A sustainability platform has helped parents divert £1 million worth of items away from landfill across the UK. The YoungPlanet app – a platform used by families across the UK to give and receive second-hand parenting and children’s items for free – has enabled over 30,000 children’s items and toys worth over £1m to find new homes, rather than be chucked away.

From selling fancy dress to freshers while at university to a multi-million-pound Marketplace Super Seller with a £10 million turnover and 70 employees, we speak to Dominic Portman, founder of Boulevard to discuss the growth of his business and its plans for the future

The Saudi Arabian market is anticipated to grow due to rising demands for quicker and simpler cloud service implementation. The 20th edition of the World Cloud Show will highlight what the Kingdom has in store for investors, IT professionals, and tech enthusiasts in upholding this development.

With COP27 in full swing, Berlin startup ecolytiq has taken a bold step to partner with dedicated and ambitious financial institutions by offering its entire product suite for free for the first three years to those who commit to working with them by the end of COP27.

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of DIFC, today announced the launch of the Dubai FinTech Summit, a global event that will bring together more than 5,000 experts, thought leaders, policymakers and decision-makers in Dubai to discuss how they can shape a new wave of innovation, enterprise and growth for the international financial industry.

One hundred tech startups and scaleups across the UK, Ireland, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand have been announced as innovation finalists in the annual Super Connect for Good Competition.

During the last decades we pulled us through the stormy weather of the dot-com crisis, the financial meltdown, the Covid pandemic and, today, we’re up against a global recession. Yet during all crises, the fittest survived or even thrived: internet companies such as Amazon, eBay, and Priceline became leaders through agile re-organization, new leadership and adapted business plans. In rough weather, great teams and crisp solutions are ahead of the storm. Venmo, Instagram, Slack, Uber and WhatsApp were even founded during the 2008 mother of all post WWII recessions.

We are over the moon to announce that BAFTA award-winning documentary maker, actor, and author, Ross Kemp will be joining our keynote speaking line up on Thursday the 16th March 2023 for an intimate fireside Q&A chat.

The current environment is one of increased regulation and scrutiny, which has led to increased pressure on firms’ CFOs and COOs to manage their risks more effectively. This posed many interesting points of discussion and questions that were answered by seasoned experts, Christopher Parmo, Mirela Brox Montell, Bernd Eckel, Martin Kodar, Andrew Hampshire, Maximilian Fleitmann, and Christopher Conradi.

Impact Brixton, a community-led co-working space dedicated to creating real social impact, is pleased to announce the launch of its Virtual Office. To celebrate, it’s giving local entrepreneurs up to 12 months free.

Today (2nd November), cloud-based business phone system, CircleLoop, releases the ‘Recession-proof Index’, a new ONS data analysis which finds that businesses launching within the Health industry are likely to have the best chance of surviving the current recession, according to trends uncovered during the 2008 recession.

Europe’s largest business show is back for 2022, returning to London’s ExCeL on the 16th & 17th of November! The Business Show is a deep-dive course in how to grow SMEs and Startups, equipping you with all the industry knowledge and tips that are available. The unmissable 44th edition of the show will get you a step closer to success, giving you access to like-minded individuals and limitless networking opportunities. Don’t miss out on the 750 exhibitors, 200 seminars and masterclasses that we have on offer.

After celebrating and showcasing the founders of two incredible survivors of domestic abuse at her sell out personal and business development event at Manchester United earlier this month, (local) entrepreneur, Dani Wallace, is now opening her doors to other survivors, having officially launched her lifelong passion project, The Fly Anyway Foundation.

Whilst 2022 has seen large falls in asset values across global financial markets – a consequence of persistent inflation and rising interest rates – clean energy infrastructure remains an attractive destination for investors, with record-high inflows year-to-date, according to industry executives from United Renewables and National Energy Holdings.

SETsquared Bristol, the University of Bristol-led tech incubator, has opened applications for Enterprising Women 3.0, a supportive and inclusive business support programme to help women take their business or idea to the next stage.

The biotech startup KeyZell and One Technology have developed a prototype of Artificial Intelligence for the diagnosis of cancer through imaging.

New global research reveals that over 1000 start-ups have raised media for growth funding in the last two decades to scale up brand awareness, data on audiences, and professional experience from media companies without having to spend cash.

South Summit, annual meeting co-organised with IE University has announced its 11th edition, which will take place from the 7th-9th June 2023 in La Nave in Madrid, and it will be celebrated under the motto ‘Today 2030’ with the institutional support of the State Secretariat for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence, the Community of Madrid and the Madrid City Council.  A new claim that the main meeting point and connection point for key players in the global entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem aims to open a window into the future for today’s entrepreneurs and investors to learn about upcoming trends. and the way forward for the world’s most innovative entrepreneurs.

The ‘solopreneur’ phenomenon arrived into the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem in Spain: The ‘solopreneur’ represents 6% of startups in Spain, so the most common is still to create a startup in a team that is normally small and masculine. 60% of startups have between 2 and 3 founders, while 35% function with more than 4. At the same time, 6 out of 10 were founded solely by men and only 6% by women. The startups with a team of mixed founders represent 35%.

The climate tech startup ecolytiq announces its North American market entry by securing product launch with Canadian credit union Vancity.