Toplyne raises $2.5 million to help freemium businesses accelerate growth

Within just 3 months of product launch, Toplyne is used by 10+ SaaS companies

Matchplat breaks into UK market with “Explore”

The Italian company  opens a new branch in London with four UK based team members, launching the brand-new platform, which can act as an automated data analyst, accessible to all SMEs. 

Businesses urged to invest in diversity and inclusion initiatives

A quarter of companies believe good diverse and inclusive practices improve staff retention and hiring

An altered landscape: How the pandemic changed how SMBs operate

The complexion of the SMB landscape is regularly subject to change. Disruptive market entrants, new technologies, and fluctuations in the economy, represent just a handful of the influences that can force SMBs to revise their business models.

How Many Angels Make a Crowd?

When it comes to considering how best to raise pre-seed or seed finance for your business, one of the most commonly asked questions is whether getting investment from business angels or crowdfunding would be better. It could be argued that business angels are just much wealthier versions of people that invest on crowdfunding platforms. As such, in reality it is more a case of a small number of angels can replace a much larger crowd.

How to grow your new business’s digital footprint

Have you ever considered starting a new company, only to feel disappointed by the lack of growth? Here are some tips on how to get your startup up and running 

Which cities are searching for the best deals this Black Friday

Black Friday 2021, which cities are searching for the best deals and what items are trending?

Akamai announces future of Life Online Challenge

Challenge will award up to four visionary companies with a total of $1 million in Akamai security, content delivery, and or edge compute solutions

Positive action from entrepreneurs must be COP26’s legacy

The vital role of the nation’s six million small businesses in helping the UK achieve its net zero goal by 2050 is being highlighted by the Small Business Saturday campaign, as Glasgow’s UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) draws to a close.

Allia partners with climate innovation initiative

Allia is the first UK partner of EIT Climate-KIC to run a 6-month intensive Accelerator offering climate tech founders the opportunity to develop their startups and tackle the critical mission of the climate crisis. The programme team are looking to recruit startups that have innovative solutions demonstrating potential for scalable impact, be it in carbon removal, adaptation, an enabling technology or a relevant social or environmental enterprise.

Is Leasing Everything Risky for My Business?

In today’s world, we are leasing assets a lot more regularly. According to Dataforce, Europeans are leasing and renting cars more than ever before, including both short-term and operational leasing. Over the last five years, the leasing market skyrocketed from 2.6 million to four million due to the culture of ownership evolving.

Guiding startups in implementing the right infrastructure

With the launch of Build on AWS, AWS simplified the first steps of launching scalable, reliable, secure, and optimised infrastructure tailored to startups’ industry or use case. This enables startups to focus on building their core product knowing they’re using AWS best practices for their underlying cloud infrastructure. We spoke to Katie Drucker, Director and Global Leader, Business Development, on how AWS is continuing to help guide startups in their journeys to choose and implement the right infrastructure for their business needs.

Calling all impactful entrepreneurs

Startups from all over the USA are invited to submit their application at Pitch2Scale. The Startup battle will reward and recognise the most interesting entrepreneurs as part of the two-day contest.

Menopause isn’t just a ‘women’s problem’ – least of all at work

Menopause seems to still languish in the outdated ‘women’s problems’ list of things to brush under the carpet when it comes to employee health – despite the fact that just over half the population will experience it.

How an IP creator contends with deadlines in the patent process
How an IP creator contends with deadlines in the patent process

With the ever-increasing focus on tech in our lives and the sheer volume of new, ground-breaking tech launches that one hears or reads about, you could miss one vital element of their story. The IP behind them. And, for any tech that has significant IP value, the IP creator/founder needs to be acutely aware of the lead times available in the patent process. If deadlines are missed, rights can vanish in an instant. Jim Gastle, IP enthusiast and Canadian patent agent, explains this in more detail.

How to market your startup as an introvert

You might be surprised at just how many introverts choose to set-up in business for themselves. If you were to believe all of the myths and misconceptions about introverts and introversion, you’d picture us hiding in a corner afraid to say boo to a goose!

Ordering app, ROUND, launches on Crowdcube

ROUND, an ordering app, launches its public phase of investment via the online platform Crowdcube. So far, the app has been able to raise £3.3m from experienced investors but looks for further investment to expand its business horizons.

Black Friday’s contribution to unconscious consumption

Black Friday is fast approaching, this year falling on 26th November, meaning most businesses are busy preparing for one of the most hectic weekends of the year in retail.

Fewer women in tech than there were in 1980 – how can we change that?

Over the last few decades, the world has made huge strides forward in promoting gender equality in the workforce. In fact, last year saw the employment gap between men and women fall to 6.3%, the lowest point since records began in 1971.

Ecommerce unicorn ShipBob announces expansion with UK as launchpad

US-based logistics unicorn ShipBob has announced a European expansion of 20 fulfilment centres as the firm looks to uncover the next unicorn consumer brands in the UK and capitalise on the continued ecommerce surge.