One in eight men will develop prostate cancer in their lifetime. Despite advancements in many areas of oncology, innovation in prostate cancer treatment has remained stagnant.

Stress is a common experience that everyone goes through at some point in their lives. It can be caused by various factors such as work-related issues, financial problems, family issues, and health concerns. Stress can have a significant impact on our mental and physical well-being, and it is essential to be aware of the signs and symptoms of stress to prevent it from becoming chronic.

It begins with awareness. How often do you consider your mental health? 

University “spinouts” – companies created to commercialise scientific and technological breakthroughs developed by students and researchers – are big business. According to a recent report, equity investment in spinouts increased more than fivefold – from £405 million to £2.54 billion – in the decade to 2021.

When it comes to the workplace, women face several challenges. From pay gaps to balancing work and parenting, gender bias to a lack of understanding around the menopause, women are faced with mounting obstacles to overcome throughout their career.

As a startup owner, you’ll likely have a lot on your plate. From managing finances and employees to marketing and sales, it can be easy to overlook the importance of having clear and comprehensive terms and conditions in place.

This is the third in our series tracing the progress of a start-up's first new technology product from detail design through to volume production.  

The pace at a fast-growth startup is, well, fast. Adaptability is key. Agility is paramount. After all, startups are founded, backed and made up of ambitious people with big dreams. They all want to realise those dreams, often with restricted budgets and limited time to prove a concept to potential investors. As fascinating as this business journey can be, it demands patience and perseverance from the people working in it. 

In healthcare, the consequences of human error can be fatal. With NHS resources already strained, hospitals require training programmes that deliver for both staff and – crucially – patients.  

We’ve got a femtech problem. Impressive startups such as Elvie and Flo have rightly garnered the headlines.

WUKA was born out of my desire to create a brand that empowers everyone that experiences menstruation so that nothing, especially not their period, would hold them back. I also wanted to address the environmental damage single-use period products have on the planet. 

In logistics, we are accustomed to adapting to the unexpected - as we did nearly three years ago with the onset of the pandemic when we were forced to react swiftly and decisively to accommodate explosive new demand in B2C e-commerce.

Something needs to change, and every business leader knows it. The world, as configured today, is at odds with a thriving, livable planet in the future.

Through or own business, we’ve come to realise that a lot of people change – sometimes pretty dramatically, and almost always for the better – when they have kids.  

This article is about sustainability and how modern technology is redefining what we should value, measure and report regarding social and environmental impact.  

The future of food is a big and broad topic, covering a plethora of technologies and applications at different points of the supply chain.

As most of us are all too aware, female-led companies are shockingly under-represented in the world of investment and at every stage of their growth development.

Have you ever heard of making plans and schedules for maintenance? It might sound like a challenging idea, but it's pretty easy.

Less than 24 hours ago, Elon Musk, along with many other key figures in the tech world, have beseeched AI developers to cease production out of fears over the potential threat to humanity.

Diverse workforces bring many benefits but age is an asset travel and technology industries often overlook.

“I never felt different from my male colleagues until I got pregnant. When I went on maternity leave, I felt guilty about not contributing to my former business's targets – and coming back to work was even worse. It made me feel angry for being a woman,” shared one of Sweep’s employees at our gender parity workshop on International Women’s Day. 

It’s no secret that embracing digital is essential for businesses that want to stay relevant and competitive. That’s why, by 2021, 89% of all companies had already adopted a digital-first business strategy or planned to do so.

For decades, we’ve imagined a future where artificial intelligence gives everyone superpowers. Now it’s finally here, it’s up to us to figure out how to use it for good.

Last week, the business revival series took place on March 21-22 at the Excel Centre in London. Safe to say, Startups Magazine has spent a lot of time at the Excel Centre over the last few weeks!

Bobby (Oshobugie) Idogho is the Co-Founder and CEO of digital transformation specialist Radically Digital. Nigerian-born, he moved to Ireland at the age of seven. After school, he graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a degree in Management Science and Information Systems Studies.

