UK businesses are paying a high price for their reliance on English as the default language of global business.
A new report from global HR, payroll, and employment platform Employment Hero reveals AI implementation is now the top challenge for small business leaders, with four in five putting it ahead of economic pressures and talent shortages.
The Destination Digital report, launched by BVI Finance, reveals the strategic priorities, challenges, and jurisdictional considerations facing global fintech businesses.
From ethical metal recycling to AI-driven edtech and digital identity, twelve UK-based SMEs have been named as winners of the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) 2025 Made in the UK, Sold to the World Awards.
Cellugy, a Danish industrial biotechnology startup developing innovative, biobased solutions to replace fossil-based materials in the personal care sector, has secured €8.1 million to support scaling up the production of its biofabricated cellulose-based rheology modifier material, EcoFLEXY.
OutSee, a genomics and drug discovery company pioneering a unique AI-based predictive genomics approach to target discovery, announced it has secured £1.8 million in seed funding, led by Ahren Innovation Capital and with additional investment from Kadmos Capital, Empirical Ventures, and Panacea Ventures.
Project A, one of Europe’s technology venture capital firms, announces the successful close of its oversubscribed £278 million Fund V, increasing its total assets under management to €1.2 billion ($1.4 billion).
Tide, the business financial platform in the UK, has been announced as the headline sponsor for 2025’s everywoman Entrepreneur Awards.
Forward thinking entrepreneurs at Coventry University have been awarded a share of £15,000 in funding after pitching their innovative business ideas.
exnaton, a Swiss AI startup for utilities billing, has partnered with TotalEnergies Power & Gas Belgium to roll out dynamic electricity tariffs in Belgium.
With less than a week until the European Accessibility Act (EAA) comes into force on 28th June 2025, businesses across Europe – and beyond – are being urged to take immediate action to ensure their digital products and services are compliant with new accessibility standards.
A new report from The Open University reveals a growing disconnect between UK employers and the next generation of workers – one that could be preventing employers from addressing the UK’s persistent skills shortages.
PhotonDelta, the Netherlands-based photonic chip accelerator, and Luminate NY, the accelerator for startups with optics, photonics, and imaging enabled technologies, have entered into a strategic collaboration to support the growth of early-stage photonics companies across North America and the Netherlands.
Ahead of Armed Forces Day, Start Up Loans and X-Forces Enterprise announce over £4 million worth of loans has been delivered to members of the Armed Forces community since July 2024.
A £400,000 project led by the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) at Nottingham Business School aims to bridge the gap between academic research and industry by training technology transfer professionals and STEM researchers in entrepreneurship – with a focus on AI to empower businesses.
The Secretary of State for the Department for Business and Trade announced that £6.6 billion of new capital is being committed by the British Business Bank to boost growth, marking a major step change in financing to support smaller businesses to start and scale in the UK.
When looking through the LinkedIn profiles of FTSE 100 CEOs, Startup AZ found that CEOs have an average of 31 years of experience.
The iconic Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, London has installed solar heat technology from Naked Energy on its rooftop. This installation makes the luxury hotel the first in the UK to use Naked Energy’s solar thermal collectors, demonstrating its commitment to reducing carbon emissions and energy consumption.
Wales is set for increased economic growth, billions in investment, and tens of thousands of new jobs supported over the next decade as a result of the UK Government’s modern Industrial Strategy, which is published today (Monday 23 June).
As frequent geopolitical incidents ramp up pressure on businesses globally, boards must ensure they possess the resilience to respond.
