Step Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, has opened its 10th edition today in partnership with Dubai Internet City (DIC), the region’s leading hub for tech companies and talent.
The on-demand webinars, which cover how to generate more cross-border sales and grow internationally, how to grow a sustainable e-commerce business, and how to create the ideal omnichannel customer experience, are now available here. With these webinars, courier service UPS wants to support e-commerce businesses in the evolution of their e-commerce activities under the hashtag #GoBeyond.
It’s safe to say that most organisations would like to improve their carbon footprint, reduce their emissions, and be more ‘eco-friendly’ and environmentally focused, but many don’t know where to start, or what that really involves. How much difference does it really make if one organisation turns down the heating in their offices, or encourages more staff to car-share on the way to work?
Talent is a vital resource for the success of any business. Today, in any successful growth strategy, technology must be at the forefront. However, the reality is, attracting, developing and retaining talent that can support this growth is one the biggest issues facing any business due to the simple fact that technology is always evolving and there will always be a gap between demand for the latest technology and the skills to fulfill it.
Mindstone for Business allows companies to build bespoke, continuously-evolving training playlists for onboarding, reskilling, and upskilling that improve the learning experience and retention of organisational knowledge
Integrated-payment platform for multi-day travel businesses exceeds its pre-COVID gross transaction volume in 2021, marking the business’s top-performing year since its beginning in 2016
Pioneering social enterprise, the Growth Company, has launched a new national proposition, GC Business, aiming to play a key role in the UK’s business support ecosystem.
Edinburgh based Touchlab raises $4.8m in Seed Round led by Octopus Ventures to give robots the power of human touch
All across Britain, the self-starter movement is gathering momentum with people starting side hustles, their own small business or turning their passion project into an income. Research done by OnePoll in collaboration with Mettle last year found that passion (35%), ambition (34%) and hobbies (33%) are the most popular reasons for starting a side hustle. In fact, almost two thirds (64%) say they regret not starting their side hustle sooner.
Weavr, a London-headquartered technology provider that enables businesses with Plug-and-Play financial solutions, today announced the close of a $40m Series A funding round led by Tiger Global.
The Great Resignation rages on as 44% of UK people surveyed in the fifth annual Employee Engagement and Retention Report from Achievers Workforce Institute plan to look for new jobs in 2022. The problem risks fuelling more staff churn, as 68% of respondents reported that their employers had not been able to find new team members to support them.
Whether the offering of your startup is an eco-friendly product or range of products or whether, as a new business, you are all too well-aware that potential customers will be expecting your eco credentials to be sound, it might be that you feel baffled and confused by all the eco-friendly and environmental terminology you see being bandied about. And you are not alone.
The well-being of employees is crucial. Improper care for staff can impact their performance and can have harmful effects within a company.
Welcome to a new series of articles aimed at helping entrepreneurs and founders to start and scale a business. In this series we will be going back to basics and examining some of the questions and areas of concern that many founders or would be founders have. Whilst ‘basic’, nevertheless these topics can be fundamental to setting an early-stage business on the right track for success.
Brand awareness has become a crucial component of any business marketing strategy. Some people might think that freelancing doesn’t require as much strategy or organisation, but those with experience in that area would beg to differ.
Introducing ‘IRIS clarity’, Voice isolation software that eradicates background noise to make online calls and contact centre operations vastly more effective.
Cost of due diligence has risen by a third in the past six months – with high-risk clients costing some banks $3,000 and 140 days to check
The last couple of years have been tough for businesses. But those that have been able to demonstrate resilience have been best placed to survive, and in many cases even grow, despite the challenging circumstances. Here Alison Watson, Head of the School of Leadership and Management at Arden University, explores how SMEs can ensure resilience drives them towards success throughout 2022.
The dust has settled on the new year. Employees are over the January slump and everyone is caught up on any work that had fallen by the wayside ahead of the festive break. Businesses are in a position to think clearly about how they want to succeed in 2022 and with the worst of the pandemic well behind us, organisations are now beginning to invest in technology solutions that can help them remain innovative and agile.
The environment and sustainability are hot topics; after last year’s COP26, these issues have been supercharged to the front of government and almost every business agenda. Employees, customers and the supply chain now expect companies they work for and with to consider their impact on the environment. So, can the way we use IT and technology in general help businesses become more environmentally friendly? The answer is a resounding ‘yes’.
