The team behind www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk – the largest independently-owned small business organisation in the UK with over 350,000 members – have conducted a snap poll to 762 business owners and senior management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gauge their reaction to the latest episode of Dragons’ Den.
Food company Paleo has closed a Series A funding of €12M to scale up production of key ingredients for plant-based meat and fish alternatives through precision fermentation technology.
Dry January is the annual campaign which urges participants to abstain from alcohol for a month. Paula Allen, Global Leader of Research and Total Wellbeing at TELUS Health shines a light on what businesses can learn from Dry January and how to identify and support substance use and addiction in the workplace.
Bizay, the Lisbon-based global Operating System for Product Customisation, today revealed findings from its first assessment of the impact of moving to a four-day working week.
As the UK moves towards its net zero goals, it faces a myriad of skill shortages across all industries and sectors, as the government puts pressure on businesses to decarbonise for the future.
As the times move forward, so do the workplaces we inhabit. In the modern workplace, it is often not the older generation of workers that act as its foundation but instead the new fresh minds coming through the doors, pioneering a workplace’s growth.
Four in five (80%) employers have increased their health and wellbeing support or employee benefits to adapt to the changing circumstances of their staff, according to new research conducted during January 2023 for GRiD, the industry body for the group risk protection sector.
What do we get if we take a dose of entrepreneurial impostor syndrome, media, and a female founder? The potential for a perfect storm that leads to business failure before it has even had the chance to bloom.
Employers should demonstrate their commitment to cultivating a diverse workforce by offering inclusive employee benefits, according to digital health app, Peppy.
Given that we might have officially entered a recession by the time you read this article, and with other global economies also on the brink of recession, when I think about the issues that women in tech are facing, raising funds in this climate seems high up on the agenda.
Business leaders are being held back from meeting growth ambitions due to negative connotations surrounding debt, according to research from Growth Lending.
There’s no question that UK small businesses are feeling the strain right now. These SMEs are contending with a cocktail of rising overheads, while customers have less cash in their pockets to spend.
Towergate Health & Protection releases the details of research into the recruitment plans of over 500 companies from across the UK. The findings reveal that one third (33%) of employers have increased their employee headcount over the last 12 months, and 42% are looking to increase employee numbers further over the next 12 months.
Among the questions I am most frequently asked is this one: When is the best time to pursue a start-up?
Startups and SME’s are being told to switch to VoIP telecoms systems to support the growing demand for flexible working patterns or risk losing key staff.
Reskube the British startup behind its eponymous remote-working resilience solution, has announced the launch of a new round of crowdfunding.
Industry players are on a mission to differentiate themselves, while merchants and consumers are demanding innovative ways to pay for what they buy. A seamless payment experience is becoming more and more important to consumers and therefore merchants as ecommerce continues to be as competitive as ever.
Private limited companies are often led by a single director who is also sole shareholder. However, without a succession plan, problems could arise if that sole director shareholder dies.
ShipStation, a cloud-based e-commerce shipping solution, today announces that UPS is live on its carrier services platform in the UK.