I’ve always been a hustler. I was an ambitious teenager full of dreams and initiative, and I always knew I was destined for more than just school, an office job, a promotion, a mortgage and two holidays a year.

Sam Holland spoke to Mohamed Chemloul, VP Customer Application Support at NXP Semi Conductors about NXP's events, programmes, and other commitments to both engage with and learn from startups and other small businesses and customers.

Founders don’t need me to tell them they’re in the midst of a difficult operating environment. Global venture funding slumped 35% in 2022. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, US-China tensions, the pandemic, and associated global supply and energy crises, underpin a difficult macroeconomic setting for business. 

Starting a new business can be a daunting experience. There are plenty of things that can go wrong, and it can feel risky to step out in faith.

The climate crisis is a serious concern for most of us. According to the ONS (Office for National Statistics) three in four adults (74%) report feeling very or somewhat concerned about climate change.   

The last couple of months have been some of the hardest for the small business owners and entrepreneurs I work with.

Almost three years since the first Covid restrictions were introduced in the UK, the impact of those unprecedented days on businesses, workers and the workplace continues to play out, even as new economic turmoil has emerged.

The gaming industry is huge, with products that range from big-budget console titles to app-based games and even online casino titles.

With the recent rejection of the menopause bill by the UK parliament, a discussion into women’s health in the workplace has opened up on a larger scale than ever before.

Apple rolled out an update to its iOS 16 to fix two major security flaws in February, urging users to upgrade now to avoid cyber threats. It’s not the first time the tech giant has issued security warnings this year, with owners of older Apple models also being urged to upgrade their settings. With hybrid working here to stay, many teams are using their personal devices for work. But what does this mean for business security?

The aim of most startups is to achieve success locally, nationally and, finally, internationally.

Working from home has been largely viewed as the norm ever since the last lockdown was lifted.

Can you start-up alone?

Every day, hundreds of patients receive the life-altering news that they’ve been diagnosed with a chronic neurological condition. Right now, a colossal 14 million Brits are living with Dementia, Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's Disease, and statistics show that 1 in 6 people will be affected over the course of their life. The high prevalence of these conditions means that most of us know someone - a friend, colleague or family member - with a brain disease, and we’ve seen the devastating impact first-hand.

Casual games have proven to be the “Trojan Horse” of user engagement and adoption of new technologies and platforms. When the iPhone first launched, the popularity of gaming on the device caught Apple by surprise. It was (and is) the number one app category. Hyper-casual games have dominated the app game charts for years. When Facebook launched to a wider audience than college campuses, it was casual and social games that helped them breakthrough to wider audience demographics that became crucial to their future.

If you ever worked with Office 97, you’ll remember Microsoft’s iconic assistant Clippy. The animated AI-based paperclip would pop up in your document and offer to help you format whatever you were working on. Clippy would analyse and structure words in your document and help you format it according to what you were working on. For example, if anything vaguely resembled a resume, you would be prompted with “It looks like you’re writing a resume! Perhaps a resume template will help?”. 

Something crazy happened last week in northern California that has impacted the entire world. If you guessed the Silicon Valley Bank shut down, you get a cookie.

Building your net worth as early as 20 is ideal if you want financial stability for the future. Similarly, it’s a real challenge, especially in exploration mode as a young adult.

EDBM is looking to attract startups and SMEs to invest in their country and the incentives they would receive for doing so. It should be of interest to all businesses across all sectors but especially to exporters or those looking to access markets in Africa. Hear from Sachin Mohabeer, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Economic Development Board [EDB] of Mauritius.

With the rise of digital nomads and remote work, how does a person not only maintain their well-being, but participate in the ever-important activity of networking?

In today's fast-paced digital world, businesses must understand the importance of branding to stay ahead of the competition. And a crucial aspect of branding is logo design. 

We are CodeGym, a company that has been teaching Java from scratch around the world for 10 years.

Starting a business from scratch brings a unique set of pressures - both professionally and personally.

