UK small businesses squeezed by shrinking sales and unapproved debt

UK small businesses are navigating slowing sales growth, increasing payment waiting times and persistently soft jobs results, according to the latest data from Xero, the global small business platform.

Gousto tackles carbon emissions with automated impact management

Founded in 2012, Gousto, is a UK recipe box provider delivering eight million meals per month. Initially set up with the idea of reducing food waste, over time the company has expanded its definition of sustainability to include areas such as packaging, carbon emissions, and healthy outcomes, with an overarching goal for every meal to leave the world better off.

Fortifying Independent Game and App Developers

Escapism is otherworldly, blissful, maddening and liberating. Everyone has their own forms and rituals for temporarily getting away from the realities of life.

Steven Bartlett’s ‘thirdweb’ raises $24m to accelerate adoption of web3

thirdweb announces its Series A led by Haun Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Shopify, Polygon, Protocol Labs, Shrug VC, Joseph Lacob and other industry leaders.

10 tips for better work-life balance while working from home

It used to be easy to know when you were at work and when you weren’t. You were either present at the workplace doing work – or you weren’t. Now you might well be in your kitchen presenting the most important pitch of your career.

Be the 10%: Top tips for building a stand-out startup brand

Of the millions of brands that launch every year, around 90% will fail. So how can you make that 10%?

Impatient nation: Brits unwilling to wait for customer service response

More than half of Brits admit they get frustrated if they have to wait more than five hours for a response from a brand’s customer service, highlighting the demand for an always-on culture.

How to build a team in the midst of the great resignation

Following our last article, we looked at how brand values play a part in building brand culture. We looked at this from a deeper brand purpose perspective.

Customer-first marketing: an authentic approach to startup growth

Marketing is a critical part for a startup in driving growth and retention, yet one of the main challenges of any startup leader is having the time and resources to spend on it. From being the HR manager, to the main salesperson, to developing and launching the actual product, startup leaders already wear many hats, so when it comes to marketing, they need a simple and doable approach.

HOMETAINMENT raise nearly £400,000 following successful crowdfunding round

Home entertainment and hospitality platform, HOMETAINMENT, has announced it has raised nearly £400,000 in funding through a crowdfunding campaign and is set to scale in London and abroad.

Round Hill Ventures funds German PropTech company Erste Hausverwaltung

Leading European PropTech venture capital firm, Round Hill Ventures, backed by Round Hill Capital, is investing in German PropTech startup, Erste Hausverwaltung, to help sustain growth in the property management platform which has doubled in size over the past year. The funding will be used to develop new technology software and solutions for German property managers.

Nestlé launches Youth Entrepreneurship Platform

As part of its Global Youth Initiative, Nestlé have launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a digital platform for young innovators and entrepreneurs who want to learn new knowledge and skills, test an idea or grow their businesses, in areas ranging from food science and technology to the development of products and services – including regenerative agriculture and sustainable packaging.

Five CRM tricks to win over your customers

A quick Google search of the renowned buzzword ‘customer experience’ returns over 1.5 billion results. That’s 104 times more than the population of Europe.

UK businesses and marketing talent to benefit from skills bootcamps

The Data & Marketing Association (DMA) announces its new Digital Marketing Strategy Skills Bootcamps, funded by the Department for Education (DfE) through its Skills for Life Programme.

What Is Lot Traceability Software And How It’s Useful

Lot traceability software is a system that helps businesses track the movement of products through the supply chain. This information can be used for various things. There are a lot of benefits of lot traceability and the biggest ones will be discussed in this article.

Attensi offers Helping Hand to Ukrainian children

Children and teenagers affected by the conflict in Ukraine are to be given a helping hand thanks to a computer game designed to help them deal with the things they have experienced in a war zone.

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Can better marking and coding technology deliver more sustainable packaging?

Whether a business has just been established or has been operating for many years, there is a growing need for organisations to be adjusting their operating methods to deliver better sustainability.

How to stand out: in a saturated or untapped market

Despite challenging and uncertain times in the form of political and economic instability, entrepreneurs launch new businesses every day. Fortune favours the bold, right? So, where there’s uncertainty lies opportunity.

RELEASETRACK: UNLOCKING COMPLETE VISIBILITY OF THE EVOLVING COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Right now competitor research within the FinTech and Finance industry is hard.

Uber Rent Launches Across The UK

Following a successful trial in 2020, the service is now available across the UK. Partnering with CarTrawler, users can browse and select hire cars through the Uber app and Uber users will be able to enjoy £10 off the Uber trip to help get them to their vehicle.