New research involving 150 HR leaders has found that 3 in 5 UK workers have experienced mental health issues since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic. The report authors, Accountancy and Finance, HR and Data Analytics recruiter, Wade Macdonald, and workplace law specialist, Doyle Clayton, have raised concerns of an increase in known incidences as a result of the current lockdown measures.
Deloitte has announced the winners of the 2020 UK Technology Fast 50 awards. The awards recognise and rank the 50 fastest-growing technology companies in the UK, based on the last four years of revenue data, and are sponsored by DLA Piper and Oracle NetSuite.
This week is Global Entrepreneurship Week, designed to celebrate ambitious individuals within the business world, and those who have believed in their own abilities and branched out on their own. Despite the waves of shock that the pandemic has brought to the business world, there has been a 12% increase in new businesses starting during 2020 already compared to 2019.
From the ongoing pandemic and climate change to the fight for greater inclusivity and diversity across society, the world is currently facing a number of social and economic challenges.
As England is once again in lockdown, new research shows the rate of ‘lockdown loneliness’ and its impact on mental health is as high as 27% in the UK. As the NHS strains to support an increase in mental health conditions, the Flow headset and therapy app treatment for depression, the first of its type to be medically approved in the UK and EU, aims to tackle ‘lockdown loneliness’ and mental health outcomes by providing immediate, at-home access to effective treatment.
Positive Plus One is a free app for the HIV community. It connects members locally and globally, providing a safe and secure environment for support, friendship and connection. Startups Magazine spoke to Christian Mercer, Founder and CEO of Positive Plus One to find out more.
Navenio, UK healthcare scaleup, has announced a $1.1m investment from Future Planet Capital to help revolutionise healthcare efficiency worldwide.
Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech companies and leaders, has launches a new report, which reveals changes in the international talent landscape and growing interest in the Global Talent Visa.
Thousands of new businesses are setting up during the pandemic, a new report has revealed. ‘How Startsups Can Kickstart The Economy’, published by law-firm, Harper James Solicitors, details how 41,620 more incorporations happened in the first quarter of 2020 than in the first quarter of 2012. This represents an increase of almost a third (32.5%).
Bobacino, a startup bringing the unique boba tea experience to a growing audience of boba aficionados and new enthusiasts through advanced artificial intelligence, automation and robotics – launches on StartEngine to target a market set to hit $8.4bn by 2024.
Startups from around the world are being called on to apply to join the first investment portfolio of the Venture Studio from Crisis. The Studio will invest in, support and scale ventures that help accelerate the end of homelessness.
Nozzle.ai, an eCommerce and advertising optimisation platform for Amazon, has raised $2.6m (£2m) in funding from Parkwalk Advisors, The Angel CoFund (ACF), UCL Technology Fund (UCLTF), and a syndicate of eCommerce-expert angel investors.
The payment practices of big businesses during the pandemic have been revealed in a new report which calls for legislated ‘fair buyer’ 30 day payment terms, as part of a plan to support SMEs in their economic recovery.
Ziglu celebrates its Mastercard debit card launch by donating the price of a meal to Fareshare every time a customer uses their card for their supermarket shop online and in store, regardless of the size of the transaction until the end of the year.
Online payment orchestration innovator, BRIDGE is celebrating success, having been awarded Payment Startup of the Year at the highly-regarded, international Payment Awards 2020.
You’ll have a difficult job browsing content platforms nowadays without coming across articles focusing on – or at least alluding in some way to – the working from home revolution. A whole host of companies, including Twitter, have announced that they will allow staff to continue WFH permanently if they wish, following its success throughout lockdown.
Amidst a coronavirus second wave, a study has found that 68% of people believe they should ‘reach out’ to carers more often – with 60% of respondents only asking carers how they are ‘now and again’, ‘rarely’ or ‘almost never’; leaving carers at risk of feeling forgotten.
UENI believes every small business should have a high quality online presence that can sell products and accept bookings, that is why their mission is to give all business owners a website for FREE.
Video technology and AI specialist, One Big Circle, has secured significant investment and growth thanks to the addition of David Harris and Toby Hughes to the board.
London Food Tech Week – the week-long festival and showcase of the latest food trends and companies using technology to transform the food and drink ecosystem – will return virtually from 16th-20th November 2020 with a game changing line-up.
