Event Tech Live London Launchpad Competition voting now OPEN

Voting is now open for the heavily anticipated Launchpad Competition at Event Tech Live (ETL) London.

Top 5 Tips for Creating Engaging Video Content for Your Business

It’s no secret that video content has become the most successful audience engagement tool for everyone, from individuals and start-ups to big brands.

Venus and Serena Williams are investing in social-first trading app, Shares, to make finance accessible and collaborative

Shares, Europe’s first social and community-based investing app, has announced that international tennis champions, Venus and Serena Williams, have been appointed the first ambassadors of Shares as they become shareholders in the company. This news comes shortly after Shares has closed on its $40 million Series B funding round led by Peter Thiel Fund, Valar Ventures.

Ukrainian Bookscription success story set to switch up UK publishing to benefit authors and readers

Booknet (Ukraine) has signed publishing publicity agency, Literally PR, to introduce its popular literary social media network, self-publishing platform, and Bookscription sales concept to the UK following rapid growth in parts of Latin America and Eastern Europe.

The Differences Between Business Registration, Company Registration, and Trade Mark Registration

When you’re just starting your business, learning the difference between some key terms can be extremely complicated. If your business is based in Hong Kong, you’re probably wondering about the difference between business registration, company registration, and trademark registration.

Businesses set to innovate out of looming recession, reveals research from ForrestBrown

With many experts predicting that the UK economy is on course to enter a recession before the end of the year, research from ForrestBrown, the UK’s leading R&D tax credit consultancy, has found that businesses will turn to innovation to weather the economic downturn.

How to make the Metaverse a reality

A 16-week programme targeted at pre-scale or early scaling stage companies aims to tackle the challenges in bringing virtualisation and cyber physical systems to reality.

An active workplace will increase business success

The benefits of being physically active have been drilled into us for as long as I can remember. From improving brain health, reducing the risk of disease and keeping us mentally healthy, keeping physically active is one of the most vital things we can do for our health. What I’ve never stopped to consider is the importance of physical health for business success. When you think about it, it makes perfect sense.

Culture, cohesion and harmony the winning formula in tech

Former F1 World Champion Jenson Button cited team culture and collaboration as the key to success during a headline appearance at a landmark tech event at the London ExCeL on Wednesday.

Need a CRM strategy? Here’s how you create one

Henry Ford once said: “It’s not the employer who pays the wages. Employers only handle the money. It is the customer who pays the wages”. And he’s not wrong – building good relationships with customers is the foundation for success. The CRM system is often hailed as the heart of customer experience (CX), yet many businesses don’t give their CRMs as much thought as they merit. Here, Ross Slogrove, UK country manager of contact centre software provider Ringover, shares his blueprint for a successful CRM strategy.

Tech tips to cut back business costs

We’re all feeling under pressure right now, with the cost-of-living crisis hitting every business in the UK. While turning the lights on and plugging in your office phone system can’t be avoided, there’s certainly some ways to cut back costs. Here, Kristian Torode, Co-Founder and Director of business telecoms services provider Crystaline shares his top tips for keeping your comms costs low.

Independent Video Games studio ‘Rebellion’ launches mental health support for employees

Towergate Health & Protection today announces that it has signed Rebellion to Kinetic+, its new health and wellbeing proposition.

Three reasons why your IT department is paramount to your business

It’s no secret that information and data are power for businesses of all shapes and sizes, arming them with a competitive advantage, improved communication and better operational flexibility. A company’s information and customer data are fundamental to driving future success, meaning businesses need to keep it organised, analysed and protected in order to realise these long-term benefits.

New data shows 200% increase in NFT-related searches by UK businesses

Fiverr International Ltd, the company that is revolutionising how the world works together, released its Autumn 2022 Business Trends Index, a collection of trending searches for services on Fiverr’s platform.

Capsule Corp Labs raises €7.3M in seed funding

Capsule Corp Labs, a platform specialised in the creation and development of utility NFTs, secures €7.3m in a seed round, including €4.8m in equity from Omnes Capital, specialised funds REVAM and Digital Finance Group (DFG), and French business angels from the Web3 ecosystem.

FULL – SERVICE EVENT COMPANY ‘CREATION’ IS ONE OF THE FASTEST – GROWING BUSINESS IN THE UK

Full-service event company Creation is celebrating monumental success having ranked 29th in The Sunday Times 100 following a record-breaking financial year and staggering growth.

Silveray announces £2.2M seed round for ultra-efficient X-ray detector technology

Silveray, an X-ray technology spin-out from the University of Surrey, has raised £2.2M in a seed funding round led by the UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund (UKI2S). ACF Investors, R42 Group, UK Future Tech Investment (UKFTI), InnovateUK, Cambridge Angels, and SyndicateRoom’s Access fund were also involved in the funding round.

How you can really stay as productive with a shorter working week

Less is more, someone wise once said. And with the world’s biggest trial of the four-day work week underway in the UK, many entrepreneurs and start-up directors are asking the same thing: could we do the same work in less time? If the idea of dropping a day makes you lose sleep, fear not! There are many ways to help you be just as productive- and maybe even more- with a shorter working week. 

 

“Can I speak to the manager?”

Twilio has launched new research which finds that British consumers will go to extreme lengths to have their issues taken seriously by customer service teams.

Whitepaper shines spotlight on future of embedded finance

London-based Plug-and-Play Finance specialist, Weavr, has announced the launch of its latest whitepaper, entitled ‘Embedded finance: Bringing value into focus.’