EasyTip, the UK’s leading online service for collecting tips in the hospitality industry, is announcing a new partnership with Samtouch Software, bringing fairer and quicker tip payments to staff at over 7,500 hospitality venues across UK. Technological innovation has become vital in driving the post-pandemic recovery of the sector and enabling the administration of staff tips to be more efficient, cheaper, and less time consuming is a significant component of such a trend.
Voice search is rapidly growing in popularity as a way for users to get quick answers to their questions. Already, 41% of adults use voice search at least once a day, and forecasts suggest that by 2023, the number of digital voice assistants in use will reach a whopping 8 billion.
As interest rates increase and tech stock multiples come down, accessing growth capital is becoming more expensive for startup founders.
Collctiv, a group payment app that allows friends, families, businesses, charities, and community groups to collect money together, is celebrating a major company milestone after reaching $20 million in processed transactions.
KOOS, an Estonian-based start up, has today announced $4M worth of seed funding led by high profile investors at Plural Platform with participation from investors including LocalGlobe, Tiny.vc and Matt Clifford.
Starting a business comes with unavoidable risk and responsibility. And where there is risk, insurance surely follows. It’s an industry that has a foothold in many aspects of life, from the cars we drive to our homes and our businesses. While it’s another expense to add to the profit and loss sheet, taking out the right kind of insurance for your business is absolutely critical. Even more so for startups because many typically lack financial security and stability in the first few years. In this short guide, we’ll outline the most common types of business insurance that startups take out from the get-go.
Fintech without Frontiers (FWF) initiative moves to a new phase of its mission to support Ukrainian fintech and talent, announcing a partnership with the leading financial associations of Ukraine.
Businesses are fighting back against the energy crisis with sustainability at the core of the reaction, according to research from Ayming, the international innovation consultancy.
The search for a co-founder is no easy feat. It’s not just about finding someone to accompany you on your business journey or having someone to share the challenges that come with being a founder. It’s about finding someone who shares the vision you hold so passionately – someone who has that equal burning excitement within them to build your shared vision into the great product you know it can be. In a way, finding the right co-founder is a lot like dating; it requires a time commitment, and compatibility.
Here we are. It’s 2022 and we’re watching the pandemic slowly disappearing in the rear-view mirror. During the pandemic, being locked down in our homes gave us the opportunity to be more creative, have more quality time and do activities with loved ones.
Today, Expedia Group launches Open World™ Accelerator, an initiative that builds on its Open World vision to power partners of all sizes with the technology and supply needed to thrive in the travel market. This new initiative is designed to advance innovation in the travel industry, by supporting startups and small and medium sized business (SMBs) to fast-track their growth and innovate on Expedia’s purpose-built technology platform.
Pets are big business in the UK. According to the PDSA, over half of the UK’s adult population own a pet of some description. This is a lucrative demographic for budding business owners in the pet industry, particularly with regard to ‘pet hospitality’ – an emerging industry borne of the increased mobility of younger pet owners in the UK. But if you were to start your own pet boarding business, where would you begin?
Zeus, the UK-based start-up which is disrupting the freight industry with its next-generation digital platform, has expanded into Europe after signing up the pioneering international fashion retailer, Primark.
As the cost-of-living crisis increasingly bites, many businesses are struggling to collect payments from their customers.
Xero, the global small business platform, has partnered with the global provider of construction management software, Procore Technologies, Inc., to provide a new integration between Procore’s construction financial management solution and Xero’s cloud-based accounting platform.
For those who read our last part, you’ll know Traction Club is a new 5-week programme we ran at Colorintech over the summer of 2022 to help underrepresented B2B founders get their first paying client.
Featuring insights from 93 experts from 87 different organisations across the HR and people management space, a new book commissioned by HR systems provider Ciphr aims to ‘lift the lid’ on the technology that matters most to HR professionals.
ESCP Business School is launching an online training course, Metaverse for Business, which is designed for all those who wish to better understand key concepts and issues in order to seize the opportunities.
Seamm, a startup digitising fashion goods for virtual worlds, announces its launch out of stealth, with $1.7 million in funding to scale go-to-market activities, attract and hire top talent, and accelerate the development of its platform.
Creativity has always played a deeply important role in my life, so when I became a founder, giving creativity a seat at the table felt like the most natural, vital thing I could do for my business. And my journey to becoming CEO of my agency, Grizzly, couldn’t have happened if I hadn’t had a creative vision that I now share with my whole team.
