The latest economic forecasts predict stagnated growth across the UK economy next year and a recent survey has found that three-quarters (75%) of SMEs are pivoting in response to existing economic difficulties.

A new initiative is being launched to support UK-based MedTech SMEs and innovators to help collaborative companies and organisations to complete clinical or technology trials successfully.

On September 6, 2022, the 12th global edition of the World Cloud Show – Qatar will convene experts in Cloud & Data Center technologies, alongside enterprises. Santiago Bañales López, Dr. Antonio Sanfilippo, Dr. Ahmed Darwish Elsayed, and other eminent speakers will address the audience to discuss the need to investigate the possibilities of cloud-based solutions in Qatar.

Sustainable parenting platform, YoungPlanet, has recorded a 45% increase in app sign-ups during the six weeks of their latest awareness campaign, CirculaTED, which saw an intrepid teddy bear travel the length and breadth of the UK to raise awareness of the circular economy. The app is used by families across the UK to give and receive pre-used children’s items for free, helping parents to prevent unnecessary landfill waste. 

KeyZell begins a  private pre-sale through a Token Generation Event to continue advancing in the development of its KEYZELL OPS project. TheK2Z Utility Token project will issue in this private phase a maximum of 200 thousand tokens and 2,000 NFT.

Freedom Business Summit 2022 is a premier online summit for those looking for ways to explore new horizons for building location-independent lifestyle, mitigate geopolitical risks, and take their freedom back. 

Orbit Startups, a new program from venture firm SOSV, has named the 10 startups chosen for its inaugural cohort. The startups have each received initial funding of about US$150,000 together with an intensive program that supports their growth across emerging and frontier markets.

Radiology technology startup Hexarad has completed its Series A funding round with an additional raise of £2.2m. This is in addition to £2.3m Hexarad raised in 2021, bringing the full raise to £4.5m.

CEEZER, the B2B marketplace for carbon credits, closes a €4.2m round, led by Carbon Removal Partners with participation of Norrsken VC and with existing investor Picus Capital.

Startup life can be full of ups and downs with founders facing all kinds of hurdles along the way. However, one thing that you can always count on within the startups world is community. Without the insights and advice from the people who have been there and done it, people would just be making the same mistakes over and over again.

Hiring new talent is the most unexpected challenge faced by entrepreneurs when running a small business, according to research.

New Twilio report in collaboration with Professor Andrew Stephen of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, reveals speed is no longer the only expectation – expertise and human connection are just as important. UK consumers find businesses much harder to reach than the rest of Europe, with nearly two fifths (39%) agreeing that it is more difficult now than in the past.

Fraud fighters, SEON, has released a new report which examines the potential impact that global economic uncertainty may have on fraud. The timely research underlines the historic link between recessionary periods and rates of online fraudulent activity.   

An employment lawyer has warned Brits they could be sacked if they misuse BeReal at work. 

One million pounds worth of funding has been awarded to four innovative UK niche vehicle technology projects by the Niche Vehicle Network at the UK Government Pavilion during this year’s Cenex-LCV show

The Business Revival Series is very pleased to announce their first set of keynote speakers for their second live event on the 15th & 16th March 2023 at London, ExCeL. Experts including social media giant, TikTok, a sleep expert from the NHS, the UK’s #1 Motivational Business Speaker, Brad Burton, PEGA’s CX Rockstar, James Dodkins and Business Mentor, Ian Dickson will joining the lineup to teach the visitors how to succeed in 2023!

Workspace Design Show will be taking place at the Business Design Centre, London, on 27-28 February, and is getting ready to host a whole range of creatives from the UK’s workplace industry. With the theme of this year’s show being ‘Destination Workplace’ there will be over 3,000 workplace professionals looking to source the latest furniture, lighting, acoustics, surfaces, storage, materials, tech and biophilic products and solutions to transform their office interiors.  

The Business Revival Series is back for another year of bringing business people together to learn, network and discover how to make the most out of the modern world of business.

LF.Group, an all-in-one free-of-charge SaaS platform for gaming communities, announces a $1m pre-seed round raised from an SF-based VC firm Grishin Robotics.

GP Bullhound is delighted to reveal the shortlist for the 2022 Investor Allstars Awards, shining a light on the entrepreneurs and investors that are driving innovation and growth of the European tech ecosystem.