Female role models change the world for the better

If you asked fifty young people in the UK to name a female entrepreneurial role model, only one would be able to answer. This statistic, which was among the findings of a new study into young peoples’ ambition by Entrepreneur First, isn’t just disappointing – it’s damaging.

What Greek Philosophy teaches us about startup PR and brand-building

Greek philosophy and public relations: two subjects that rarely inform the same discussion. But here we go (please bear with me).

How to encourage employees to utilise their benefits

Companies offer benefits to ensure a happy, motivated, and well-rested workforce. Still, more than half (52%) of American workers do not use all of their vacation days.

8 tips on setting the right price for your tech service

It’s a funny thing, more often than not, I see companies seeking and getting investment that have a great idea, huge opportunity and a really interesting business plan.

“But isn’t setting up a company difficult?”
This article is part 2 of 26 in the series Overheard at a startup...

There are many reasons why living in the UK makes life so much easier than living in most other countries. This is in our personal lives and wellbeing but also in our working lives, especially as an entrepreneur.

Village dedicated to startups at this year’s MOVE

Described as the world’s most important mobility event, MOVE is just around the corner and promises even more disruptive technologies and innovation to drive much-needed change. Taking place at ExCeL on the 11-12th February, MOVE focuses on models, technology and sustainability, and also has a section dedicated to startups.

Entrepreneurs suffer the most from mental health

Mental health treatment specialists, Smart TMS, share their research into the effects of workplace stress, and explore the idea that the success and increased affluence that many entrepreneurs experience can actually be detrimental to their mental health and happiness.

“Where do I start?”
This article is part 1 of 26 in the series Overheard at a startup...

Over the years that I have been working with startups and early-stage businesses I have overheard many different things.  The majority of these follow the normal concerns of any entrepreneur that is entering into uncharted waters for themselves but there have also been some comments that I have overheard that have been unique to the individual’s concerns or the setting in which it was said.

The VR startup that is sitting on a gold mine

Seeing is believing, as they say. But what do you do if you have something to show off, but it’s in a remote, hard-to-access location that would involve a significant amount of time and cost to take people to?

The Brand-Centric Strategy Blueprint

As we approach this new decade, it is clear that chasing after customers is getting increasingly harder and harder. Social media advertising is now as saturated if not even more than its traditional counterpart.

Unbridled success for equestrian-athleisure startup

Startups Magazine speaks to Lloyds Bank National Business Awards’ ‘New Entrepreneur of the Year’ and equestrian-athleisure e-commerce tech startup Founder, Jordan McCabe, about her success and how she scaled her startup.

‘Changing Health’ startup delivers Type 2 diabetes management app

Professor Mike Trenell is Co-founder and CEO of Changing Health, a company than began as a spin-out company from Newcastle University in 2016 to empower people to live longer, healthier lives at scale, delivering personalised behaviour change programmes for Type 2 diabetes management, prevention and weight loss.

Getting a digital makeover
Getting a digital makeover for 2020
This article is part 1 of 2 in the series Your Digital Download

Happy New Year! As the newest (currently) columnist at Startups Magazine, I’m here to solve all your digital and marketing problems. Well. Not quite. 

A read for the entrepreneurial zeitgeists

Start-Ups, Pivots and Pop-Ups: How to Succeed by Creating Your Own Business, written by two established entrepreneurs, Richard Hall and Rachel Bell, discusses the key disruptors of the “Start Up Revolution”.

Digi-Key Electronics Supports Startups With CES 2020 Activities

Digi-Key to launch Startups Survival Guide magazine and serve as Platinum Sponsor for Hardware Massive’s CES startup event.

Investing in legal advice as a startup

The value of investing in legal advice for your business cannot be underestimated. By receiving proper legal advice early on in the business life cycle, even when you’re a startup, you could potentially make costs savings and allow your business to operate more efficiently.

The power of a ‘real life’ conversation in the workplace

Today, we’re bombarded with so much tech based communication at work that we’re forgetting how to have effective ‘real life ‘conversations. This is having a huge impact on relationship building in the workplace.

Norwegian Startup uses Ultrasound to create GPS for the indoors

Norway may not be the best in the world when it comes to baseball, rugby or tennis, but there is one thing for which Norwegians are extremely well-known… and that’s Ultrasound.

Week 17: Et Deinceps Sursum

Last week was of course the last real working week of the year, but whilst many will have found opportunities to celebrate in one way or another it does not mean that most will not still have been working hard.

Our six featured startups of 2019

Looking back and celebrating the six featured technology startups from each bi-monthly issue of Startups Magazine in 2019.