Research from Towergate Employee Benefits reveals that only 14% of employers strongly agree that they have a good understanding of their employees’ needs across all four pillars of health and wellbeing: physical, mental, social, and financial.
There is a growing disconnect between employee expectations and what organisations are delivering, putting pressure on HR leaders to rethink hiring, leadership development, and retention strategies.
UK SMEs and micro businesses continue to be dissatisfied with the level of proactive advice and personal service they receive from their main bank, according to new research from RFI Global.
Aberdeen’s ONE Tech Hub has welcomed two ambitious tenants, energy tech company Energy Insider and AI startup VetAI, further cementing the hub’s role as the home of the region’s digital tech sector, one of the UK’s fastest growing.
UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are embracing digital tools at an unprecedented rate, investing in software designed to streamline operations, improve collaboration and drive growth.
Confidence has become one of the most important currency markers in the workplace. Yet recent research – conducted by social research agency Hark – reveals that one in 10 children already feel a complete lack of confidence by the age of 13 in their ability to build a future career.
Digital Catapult has announced that its Black Founders Programme has returned for a third year in partnership with Sony Music UK and Sony Music Publishing UK and, in a first for the programme, in collaboration with broadcaster Channel 4.
Start Up Loans reports that this summer has seen the highest number of loans taken out by founders over the past four summers. This growth comes despite reports indicating low levels of business confidence, highlighting that UK small business founders accessing the programme remain undeterred and keen to start up new ventures.
Perfat Technologies, a food deeptech company pioneering healthy and functional fat alternatives and a member of EIT Food Rising Food Stars, has raised €2.5 million in Series A financing to scale production, grow its team, and launch innovative healthy lipid-based solutions, to address the problem of harmful saturated and tropical fats without compromising taste or texture.
BT has opened its test and integration facility, the largest in Europe, to cybersecurity innovator Sitehop to test its quantum-resistant encryption technology on the replica BT network, in a first of its kind proof-of-concept.
Small Business Saturday’s month-long UK roadshow is set to return as it announces plans to visit over 20 towns and cities across the country to celebrate the nation’s vibrant small business community.
Dealroom unveils the Thoroughbreds 100: a definitive list of the tech companies in EMEA with over $100 million in annual revenue, demonstrating a combination of growth, traction, and team strength.
Attio, the AI-native CRM for the next era of companies, has raised $52 million in Series B funding. The round was led by GV (Google Ventures), with participation from existing investors Redpoint Ventures, Balderton Capital, Point Nine, and 01A. Attio has raised $116 million to date.
Creem, the Estonian fintech startup redefining financial infrastructure for AI-native teams, has raised a €1.8 million pre-seed round led by Practica Capital, with participation from Antler and prominent angel investors.
Gen Z are setting their sights high on entrepreneurship, as new joint research from Small Business Saturday UK and American Express finds 71% of 18- to 24-year-olds are interested in starting their own businesses, with almost a third of this number (31%) saying this is a closely held dream.
Discovery Park, Kent’s hub for science and technology, announced the arrival of two biotech companies to its innovation campus. iLoF (Intelligent Lab on Fiber), a digital health company and MilaK, a precision fermentation protein business, have now moved into their new laboratory space in Sandwich, Kent.
BGF, the UK and Ireland’s growth capital investor, announces the successful exit of OrganOx, the Oxford-based medtech company whose liver perfusion technology has transformed outcomes for transplant patients worldwide.
This year the FCA has explicitly labelled hidden FX markups imposed by legacy brokers as poor practice rooted in poor communication – yet new data analysis from Glyde has revealed the true scale of the issue worldwide for smaller businesses.
While the Black Cats are climbing the Premier League table, Sunderland is also charging ahead – literally – with a trial of Kerbo Charge, a clever new way to make switching to electric vehicles a whole lot easier (and cheaper) for local drivers.
EPIC 2025, presented by Cathay and HSBC, has successfully concluded its transcontinental pitching sessions, narrowing down 1,200 applications to the top 100 startups.
