We’ve all heard of the importance and growing demand for authentic branded content over the years, but what does it actually mean and how can you set to achieve this within your business?
The majority of small and medium-sized businesses believe there are financial opportunities in the shift to a greener economy and that they personally can benefit from them, according to new Opinium polling commissioned for a new report by The Entrepreneurs Network and the Enterprise Trust. The findings from the report, Green Entrepreneurship, challenge the historic assumption that pursuing sustainability is a hindrance to businesses and the economy.
The international pandemic has forced every founder to re-evaluate their strategy, urgently! I’ve paid close attention to the media and have noticed that the business model pivot topic has certainly been well covered. The article that surprised me the most, was one by Sifted that referenced a Station F survey of VC funded startups in Europe, the USA and Israel. The stat that grabbed me was this one: 80% of the startups involved had gone through some kind of business model pivot in the last few months. That’s a lot of change, especially considering that startups are also dealing with other challenges related to the pandemic.
Koa Health, a digital mental healthcare provider redefining care by offering a range of personalised mental health solutions backed by science and designed to improve user wellbeing, has announced its successful spin out from Alpha, Telefónica’s moonshot factory.
HumanForest has launched a £1m crowdfunding campaign with Crowdcube to meet growing levels of demand for its shared e-bikes.
A Rapid Antigen Test has been launched to provide business owners with a fast, reliable and cost effective solution to help detect and curb the spread of the COVID-19 virus amongst their workforce.
One in five (21%) business decision-makers say they do not trust any of their Anti-Money Laundering (AML) checks to be automated, despite this year’s lockdown preventing most physical checks.
An AI solution transforming patient care. A 3D radar redefining human-machine interaction. A machine-to-machine platform managing autonomous devices for Industry 4.0. These are just some examples of the 20 finalists nominated for the EIT Digital Challenge this year.
Xero has announced the next phase of its integration with Hubdoc – embedding Hubdoc’s technology to supercharge machine learning in the Xero platform and rolling out a new update to help small businesses process bills and receipts faster.
Startups Editor Anna Flockett talks to Murata’s Mitch Nozaki, EMEA facilitator for their Open Innovation website, about why the electronics company is looking to collaborate with startups.
The worldwide pandemic COVID-19 has been dictating where and how businesses operate. The lockdown forced (and continues to force) many companies into a state of ‘remote working’. With little time to prepare, many startups have been scrambling to find new ways to communicate, collaborate and share valuable business information.
Historically, startups based in the regions have been 50% less likely to secure funding than those in London. This has created a situation where 72% of all venture capital deals in the UK involve London companies.
A third of employees are too busy to take holiday, with another 63% stating ‘there’s nowhere to go’ when asked why so many had the majority of their holiday left to take.
Online platform, Leading Edge Only (LEO), connects global organisations with innovators across 120 countries. Taking on the role of corporate ‘matchmaker’, LEO’s core mission is to make innovation accessible and affordable to everyone.
Following our recent Women in Tech event to celebrate Female Founders, Startups Magazine decided to support the Young Women’s Trust with all the amazing work they have been doing, with all the profits from the event.
Traktion, a London based startup that connects businesses to on-demand digital marketing talent, has secured early-stage angel investment from marketing and technology entrepreneurs Nigel Morris (ex Dentsu) Nimrod Priell (ex Facebook).
With the ever-growing numbers of people who are in the white collar jobs, against the very limited space in towns and cities where most people would prefer to get an office, there is a need to put up offices in homes. Also in this pandemic season, working from home has become a part of the new normal. Remote working has greatly helped in decongesting offices and minimising the need for daily commute.
Like pretty much everything else that has happened so far in 2020, Black Friday and Cyber Monday are going to look a bit different this year. When we think of Black Friday, we imagine bustling crowds swarming into shops and busy customers, battling to bag a bargain. This year, however, 70% of consumers say that they’re not planning on returning to physical shops for the foreseeable future. This means retailers need to take an online-first approach to Black Friday.
OVHcloud, the leading European cloud provider with global reach gathers its whole community online for its 8th annual event: OVHcloud Ecosystem Experience. The virtual event brings together 150 speakers from all around the world, across 90 sessions, to propose a deep dive into the cloud ecosystem for 3 days and plans to welcome over 10, 000 guests.
Leading figures from the world of business gathered last week for Scotland’s leading entrepreneurship event, Startup Summit. The event, which for the first time in its 9 year history took place online, saw over 1,000 attendees join virtually on 28th and 29th October.
