What does an emotionally intelligent brand look like?

Over the last few decades, ‘emotional intelligence’ has become a staple phrase in how we discuss people who are self-aware, empathetic and self-regulated. This has significant implications for brand activation.

5 money management tips for SMEs

From the basics, to tops tips on how you can improve, here is everything you need to know about cash flow management for your small business.

Breaking the bias with and in AI
This article is part 23 of 27 in the series IWD 2022

As the world celebrated International Women’s Day on the 8th of March, Sophia the robot spoke on behalf of women at an online panel organised by SingularityNET. The event was livestreamed on the company’s YouTube channel and featured an insightful conversation on how to #BreakTheBias in AI and technology.

Women in the workplace
This article is part 24 of 27 in the series IWD 2022

As a nation, it’s important for us to raise awareness about the biases that exist, and to take action towards equality. 

Neurodiversity in the workplace

Neurodiversity Celebration Week begins next week from 21 – 27 March is in the UK, a time dedicated to challenging the biases and misconceptions that surround neurodiversity.

How to Value a Business Using Enterprise Value Calculation

There are a number of reasons why a founder might want to do Enterprise Value for their business, but primarily for our clients at Dragon Argent, it’s part of the process of raising equity investment. Whilst using an analytical process to determine the current or projected worth of a company (or asset) is a key component, there is much more to a valuation than purely mathematical analysis or economic modelling. Consideration of factors such as economic climate, industry, political climate, and technology must also be considered when valuing a company.

IoE Corp raises $4m in mission to sustainably evolve IoT into IoE

IoE Corp, the decentralised software infrastructure IoT cloud alternative, has announced that it has completed a $4m seed round.

Why every company needs an innovation process

Innovation is creating something new, a new solution, a new way of doing things, a new product, service or method, that is useful. Innovation is solving a problem for someone, somewhere.

‘Blue’ SMEs face key barriers to growth

A specialist international business network is calling for greater opportunity to enable blue economy entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs to scale up and fulfil their growth potential.

Pitch Decks and Business Plans

Pitch decks and business plans. Every early-stage business with any thought of expansion, even if only modest expansion, should have them. And every founder of a start-up should prepare them. A very common mistake made by many entrepreneurs is that these two documents are seen as only being necessary if you are intending to raise finance; but that is simply not true.

BDO launches its first Growth Programme for high-growth tech businesses

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has launched its first Growth Programme aimed at supporting high growth technology scale-up businesses.

Connecting people and organisations with great learning resources

Andrew Barnes, CEO and Co-Founder of Go1, a learning ecosystem helping workforces thrive, spoke to Startups Magazine.

Hybrid studio and digital fitness platform, secures £3.75m in pre-Series A funding

Hybrid studio and digital fitness platform BLOK has secured £3.75m in a funding round led by ACF Investors, with additional investment from Elcot  Capital and The Santon Group.

NeuroCreate raises £150,000 for AI and neuroscience-driven creativity platform

NeuroCreate has raised £150,000 of SEIS funding from investors including Jenson Funding Partners for the further development of its AI-driven platform, which augments creativity, enhances cognitive health and helps employees to attain peak performance.

NVIDIA Inception delivers data solutions to maritime Industry

Tees Valley-based data science specialist company, SeerBI, announced it has joined NVIDIA Inception, a programme designed to nurture startups that revolutionise industries with advancements in AI and data science.

How working with Academics can affect ownership of IP rights
How working with Academics can affect ownership of IP rights

Academic research can be critical to provide Tech entrepreneurs with deep skill and data, which can sometimes yield significant IP rights. 

How can startups leverage TikTok to boost their brand awareness?

Social media. It’s the biggest free advertising platform there has ever been. Its potential is infinite. And it’s a medium that is growing every day. But with each phase of evolution comes new challenges for businesses to master.

Best place to work in the UK within the creativity industry

With the creative industry retaining its reputation as a vibrant sector and demonstrating fortitude against the ever-evolving challenges of the pandemic, 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.

Digital marketing for startups: How to pick an agency

A common, yet nice-to-have problem for many start-ups that have just closed a funding round is – where to invest the money?

A whistle-stop tour of chargebacks for merchants
A whistle-stop tour of chargebacks for merchants

Chargebacks are a thorn in the side of merchants across all verticals. Here we take a look into the root causes of chargebacks, and how you can best defend your business against potential losses.