Startups in these industries have the highest survival rate

Every month, 7,800 Google searches are made in the UK for the phrase ‘how to start a business’.

MyoMaster partner with Harlequins

A first-of-its-kind in Premiership Rugby, Harlequins is delighted to announce its partnership with the fast-growing specialist sports recovery brand MyoMaster. Created by and for professional athletes, Harlequins hooker Joe Gray is a co-founder of the company. The partnership extends to the women’s teams at Harlequins with MyoMaster supporting their mission to become one of the best teams in Europe.

Mayor of Salamanca to present technological entrepreneurship event

The Mayor of Salamanca, Carlos García Carbayo, together with the CEO and Founder of Startup Olé, Emilio Corchado, will present the new edition of the technological entrepreneurship event ‘Startup Olé 22’ on 21th January at the International Tourism Fair.

‘Airbnb for workspace’ – Tally Market officially launches in Manchester

The way that teams work has changed, but the way that workspace is provided hasn’t.

Geovation launches environmental challenge to tackle coastal pollution

Geovation, Ordnance Survey’s open innovation network hub, has launched a challenge with the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO) to find a sustainable solution to tackle diffuse coastal pollution, with a prize of up to £5,000 for the winners.

Navigating the negative: UK firms struggling to manage customer feedback

Brands who value, engage and act upon customer feedback after proactively requesting the opinions of their customers are gaining a significant advantage over their competitors according to new data from Feefo, the insights and reviews platform, which surveyed 2,000 British consumers.

Extreme Tech Challenge comes to Switzerland for the first time

Extreme Tech Challenge (XTC) is the world’s largest start up competition for purpose-driven companies and their visit to Switzerland is Part of Global Partnership between Extreme Tech Challenge (“XTC”), Decisive Capital Management (“Decisive”), Sangha Capital (“Sangha”) and University of Zurich

Fintech in 2022: Solutions for solo-entrepreneurs, metaverse payments and green fintech

VC Digital Horizon launches new ‘Fintech Trends for 2022’ report

Flexible workspace provider infinitSpace launches first London location

infinitSpace, the flexible workspace provider, has launched its first London location in Aldgate Tower.

Reduce customer churn by focusing on net dollar retention

If you’re serious about tackling B2B customer churn, there are several things you can do. One key strategy is to focus on building more revenue with your existing customer base. Before we go into that, it’s important to note that a state of zero churn is nearly impossible to achieve. It’s going to happen at some point.

Health and wellbeing support has a positive impact on business

Nearly nine out of ten (89%) employers say that supporting the health and wellbeing of their staff has a positive impact on their business, according to research conducted by GRiD, the industry body for group risk.

UK SME confidence index reveals outlook of small business owners for 2022

Half (51%) of UK SMEs said the UK economy improved in 2021; almost one-third (32%) of SME business owners expect the UK economy will improve or remain the same in 2022

Esper Hand presented at CES-2022.

At CES-2022 Esper Bionics presented the Esper Hand, the bionic prosthetic hand of a new generation, which is available for USA users now.

Transport for London partners with Spinview to accelerate 2030 zero-carbon railway goals

Spinview the advanced digital-twin start-up company, has partnered with Transport for London (TfL) to supply cutting-edge technology which will enable the smarter, safer and more efficient management of assets on the London Underground. As well as supporting digital monitoring of tracks and tunnels, it will also provide data on noise and heat levels as well as carbon emissions.

Rising inflation is top concern for small businesses in 2022

Iwoca has found that small business owners have concerns about certain business conditions going into 2022.

HumanForest creates new Challenges Scheme

HumanForest creates its new Challenges Scheme to encourage sustainable wellbeing amongst its riders. These Challenges will measure three key metrics; CO2 saved, time spent outdoors and kilojoules of energy burnt

E-wallet Swapi launches promising to reimburse expired loyalty points

All in one loyalty e-wallet app has over 250 brands signed up, including Sky, eBay, Selfridges and HelloFresh

69% of representatives from creative industries say pandemic accelerated innovation within their business.

69% of respondents in a survey conducted by Solopress in November 2021 said that the pandemic accelerated innovation within their business.

UK tech businesses lead the way in Europe when it comes to securing funding

Figures show that forward thinking UK tech businesses lead the way in Europe when it comes to securing funding. The data reveals that companies operating in this sector raised a record-breaking £29bn this year – nearly double that in Germany and more than triple the amount in France.

Tackling racism in the workplace

The matter of race discrimination in the workplace has once again been thrust back into the spotlight following a leaked report into Yorkshire County Cricket Club’s treatment of English cricketer Azeem Rafiq showed major failings in how it handled Rafiq’s historical allegations of racism.