What is one of the biggest misconceptions about virtual data rooms? People usually associate data room software with corporations or large-scale mergers and acquisitions. M&As are indeed the biggest use case of virtual dataroom technology, but data rooms offer so much more to SMBs and startups.

In the process of launching a new business? Here’s a staggering statistic for you – in 2024, 90% of business startups failed. The speed of failure varies – only 10% fail to claw their way through the first year, but after that, the rate of attrition is epic.

The European startup ecosystem is rich and diverse but faces a paradox similar to other high-value markets like the United States and Canada. Whenever Europe has a well-established economy with successful educational institutions that generate a lucrative talent pool, early-stage entrepreneurial activity (TEA) tends to lag.

You might not think innovation can be found by looking in the past, but my experience of an Innovate UK Knowledge Transfer Partnership at a historic royal palace shows that it very much can.

Scaling in healthcare can be challenging – regulations, long sales cycles, fragmented markets – however, with the right investors and strategy, there is an immense opportunity for digital health startups to grow and positively impact the global health ecosystem.

The true risk to your business is not having ESG as part of your core internal business. ESG is everywhere these days. ESG reporting, sustainability and climate change strategies, DEI initiatives. This is great right?!

Despite being in the industry for years, dynamic pricing remains a somewhat controversial topic. Last year, media attention was drawn to the backlash over Oasis concert tickets’ sale – volatile price fluctuations left the band’s fans outraged and attracted the attention of the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which launched an investigation into Ticketmaster’s ‘dynamic pricing’ practices.

Starting a new business and growing it from the ground up is an exciting time in an entrepreneur’s life. If you’re considering global expansion, the idea of more customers and more profit can spur you to jump into the waters. Before you launch that boat, however, consider the measures you must take to sell your startup’s products internationally.

In the wake of the pandemic-driven workplace revolution, adaptability has become essential – and HR technology is the force behind this shift. In a world where work-from-home (WFH) and return-to-office (RTO) policies are in constant flux, leveraging HR technology is crucial for SMEs aiming to remain competitive and responsive. In fact, research from 2023 shows that close to 50% of total HR budgets are dedicated to technology, and with good reason.

We are now in the thick of 2025, and it isn’t business as usual. The startup scene has evolved dramatically, and so has the supporting tech and tools, enabling pretty much anyone with an idea and a bit of drive to launch a startup. To succeed, however, you need more than just a groundbreaking idea – you need a bulletproof strategy to stand a chance.

"Startup failures have jumped by 60% over the past year": statistics like this are familiar headlines, yet we seldom deeply explore why.

Let’s be honest – most service-based business owners didn’t start their business to spend all day selling. And yet, for many women I work with, sales has become a full-time job on top of the actual work they do.

When it comes to a startup, with its pivots and tight budgets, Learning & Development (L&D) must prove its value.

When it comes to the risks associated with running a business, some may choose to ignore them: those are the people whose companies are most likely to run into trouble down the line.

Managing a team is one of the most challenging and important parts of being a leader. Whether a finance leader who’s putting together a team for an emerging startup or someone who has managed one person or a team for many years, this article will reiterate some of the key elements to consider when it comes to developing a finance team. Based on lessons that I have learnt after almost 20 years of working as a finance leader with startups and scaleups.

As artificial intelligence (AI) transforms industries and workspaces, it is becoming clear that the technology is not here to replace jobs, but to shape the future of organisations and the way we work.

As AI-powered search continues to grow and develop, understanding how platforms like ChatGPT rank and recommend content – and how to optimise for them – is becoming increasingly important for businesses and SEO professionals.

The traditional network structure of tax and accounting practices has long been a cornerstone of the sector, enabling smaller local and regional firms to access advice internationally. As the global business landscape evolves into the innovation era, it is becoming increasingly clear that this model may not fully align with the dynamic needs of the international, scaleup economy.

Japan and South Korea are at the forefront of a demographic shift that will define the coming decades, as both countries grapple with rapidly ageing societies and declining birth rates.

Starting a business is exciting and exiting one successfully is just as exciting and as much of a learning curve as the rest of that journey. But if you’re a true entrepreneur, the itch to build, breathe life into a business and to ‘create’ never really goes away.