Five steps to mastering performance management for SMEs in 2022

Performance Management is a vital part of business success. It can often be neglected by hard-working, high-paced, multi-tasking business owners, but it is a key part of employment for any business and mastering it will help your employees to work at their best to grow your business. 

 

Gen Z twice as likely to feel isolated working from home than older counterparts

Growing anxiety amongst Britain’s younger workforce, as more report isolation and stress since the start of the pandemic. 

 

Borderless Banking: Why the time is now to bank beyond borders

As our world becomes more interconnected, so too does the need for banking systems to follow suit. In the past, businesses and individuals were often restricted to banking in a single country, but the rise of borderless banking is enabling both to benefit from greater financial freedoms. In this article, we will examine why this trend is so important and explain how Fintech companies are helping to make it possible. 

Scientific freelancer and COVID-19 startup founder Ahmed Elewa

Kolabtree’s scientific freelancer Dr. Ahmed Elewa, discusses securing funding for his startup Colorna that provides a rapid OTC test for COVID-19, and his intriguing past research that includes studying how salamanders grow their arms back.

How following your curiosity can lead the way to startup success
How following your curiosity can lead the way to startup success

Many business owners and entrepreneurs are likely to cite their parents as the inspirational force behind their career path, but for myself and Mirthy Co-Founder Dhruv Haria, it was a specific and pivotal point in our parents’ lives that provided the inspiration for the business – retirement.

Ready, set…go green: a sustainable future for UK businesses

There’s more of an onus than ever for businesses to adopt greener practices and help to preserve the planet for future generations. The COP26 summit, along with the COVID-19 pandemic, has elevated consumer awareness of wider environmental issues and amplified the pressure on businesses to make conspicuous and meaningful changes.

From e-commerce to v-commerce: How the metaverse is transforming online shopping

Welsh technology firm BrandLab360 has launched ‘Maison Too Faced’ – a first-of-its-kind virtual reality shopping experience for Estée Lauder Companies brand, Too Faced

Hybrid work is so last year: what 2022 has in store for workplace trends

For many businesses, the days of going into the office five days a week are over for good. Numerous studies have shown that those able to work from home are just as productive, if not more so, than in-person workers.

Digital Horizon invites venture capital investors to try on the future of fashion with ‘digital clothing’ NFT

Digital Horizon has launched its capsule collection of digital clothing designed for the venture capital investor of the future. The limited-edition collection is available on OpenSea. Investors and partners of Digital Horizon will receive an NFT as a gift, with a limited number of additional NFTs of the collection available for the wider public to purchase. In addition, the collection can be tried on via Texel’s Telegram bot.

2017 startup, Ignys, win design team of the year at the Elektra Awards

Electronics design and software team, Ignys who were also nominated for Start-up Electronics Business of the Year, have been awarded the highly prestigious Design Team of the Year award at Elektra – the electronics industry’s biggest ceremony in over 18 months. Fresh off the back of The AI Journal’s Global Excellence Awards, where Ignys scooped Small Sized Company of the Year, the Nottingham-based team took home this top prize.

UK SMEs optimistic for 2022

Over half of the UK’s small and medium size businesses have a positive financial outlook for 2022 despite increased levels of debt, reveals Legal & General research

New dawn for SMB credit lenders with Uplinq launch

Transformational small business data provider, Uplinq Financial Technologies (Uplinq), has now fully launched its service to customers and sales partners worldwide.

Yet another cyber security concern for ecommerce startups

Startups looks at a cyber security concern that faces ecommerce startups and major online shops alike: Magecart attacks.

SMEs believe insurance brokers should operate with full transparency

Over 80% of SMEs believe insurance brokers should operate with full transparency by disclosing all potential commission or conflicts of interest when recommending a commercial insurance provider, according to new research by challenger insurance broker, hubb.

Record growth for Polish ECF market

In 2021 the sum of funds collected in equity crowdfunding campaigns by the Polish startups cooperating with the Crowdway platform has exceeded the value of €9m, 57% more than in the entire 2020.

Smart collaboration can help startups avoid ‘greenwashing’ and ‘greenhushing’

Large-scale global events such as last year’s COP26, are an opportunity to take stock of how far we’ve come, and more importantly the mountain we still need to climb, in the fight against climate change. Events like this also act as a catalyst for both encouraging action and changing the way in which we think and talk about those actions – in other words, evolving our communication around sustainability.

London tech set to reach new heights in 2022

London’s tech ecosystem shows signs of maturity with rapid increase in unicorns, megarounds and exits following a record year for VC investment

The award-winning accelerator Lloyd’s Lab is back and on the look-out

Lloyd’s Lab is once again seeking applications from innovative start-ups with solutions for the insurance industry – this time with an extra focus on decarbonisation and supply chain.

More than 3 million UK workers want to start their own business in 2022

Almost half (42%) of UK employees dream of owning their own business

New levelling up power tech league revealed

UK tech sector achieves best year ever as success feeds cities outside London: more VC investment, more unicorns, more jobs, more futurecorns