It was during my second startup that I burnt out. After my first company took off quickly – creating and delivering DSLR camera equipment to customers worldwide within a year – I assumed my next venture would be just as smooth. I was wrong.
In 2025, MedTech World continues its global journey of connecting innovators, investors, and healthcare leaders. Following successful gatherings in Dubai and Houston earlier this year, it heads to the Bay Area, then on to Hong Kong, before culminating in the flagship summit in Malta, each event crafted to advance innovation in medical technology and healthcare.
Jamie Boyd is a former professional rugby player who suffered a career-ending knee injury aged 24. He took a £3,000 loan from The Prince’s Trust (now known as The King’s Trust) to lease a van and put in 70-hour weeks to build a nationwide same-day courier operation, Today Team, from scratch.
Every Q4, Christmas gift guides fill magazines, newspapers, and online publications. And every year, thousands of startups are caught off guard, trying too late to get their products featured.
Every year, The Apprentice finale sparks lively conversations about the merits of the candidates, including what it means to be a successful entrepreneur. The boardroom drama, the sharp suits, the elevator pitches – it’s designed for TV, but it also reflects how many still view business: competitive, high-stakes, and full of ebullient characters.
In today’s fast-paced and often high-pressure work environment, stress has become part of working life. So, what can leaders do to mitigate its impact on their teams? One very effective yet often overlooked way to reduce workplace stress is by building trust.
The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) has long been a pillar of global medical research and the lead agency of the United States government for biomedical and public health research. The NIH has been instrumental in advancing medical knowledge and improving health outcomes through its extensive support of clinical trials.
GE Aerospace has completed its transformation from a sprawling conglomerate into a focused aviation company. The ge stock now represents a streamlined business centred exclusively on aircraft engines and propulsion systems.
Inven, a Finnish technology company building an AI-native deal sourcing platform to uncover the full global private market, has announced the closing of a $12.75 million (€11.2 million) series A round.
Photonic chip industry accelerator PhotonDelta has announced the winner of its global engineering contest. Perceptra was judged to be the submission with the best new application of photonic chips designed to tackle global challenges.
Women occupy less than two-fifths of executive leadership positions in the UK’s FTSE100 companies, with new data warning it will take 18 years to close the gender gap.
Swedish startup Alrik, the fast-scaling platform transforming construction logistics, has raised a new funding round led by Nordic-VC People Ventures, with Pi Labs doubling down on their investment.
Tech Nation, part of Founders Forum Group, has unveiled the eight finalists for its 2025 Rising Stars competition, the UK’s largest prize pitch competition for early-stage B2B startups. Its Rising Stars report details the 60 startups that pitched across the country’s regional heats.
In a world awash with AI headlines and tech disruption, Sara Daw, CEO of The CFO Centre, cuts through the noise with a compelling message – AI isn’t coming to take our jobs, it’s coming to transform them. And for company leaders and the finance teams that support them, the implications are both profound and empowering.
Annually my family visits Ithaca, New York to visit friends and celebrate the New Year. Each time we go, I find myself at a small coffee shop; I spend a few hours here by myself, taking stock of where I am with my business, my life, and putting together an intentional idea of where I wish to be at my next visit. I call it my “planning day,” and with my head in a good place, I have some pretty incredible insights that bring great meaning to where I am and where I want to go.
In the UK alone, millions of survivors of domestic abuse are left without the mental health support they urgently need. Long NHS waitlists, high return rates to crisis services, and a lack of trauma-informed resources leave survivors in limbo – often retraumatised by the very systems meant to help them heal.
Few technologies have received as much attention from businesses as artificial intelligence (AI). The fanfare surrounding AI is hard to ignore, but startup founders must look past the hype and get the full picture before investing in any AI solution. Before you invest, you should recognise five crucial facts about AI.
WeRoad, the travel brand that has brought together over 200,000 solo travellers worldwide, announces the launch of WeMeet, a new way for people to meet others in their cities through in-person events and shared experiences.
BGF, a UK active growth capital investor, announced a major commitment to invest £3 billion in UK businesses over the next five years – a decisive move to increase investment into high-potential companies across the country.
The business world is incredibly volatile, and a company can fail without an expertly executed strategy. Around 90% of startups fail because they run out of capital, don’t define the market need well enough, get outcompeted, or suffer through flawed strategies related to modelling, regulatory challenges, and pricing/cost issues. Without proper strategic planning, a business stands on the edge between success and failure.
