Vistage has released its quarterly UK SME CEO Confidence Index for Q2 2022. The study reports that the SME business confidence index hit 77 points, a 22% decrease since the last quarter.

La Bom, the Spanish/British sustainable swimwear brand for all active women, launches today in the UK and with the company launch it showcases a collection of active ready, fully recycled ECONYL swimwear.

In light of data outlining the challenge ahead for UK tech, Tech Nation launches its Growth Platform to guide over 6,000 UK tech startups and scaleups through their scaling journey at speed and creating more UK success stories, marking a new chapter for Tech Nation.

Organisations can now apply to deliver a UK-wide programme of activity supporting the UK’s digital and tech startups and scale ups.

The University of Warwick, Advanced Propulsion Centre, and Zenzic have joined the Plug and Play UK’s Mobility programme, which launches with a kick-off event at Jaguar Land Rover’s research collaboration hub at the National Automotive Innovation Centre (NAIC). The University of Warwick becomes the programme’s founding academic partner.

Rajesh Agrawal, Deputy Mayor of London for Business has met Monday 27th June six of London Co-Investment Fund’s (LCIF) innovative, high impact investees in healthcare, sustainability, and clean transportation.

A recent report reveals the strength of investment in the UK’s women entrepreneurs by lenders and investors signed up to the Investing in Women Code, a world-leading commitment to improve access to finance for women-led businesses.

Among mainstream technology companies, the Collision Conference in Toronto may well have an identity problem but for 1,500-plus startups from Canada and around the world, Collision is both a well-known and highly impactful entity.

If you have not been over to Dublin before, you may not be aware what a hub it is, not just for technology, but also for budding entrepreneurs and the startups community. That is why the Dublin Tech Summit is Europe’s Fastest Growing Tech Conference and full of insight and talent.

The way we work, interact, and communicate in the workplace has been flipped on its head since the pandemic. And with the shift comes new workplace habits.

Headquartered in Aachen and emerging from stealth mode in May, MachineWare is set to revolutionise semiconductor design with its high-speed functional RISC-V simulator, SIM-V.

Data is often referred to as ‘the new oil’ that is now playing a major part in shaping economies the world over. In today’s digital world, around 85% of organisations see data as one of their most valuable assets. Brian Knudtson, Director of Cloud Market Intelligence at iland reports.

The 2022 everywoman Awards are now open for nominations until 11th July 2022.  Celebrating their 20th year, the awards identify and celebrate inspirational female founders whose innovation, passion and purpose will inspire future generations of entrepreneurial women. Lauded by government with a reception at 11 Downing Street when this ground-breaking programme launched in 2003, business owners recognised by the everywoman Awards have been invited to front UK trade and industry campaigns, to participate in international trade missions as well as to meet The Queen.

A nationwide search for the UK’s 100 most inspiring small businesses is entering its final week, as part of major plans to mark the tenth-year anniversary of Small Business Saturday UK.

Google for Startups has announced the 40 Black-led tech startups receiving grants from its $4m (approx £3mn) Black Founders Fund across Europe, created to tackle racial inequality in venture capital funding for startups. The announcement follows a series of launch events across Europe, in London, Paris and Berlin, including a gathering hosted by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, at City Hall for a group of London-based founders as part of the capital’s London Tech Week celebrations.

Athlete and investor Chris Smalling has announced the launch of ForGood, a venture capital consultancy investing in companies that are addressing the world’s largest environmental challenges such as climate change.

Just a few years ago, 3D printing was like what the blockchain was a decade ago. Not many knew about it, even fewer understood it, and its application to real-world problems wasn't very apparent. However, in the past decade, 3D printing has come a long way and 3D printers are becoming common bits of machinery employed by businesses and individuals.

Research from Sodexo Engage reveals just under half (48%) of SME employees admitted to feeling disengaged.

Sustainability is at the centre of public discussion. In 2022, world leaders gathered at COP26, deciding that greenhouse gas emissions need to see a reduction of 45% by 2030 and net-zero will be achieved by 2050.

Digital transformation has accelerated across the world’s enterprises in the past few years and has become a matter of corporate survival, making it a top priority for boards. Organisations know that digital transformation can bring huge improvements in operational efficiency and agility if correctly implemented, keeping them competitive. Rukmini Glanard, EVP Global Sales, Service and Marketing, Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise discusses.