Since the latest series of Love Island hit our screens last month, the popularity of pre-loved commerce has continued to skyrocket, triggered by the show’s partnership with second-hand marketplace, eBay.
Tech Mahindra, a provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services and solutions, has announced that it has been included in Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index (GEI) for the fourth consecutive year.
With ongoing pressure in the private and public sector to match employee pay rises with the increase in inflation and cost of living rise, equity experts have provided their tips for how startups and SMEs can improve their talent retention and fuel growth in 2023.
Consumers across the UK and Ireland are able to profit from their purchase data via a free smartphone app. Unbanx allows individuals to easily share their spending history anonymously and securely, whilst earning rewards in the process.
New research from Intuit QuickBooks reveals that over two-thirds (68%) of sole traders already feel burnt out as a business owner entering 2023. Additional pressures are growing too, with the Self Assessment tax return deadline looming and more than half (52%) not having yet started their return as of 9thJanuary 2023.
Memfault, the provider of the first IoT reliability platform, announced today a $24 million series B funding round.
The winners of the much anticipated 2022 Positive Leadership Awards have been announced, with leaders from across sectors – and across the globe – being acknowledged for their innovative and inspiring approach to changing leadership practices and bringing positivity to the workplace.
The majority of UK SMEs (88%) plan to lean on business finance and credit this year according to new research carried out by solution-led fintech provider Nucleus Commercial Finance (NCF).
81% of business owners are worried about recession, with small business confidence taking a hit as the nation’s 5.5 million small firms face an array of challenges heading into 2023.
The use of finance apps jumped by almost two-thirds in 2022 – with boomers the fastest growing demographic, reveals new data from one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.
Digital health encapsulates everything from wearable devices and telemedicine, to mobile health and personalised healthcare. With continued labour shortages, clinician burnout at a record high and healthcare strikes continuing into 2023, startups that utilise technology will be one step closer to addressing these challenges.
It’s well-known that the third Monday in January is called “Blue Monday”. Supposedly the most depressing day of the year, this theory has been broadly debunked and has received criticism for trivialising mental health. Danni Rush, COO of Virgin Incentives, Virgin Experience Days and Virgin Experience Gifts discusses.
In the midst of cold, dark nights, the post-Christmas lull and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, employers are likely facing a less than upbeat workforce. Whilst many companies will be discussing and even running ‘Blue Monday’ promotions, to mark what is apparently the ‘most depressing day of the year’, Stacey Lowman, head of financial wellbeing at Claro Wellbeing, said, “employers must make a genuine effort to support staff with wellbeing, boost morale, and avoid tokenism.”
Investment professionals know that 99% of the time, identifying a good investment opportunity begins with identifying a good company. But, qualitatively, what makes any particular company “good”?
The OECD announced recently that the UK is facing the worst downturn of any advanced economy and that GDP will fall by 0.3%. The economic outlook might not be great but that doesn’t mean the innovation outlook is as bad.
With the unemployment level in the UK at its lowest since 1974 and pay growth still failing to keep pace with soaring inflation, organisations looking to build out their IT teams need to look internally.
UK pension holders will increasingly be seeking to move retirement funds overseas as fears grow about the Budget in March, predicts the Investment Director of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations.
Businesses are unintentionally expanding their threat surface as hybrid working becomes the norm and more organisations migrate to cloud services.
It’s widely reported that female founded businesses get less funding than male. Research from the European Investment Bank revealed that female entrepreneurs secured only one percent of venture capital investment last year.
2022 was unsurprisingly packed full of innovation and developments in the healthtech landscape. 2023 is of course no different. Startups Magazine highlights five healthtech startups set to make incredible moves in 2023 and beyond.
