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.

Career development key to talent retention for tech startups

Nearly eight in 10 employees in tech startups attributed a lack of career development opportunities as the key reason for leaving their job, according to a new report by tech startup recruiters, ISL Talent.

Research reveals the need for business leaders to set wellbeing goals

A new study has revealed that business leaders and founders across the UK are at risk of burnout and putting their employees at risk by failing to set wellbeing goals alongside their other business goals.

Happiness at work trend: Searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ surge

As work life has gradually returned to pre-pandemic normalities, Lem-uhn reveals that searches for ‘how to be happy at work’ have increased 105% in the past three years

Axerve and Viceversa offer revenue-based financing to ecommerce businesses

Axerve, a European payment hub, is pleased to announce a strategic partnership with Viceversa, a European data-driven fintech platform, to offer its E-commerce customers Viceversa’s innovative Revenue-Based Financing formula for accessing capital.

Flexible retail space operator, Sook, to open in three new cities with SME competition

Sook, the UK’s flexible pop-up space operator, continues its mission to reinvigorate the high street and shopping centres across the UK, by simultaneously opening three new pop-up spaces in Leeds, Birmingham and Southampton on 9th September 2022.

Top Tips to Getting Investment Ready
This article is part 13 of 14 in the series Kevins Top Tips

If you want to scale your early-stage business, and to grow it quickly, then it is quite possible that you will need to raise investment by selling part of your business to new investors. This is done by the business issuing new shares which has the impact of leaving the original shareholders owning the same number of shares that they did, but a smaller percentage of the total.

From good to great: How to rethink your talent strategy

The business landscape has faced significant disruption in recent years. And the turbulence doesn’t seem to be settling down anytime soon.

Oddbox partners with Mintago to deliver financial wellbeing benefits to staff

Oddbox, the UK’s food-waste-fighting fruit and veg box, has signed up to Mintago to provide a financial wellbeing platform to its staff.

HealthTech 50 ranked wellbeing platform uncovers major challenges faced by CSR leaders

WellGiving, a platform designed to improve the health and wellbeing of employees through fitness and fundraising, has uncovered several major challenges faced by CSR leaders according to its recent report.

The difference in scaling after raising Series A and Series B funding

It’s not for nothing that the tech ecosystem can resemble an extreme sport at times.

The no-brainer that could save you from extremely high petrol prices

It’s never been this expensive to get behind a wheel. But leasing via a salary sacrifice scheme could help.

What is a hiring freeze? Is it something my business should implement in 2022?

As the world watches infamous tech giants such as Google, Tesla and Meta implement hiring freezes, small businesses are left wondering if they should follow suit, but what are the benefits and what should you consider?

Navigating the path of an American expansion

Many start-up owners dream about the day when they get to introduce their business to a North American audience. However, that task can quickly become a nightmare if it’s not managed correctly.

Virtue social impact app closes a pre-seed round

Just one year after being launched on Shopify (2021), Virtue closed a pre-seed round led by SFC Capital, and has also joined the Techstars accelerator.

Essity Ventures launches EVolution – for startups in the hygiene and health industry

A first of its kind co-creation challenge will take place in Munich this November, which aims to expose startups to collaboration and strategic partnership opportunities with one of the global leaders in the hygiene and health sector.

How the property market has changed for landlords

The property market for landlords has transformed significantly over the last few years. 

There have been changes to property ownership and tenants’ rights in just the last few months, which are likely to affect how residential landlords in particular approach buying and managing a property. Many of these changes began early in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, and while the initial view was that they were likely to be temporary, some have now been enacted permanently.

Startup, Voltfang, are ‘Catching Power’ – the green way

German startup company, Voltfang, have come up with an innovative way of bringing reused car batteries to life – by using them as an electricity storage system.

Top 5 Trends To Track In the Future of Work

Working life has undergone significant changes in recent years. From the introduction of remote working to The Great Resignation, businesses have experienced a lot. Now, we’re experiencing a cost-of-living crisis and there are growing fears of potential recession. It seems we can’t catch a break.