Solivus’ crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube has raised over £2.6m from over 1,000 investors

Growing anxiety amongst Britain’s younger workforce, as more report isolation and stress since the start of the pandemic. 

London’s tech ecosystem shows signs of maturity with rapid increase in unicorns, megarounds and exits following a record year for VC investment

Koia, an investment platform which is bringing alternative assets to Europe, is announcing a $1.4m pre-seed round.

Lloyd’s Lab is once again seeking applications from innovative start-ups with solutions for the insurance industry – this time with an extra focus on decarbonisation and supply chain.

Large-scale global events such as last year's COP26, are an opportunity to take stock of how far we’ve come, and more importantly the mountain we still need to climb, in the fight against climate change. Events like this also act as a catalyst for both encouraging action and changing the way in which we think and talk about those actions - in other words, evolving our communication around sustainability. 

Almost half (42%) of UK employees dream of owning their own business 

UK tech sector achieves best year ever as success feeds cities outside London: more VC investment, more unicorns, more jobs, more futurecorns

Canvas GFX CEO Pat Hume looks at the advantages of sophisticated remote collaborative design and illustration tools and techniques and shows that these are available to SMEs just as they are to ‘big business’

Over 80% of SMEs believe insurance brokers should operate with full transparency by disclosing all potential commission or conflicts of interest when recommending a commercial insurance provider, according to new research by challenger insurance broker, hubb.

In 2021 the sum of funds collected in equity crowdfunding campaigns by the Polish startups cooperating with the Crowdway platform has exceeded the value of €9m, 57% more than in the entire 2020.

Dubbed the most depressing day of the year, Blue Monday is the epitome of the post Christmas come down, with short days and gloomy weather making it no surprise that motivation levels are often at an all time low. 

If you are looking to start a business, an important consideration is whether you want to start from scratch or whether to purchase a franchise.

Glucose Republic raises £500,000 investment round to build the first app focused on the impact of food

Exeger, the Swedish deep-tech company behind Powerfoyle, last year announced their latest collaboration with Dutch audio-tech startup, Mayht to create the world’s first light-powered speakers with infinite playtime.

The way businesses communicate has changed a lot in the last few years. The most noticeable change is the rise of remote working, which has affected companies across just about every industry.

Customer loyalty is crucial, we know that very well. In our eyes, loyal clients are among the most precious things for a business. This said, they are sadly not always easy to keep hold of.

The research, conducted by Samsung UK’s Solve for Tomorrow programme, has dubbed this group ‘Generation Entrepreneur’ or ‘Gen E’ - hungry for independence from a 9-5, with 87% of them looking to wave goodbye to working for someone else in 2022. 

Tech start-ups have until 9 January to apply for the scheme based at Department Bonded Warehouse. Exchange has supported 227 individuals across 44 businesses, creating 75 jobs in its first 12 months.