter Jones, Founder & Managing Director reveals what this means for businesses industry-wide.
Olympia London is delighted to announce the dates for the launch of a new international climate event this year: Innovation Zero – Climate & Clean Tech Congress
UK businesses have been shortlisted as part of a national awards programme designed to showcase the country’s up-and-coming enterprises.
A quality digital offering has become of existential importance. Disruptors from Amazon and Spotify to Uber and Netflix have transformed people’s service delivery expectations – expectations that are progressively extending to the financial services sector. Bottom line: firms without a strong digital offering that puts the control in users’ hands won’t survive.
Ahead of International Day of Happiness 2023, feel-good PR agency Lem-uhn reveals that searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ soared by 163% between December and February. With the UK in the midst of an economic downturn and a cost of living crisis, Lem-uhn believes that happiness at work is now even more of a priority to people.
The UK is facing one of the worst staffing shortages the hospitality industry has ever seen. Many leaving the industry due to furlough during the pandemic and access to fewer workers due to visa restrictions following Brexit, has resulted in nearly 40% of UK hospitality businesses facing a skilled worker shortage.
UK startup Kerbo Charge announced the rollout of its self-closing cable channel for electric car owners. For houses without driveways, this solves the problem of how to charge an electric vehicle and will typically save customers £1,439 a year compared to solely using fast public chargers.
Startups across the UK and Ireland are invited to apply and participate in the four-week programme that will give access to AWS cloud technology and credits, as well as mentorship, training, connections, and the technical guidance necessary to build both innovative solutions in the cloud, and successful companies.
According to a UK Government survey, nearly 15% of the UK population is neurodivergent. With Neurodiversity Celebration Week coming up on 13-19 March, this is an important opportunity to recognise those who experience neurodiversity and spread awareness and information about the best ways to support them in home, working, and learning environments. Dan Kentley, Practice Manager at Onebright highlights how spiky profiles can help support the strengths of neurodiverse individuals.
Digital Twin technology is on the cusp of dominating global digital transformation. According to a recent Strategic Market Research report, the global market for digital twins was valued at $6.30 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $131.09 billion by 2030. John Hill, CEO and Founder of Silico discusses.
Marking Endometriosis Month (March 2023), Femometer, designed for women trying to conceive, to help them understand their bodies.
Women investors, investresses, are making impressive strides and paving the way for other women. They’re increasingly embracing value investing, running diversified multi-asset investment portfolios on behalf of investors, and managing assets worth billions of pounds, as part of a growing number of female role models who are gracefully leading the change that will inspire many generations to come.
For many business founders, raising institutional investment can be daunting, especially in today’s economic climate – but it does not have to be.
Intergiro, a leading European Banking as a Service (BaaS) platform based in Sweden, announces its partnership with Retreeb, a Swiss payment solution empowering consumers to support social causes.