Google your company name. Then click ‘Images’. What do you see?

From companies that operate in tech to the ones that do marketing or engineering, all have one thing in common: the need to cut down on food waste.

Last week I had the honour of attending the Female Founders Event Rise networking event, hosted by Emmie Faust at BloomsYard right off Liverpool Street Station in London.

Email marketing is a powerful strategy for businesses of all sizes, but it can be challenging to navigate.

After many years of studying and training at medical school, I became a doctor in 2014.

I won’t lie, and say that I was very nervous leading up to my own one hour seminar with Matt Mower from The Art of Navigation, discussing the ups, downs and sideways of starting, investing in, and running a startup.

Last year, the global economic discourse was dominated by inflation. Prices for goods, services, staff and raw materials all shot up, while a spike in interest rates made borrowing more expensive.

As a methodology, DevOps emphasizes collaboration and communication between development and operations teams, with the goal of delivering software quickly and iteratively.

Being amazing in your day job doesn’t necessarily translate directly to being great in front of a journalist, a camera, behind a microphone, or on stage.

The UK is facing one of the worst staffing shortages the hospitality industry has ever seen. Many leaving the industry due to furlough during the pandemic and access to fewer workers due to visa restrictions following Brexit, has resulted in nearly 40% of UK hospitality businesses facing a skilled worker shortage.

According to a UK Government survey, nearly 15% of the UK population is neurodivergent. With Neurodiversity Celebration Week coming up on 13-19 March, this is an important opportunity to recognise those who experience neurodiversity and spread awareness and information about the best ways to support them in home, working, and learning environments. Dan Kentley, Practice Manager at Onebright highlights how spiky profiles can help support the strengths of neurodiverse individuals.

Digital Twin technology is on the cusp of dominating global digital transformation. According to a recent Strategic Market Research report, the global market for digital twins was valued at $6.30 billion in 2021 and is estimated to reach $131.09 billion by 2030. John Hill, CEO and Founder of Silico discusses.

Foyne Jones, recruiter of choice for the KBB, Builder’s Merchants & Construction Supplies sector responds to the rollout of the 4-day week pilot in the UK, as Peter Jones, Founder & Managing Director reveals what this means for businesses industry-wide.

A quality digital offering has become of existential importance. Disruptors from Amazon and Spotify to Uber and Netflix have transformed people’s service delivery expectations – expectations that are progressively extending to the financial services sector. Bottom line: firms without a strong digital offering that puts the control in users’ hands won’t survive.

For many business founders, raising institutional investment can be daunting, especially in today’s economic climate – but it does not have to be.

Team bonding activities for a range of businesses, from small startups through to large corporates often include responsible consumption of alcohol during shared moments of conviviality .

Women investors, investresses, are making impressive strides and paving the way for other women. They’re increasingly embracing value investing, running diversified multi-asset investment portfolios on behalf of investors, and managing assets worth billions of pounds, as part of a growing number of female role models who are gracefully leading the change that will inspire many generations to come.

When you have an idea for your own startup, you are most likely supercharged with it and immersed in thoughts about how a new product or service will help people and businesses, and lead you to success.

For our Founder Focus feature this issue, we chat with Tanya Laird, Founder of Digital Jam, and the host of the Digital Jam Sessions; an inspirational woman who, despite currently battling cancer, still continues to facilitate collaboration and innovation in the gaming and augmented reality (AR/VR) sector.

International Women's Day is celebrated in the month of March every year to commemorate the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and the theme for this year is “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality.”

Isobelle Panton, Director of Student Recruitment & International at University Academy 92, founded by the Class of 92’ in partnership with Lancaster University, shares 10 tips to drive diversity within your talent acquisition strategy and how to engage & retain diverse talent.

By now, it’s pretty well known that there’s a demand for data skills. I might even go as far as saying that some people are a little sick of hearing it… but it’s an unavoidable truth. The government estimates that companies are recruiting for approximately 200,000 roles with hard data skills. And this isn’t slowing down - the need for data skills is set to continue rising in the coming years.

