The Business Travel Show Europe Innovation Faceoff finalists represent the most cutting edge products, tech and services developed by startups to address big challenges facing the business travel industry.
The pandemic has led to an increase in flexible working and, as restrictions continue to lift and employees return to the office, employers are anticipating an influx of requests around working remotely and flexibly.
Xero has announced the formation of a prompt payment task force of leading experts, brought together to find new solutions to the late payment crisis which has had a stranglehold on small firms for decades.
Scaleway, the European cloud provider, has launched a special green tech edition of its Startup Programs, in partnership with the Greentech Alliance, a community of over 1,000 Greentech companies and 500+ top-tier VCs, media and experts from around the world.
Henry Ford, Founder of Ford Automotive, was instrumental in the creation of the 9-5 model in the early 1900’s. Following the passing of the eight-hour workday in Illinois in 1867, Ford was one of the first (or at least most well-known) business people to implement this change within his own company.
As the UK moves forward from lockdown restrictions many businesses are starting to capitalise on the resurging economy, growing their businesses to increase profit they may have lost out on over the past year. Additionally, one in five Brits are planning to start a business by the end of 2021, making the current market extremely competitive.
Welcoming an apprenticeship is a great move – both for the apprentice and your business. Research shows that 78% of employers find apprentices help to improve workforce productivity.
New research released by Ricoh Europe has revealed that employers are failing to invest in technology to maintain productivity across their remote workforce, despite concerns about their output.
London is the leading destination to grow a technology business outside of Silicon Valley, according to a comprehensive ranking of international startup hubs compiled by Startup Genome for its annual Global Startup Ecosystem Report 2021. Despite Brexit and the coronavirus pandemic, London maintained its second-place ranking tied with New York for the second year in a row.
As the spotlight shines on the UK tech sector for the next day of London Tech Week, Tech Nation, has announced 15 new companies selected to join the Future Fifty programme – Tech Nation’s growth programme for late-stage digital businesses.
Otolo, recent Hustle Awards winner and an online global community for people and businesses with a passion for hospitality is proud to be supporting the industry by offering free exclusive mentoring places to 60 people in their Autumn Mentoring Circles programme.
Startup OLÉ, the great technological event for entrepreneurs after the summer, has come to an end. The modality of this seventh edition was mixed, being the 6th and 7th of September in digital format and from the 8th to the 10th in person in Salamanca. To facilitate access to all the content, Startup OLÉ’21 was broadcast in its entirety completely free and openly through its Youtube channel.
Europe’s largest business show is back for 2021, returning to London’s ExCeL on the 24th & 25th November! This year we are launching a new event – Working From Home Live, running alongside The Business Show and Retrain Expo.
Reaching over 500k womxn around the world Femtech Media’s Virtual Femtech Week hopes to increase awareness of available femtech solutions available that can replace or bridge gaps in traditional healthcare, increasing women’s access to safe, affordable, and equitable care.
Although the last 20 months have been difficult for everyone, in the business world it’s been particularly tough for women. Sadly, the COVID-19 crisis has set women back decades. As today is National Women in Business Day we wanted to highlight some of the problems, and the solutions that females can look to for help.
Non-profit organisation, NorthInvest, and specialist technology communications agency, Social Tech Communications, have announced their strategic partnership in a bid to provide vital support in PR ad marketing to the northern ecosystem of tech startups, helping budding entrepreneurs achieve their growth potential.
The market for startups these days is red-hot. According to PitchBook Data Inc, in the US alone the venture industry raised $73.6bn in 2020, well above the previous high of $68.1bn set in 2018.
While some startups and tech firms were early adopters of remote work, it wasn’t until early 2020 that most of society fully understood the concept. Working from home might have entered the scene out of necessity due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, but there’s no doubt that the trend, in one iteration or another, is here to stay.
One of the most documented impacts of the coronavirus pandemic has been the acceleration of e-commerce, with many online businesses enjoying insatiable demand over the last 18 months. However, as pandemic restrictions are lifted, the sector is headed for much more volatile trading conditions.
By Thomas Makey, Investment Director at Gresham House Ventures
Sam Conniff has written, directored and presented of The Uncertainty Experts. Having experienced the negative impact of uncertainty at its full force and overcoming it, Sam embarked on a discovery journey to equip people and business with the competence to battle uncertainty and transform their lives for the better.
