Allica Bank, the business bank dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized businesses to succeed, has continued its recent growth with a trio of senior fintech hires, strengthening its commitment to deliver expert banking for business Britain.
Workers would gain back an average of £4,168 of their time if they switched to home working permanently for a year, according to a new study from money.co.uk.
According to research from flexible office specialists, Workthere, 25-34-years-old are most likely to expect more flexibility in their typical working week in a post COVID-19 world.
A London-based business growth agency is celebrating after recently scooping two prestigious awards in a week.
Weather Flare is gearing up for their debut launch of their one-stop health app dedicated to supporting those suffering from chronic pain through immediate, tailored, and expert support. The intuitive app makes tracking and communicating chronic pain symptoms in relation to specific weather conditions easy, simple and accessible.
Will working from home become the new normal? Yes, according to The Case for Remote Work, a new report from think tank, The Entrepreneurs Network, by innovation economist, Dr Matt Clancy. Reviewing a wide range of research from across economics and social science, it argues that the business case for remote work has improved significantly over the past decade.
Huboo, the UK full-stack, software driven fulfilment provider, has announced that it has raised £14m, led by European technology VC Stride. Founded in 2017, Huboo uses unique ‘micro hub’ technology to enable online retailers of all sizes – a £27bn market – to access a complete end-to-end fulfilment operation within minutes.
It is estimated that less than one percent of all UK venture funding is awarded to all-female teams. A figure which Fund Her North – a collective of 28 women with a combined investment power over £250m – just won’t accept for the 51% of women in the UK.
As we move into Autumn, and continue to adapt to new ways of working, Wiley have put together a list of some recent and forthcoming titles.
The coronavirus pandemic has created a mental health crisis in the UK and the outbreak is now having a significant impact on our workforce says psychotherapist, Noel McDermott.
LawtechUK, the government-backed initiative within Tech Nation, whose aim is to help transform the UK legal sector through technology, has chosen five new members to join its advisory board (known as the LawtechUK Panel).
A new survey conducted by Quin, a pioneering, female-founded, digital health startup, found that 26% of the UK public would rather use health apps than visit a GP or hospital, and that usage of health apps has increased by 37% since the pandemic began.
IriusRisk, the threat modeling platform for Application Security has announced the closing of its $6.7m Series A fundraising. Global cyber investor, Paladin Capital Group led the round, with participation from 360 Capital Partners and existing investors Swanlaab, JME Ventures and Sonae Investment Management.
Representation Plus has launched its new virtual events platform ‘ezy’ with the highly successful ‘ANTOR Meets the Media’ event; a small virtual networking event for over 100 media, 17 exhibitor stands and individual meeting rooms for 1-to-1 meetings and press conferences, the BYO Café for casual chats, the auditorium for welcome speeches and the essential helpdesk.
Working at home but don’t have a study? From the kitchen to the bedroom, flexible office specialist, Workthere, has shared top tips on how to create a practical workspace in any room of your home.
Worldline has announced a technology partnership with eCommerce payment orchestration innovator, BRIDGE. The partnership will initially focus on integrating the eCommerce payment consolidation and control features of the BRIDGE payment orchestration platform into Worldline’s UK rail eCommerce platform.
The Home Office has launched a new campaign to ensure businesses are ready for the introduction of the UK’s new points-based immigration system as free movement ends.
Small businesses are heralding accountants’ increasingly critical role in keeping them running since COVID-19 arrived, considering them to be among the ‘key workers’ of the post-pandemic economic recovery according to new research.
Israeli blockchain cyber startup, GK8 has announced a partnership with Chainalysis, the blockchain analysis company, to help financial institutions identify high risk activity including terrorism financing, money laundering, scamming, and more.
For too long successful lobbying has been the exclusive realm of companies and organisations with deep pockets. That is about to change with the launch of PolicyMogul, which provides free access to political updates, parliamentary proceedings and the wider policy-making environment via a feed, powerful search tools and email alerts.
