Starting and running a business successfully is not as simple as some people might think. It requires a lot of time, dedication, and effort. You will even have to forget some luxuries just to ensure that your new venture starts on a strong foundation.
With the news full of warnings of an upcoming UK recession, business owners throughout the country will be conscious of what this may mean for them and their businesses.
Prominent startups, VC funds, IT service companies, government institutions, and ecosystem organisations from Ukraine will gather together to show off one of the biggest tech powerhouses in Europe
Consumer messaging apps are hugely popular: around 2 billion of us use WhatsApp, and there is a growing number of alternatives. Messaging apps are a cost-effective and convenient way to keep in touch with family and friends, to organise events and share videos. That said, it can be very risky to use these consumer-grade messaging apps for internal comms at work – although that doesn’t stop people from doing it regardless.
It’s no secret that the tech sector has a problem with gender representation. A joint report by Accenture and Girls Who Code suggests the drop-out rate for women in tech is as high as 50%.
The current economic news presents a bleak picture. Whilst COVID lockdowns have eased, businesses and consumers now face inflation levels not seen in a generation as well as rising interest rates. Lucas Arnold, Director Litigation Funding at Harbour explores.
The COVID-19 pandemic curbed our travel plans. But with restrictions gone, an accelerating climate crisis emphasises the need for new travel habits. Now, a research-based website assists in finding climate friendly travel options.
Print and Design experts Solopress have investigated the best place to work in the UK within the creative industry for those ready to take their next professional steps.
Spathios is an online marketplace that connects professionals and businesses with great creative spaces. The startup provides its users access to locations for events, meetings and filming studios via its online booking marketplace. Founded by Pol Hevia and Joaquim Tresserra in Barcelona, the startup has now more than 2,500 spaces across Spain and 400 in London.
More than six million pairs of eyes will be on real-time AI avatar technology in this week’s finale of America’s Got Talent – currently the second-most popular primetime TV show in the US.
When UNLEASH World 2022 returns to Paris on 12-13 October, it will once again host its unique startup competition, showcasing the next wave of breakthrough technologies and global innovators changing the future of work.
With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, the country is set to mark the occasion of her funeral with a bank holiday. This seemingly universal day off has been granted to allow the country to mourn and observe the state funeral of the longest-serving monarch in British history.
Payhawk, the spend management solution with a presence across the UK and Europe, officially launches in the US today. The unicorn has opened an office in New York and is introducing a US credit card to support companies with multiple offices across the UK, Europe, and the US. The US launch is a key part of Payhawk’s expansion strategy, following a record year of growth that has seen its revenue grow 524%, and its employee headcount grow 250%, year to date.
Working From Home Live is running alongside The Business Show this year at the London ExCeL on the 16th & 17th of November. Showcasing products and services that help individuals and employers adapt to the remote working revolution, ensuring you have everything you need to make the best of your workforce.
Cyber security and cyber-crime are growing issues for businesses of all shapes and sizes.
The global identity verification and fraud prevention startup, iDenfy, has announced its collaboration with BEEP.Rent, the online car rental network offering services for drivers and customers.
According to the UK Government, the UK is the sixth largest exporter in the world, with businesses increasingly selling their goods overseas and opening doors to new opportunities. HM Revenue & Customs says the total amount of goods exported in 2021 was £340 billion, an increase of £29.2 billion (9.4%) compared with 2020.
In this digital era businesses need to prove they are genuine. Understandably customers are initially sceptical when it comes to purchasing online or hiring someone they don’t know to deliver a service. A video is the perfect solution as it is an extremely effective way to communicate and create a sense of the physical existence of a business.
When COVID-19 brought the globe to a standstill, it was the growth of online payment solutions that kept the lights on, and the money flowing, when much of the world was closed. We are all still coming to terms with both the human and financial costs of the pandemic and subsequent restrictions. Life has, in many ways, returned to a “new normal.” Businesses have, for the most part, reopened their doors and many of the restrictions on travel have been lifted. However, many aspects of day-to-day life have changed permanently – one of those being payments
A virtual conference with an explicit focus on Cloud and data centers technologies was held on September 6, 2022, where more than 150 C-level tech decision makers participated virtually, including key stakeholders in Qatar’s Cloud ecosystem were gathered by the event’s host, Trescon.