Female entrepreneurs are still underrepresented in business, but the numbers are growing. The Rose Review Progress Report 2022 showed that more women than ever are creating new businesses.

Paige West caught up with the team at AllBright to find out how this private member's club for women, in Mayfair, is driving change for smart-minded women.

The challenge of climate change must be met with serious urgency. Countries around the world need to pursue efforts to limit global warming, and the energy sector has an important role to play in helping achieve carbon neutrality, or net zero.

For an entrepreneur there are few things as exciting as starting a new business. From bagging your first client or sale to turning the keys in the door of your first office, the big moments come thick and fast at the beginning.

Despite the economic backdrop, there were over 3.8 million new business applications filed in the first three quarters of 2022, making us Brits keen for entrepreneurial action.

I was fortunate enough to attend the London PropTech show last month, which featured a wide range of innovative exhibitors showcasing the technologies that will shape the future of the property industry.

You woke up with a brilliant idea that you know is going to be the next best thing, but now what?

Keeping employees happy to commit and grow within a business should be a core aim of HR teams. However, it has been reported that nearly half of employees leave their role because they do not feel appreciated - particularly during the first quarter of the year when people naturally look for change.

The share of funding secured by female founders is unfairly and disproportionately low, a state of affairs that has remained unchanged for many years despite advances made in other areas of gender equality in business.

Women, tech, sustainability – all buzzwords at the moment. But Noleen Mariappen, Impact Entrepreneur and Advisor, can tell you that the journey for a woman in the tech space is far from all buzz!

As more startups expand internationally, and look abroad for expansion opportunities earlier in their life cycle, the tax function has shot up the boardroom priority list to mitigate against hefty revenue losses and risk of non-compliance with local tax guidelines.

As manufacturing startups rely more on digital technologies, they become more vulnerable to cyber-attacks.

It feels like artificial intelligence has developed more in the past week than it has in the last 10 years.

We’ve got a femtech problem.

Before I was a banker, I was a founder. 

My background is in R&D, marketing, and business strategy, so lends itself well to where I find myself today.

Sadly, with only 10% of startups making it through their first year, there’s no doubt they face a challenge ahead of them. Reasons for this can include poor budgeting, misplaced marketing, lack of research, and/or choosing the wrong partners.

That whole Monday to Friday, nine to five institution most of us know as reality is apparently coming to an end…or so they say.

Launching a startup is an exciting time, but typically it can also be a little frantic as you struggle to juggle competing necessities before your launch date.

We know that email prospecting works.

Academy’s Head of Performance, Natalya Sverjensky, sat down with Academy grad Tavija (who recently joined the railtech division within Tracsis plc) and her mentor Magda, Director of Digital Delivery at Virgin Media O2.

With more than a decade of experience in early-stage investing Lian Michelson, Investment Director at Vala Capital, finds that, unlike men, women underplay what their business is worth when they pitch to VC investors. Here she gives her top tips for that successful pitch.

Last year, just a few weeks after Russia invaded Ukraine, I took a trip to Krakow, Poland (against my mother’s wishes).

Without a doubt, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are essential to the European economy.

Industry players are on a mission to differentiate themselves, while merchants and consumers are demanding innovative ways to pay for what they buy.  A seamless payment experience is becoming more and more important to consumers and therefore merchants as ecommerce continues to be as competitive as ever.

Physical assets such as stock, machinery, cash and business premises are often core to business operations and might be the first thing business owners think about when valuing a company on the balance sheet. 

Dry January is the annual campaign which urges participants to abstain from alcohol for a month. Paula Allen, Global Leader of Research and Total Wellbeing at TELUS Health shines a light on what businesses can learn from Dry January and how to identify and support substance use and addiction in the workplace.

Predictions are always hard to make.

What do we get if we take a dose of entrepreneurial impostor syndrome, media, and a female founder? The potential for a perfect storm that leads to business failure before it has even had the chance to bloom.