New research reveals US President Trump’s tariffs have shrunk exporting appetite for over half of UK SME leaders.

The Government has launched its Small Business Plan, supporting the UK's smaller firms by unlocking access to finance, enhancing business skills, and opening up opportunities for entrepreneurs.

The percentage of small businesses working on new initiatives to power future growth has fallen to a four-year low (65%) and is significantly down on the start to the year (71% for Q1 2025), according to research from Novuna Business Finance.

The UK government has launched a new global research initiative to tackle one of AI’s most urgent and technically complex challenges: ensuring that advanced systems behave in ways aligned with human values.

Despite the growing global attention on AI and its impact on businesses, Cloud transformation also ranks as a critical priority for UK tech leaders, according to new research from Coursera, in partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS).

New research from leading employment platform Employment Hero has highlighted that payroll compliance is a considerable risk for small businesses – 84% have admitted to payroll errors and more than a third have faced fines costing them thousands of pounds.

iwoca’s latest SME Expert Index reveals that the Labour Government has had a negative impact on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during its first year in power, according to SME finance experts.

In 2016, WASP first introduced the Shamballa project, inspired by the ideal of peace and harmony embodied in the legendary place of Tibetan tradition. The goal was ambitious: to turn that ideal into reality through the conscious use of an emerging technology: 3D printing. The project was conceived as a space dedicated to research, where 3D printing would be used to address the fundamental needs of human beings: food, housing, health, energy, work, and culture.

With salaries for AI-related roles expected to increase by 15–25% this year alone, according to a new survey, UK organisations are facing escalating AI skills shortages as rising salary expectations make hiring increasingly unsustainable.

Enterprise leaders are eager to move beyond AI experimentation and unlock scalable value. However, new research from Kore.ai, a global leader in enterprise AI, reveals a critical gap: while 71% of companies are actively using or piloting AI, only 30% are prepared to scale – potentially slowing the momentum of the next wave of enterprise AI adoption.

Gaydio, the UK’s LGBTQ+ radio station, is set to host the next instalment of its fast-growing Gaydio Networking series in London on Thursday 14th August, celebrating the energy of Pride season with an inclusive evening of connection, collaboration and community.

Hatch Enterprise, a national charity that supports underrepresented entrepreneurs to launch and grow businesses in the UK, has appointed Rebekah Sun as its first female CEO, starting September 2025.

Silverstone, the home of British motorsport, has named tem, the energy transactions platform, as its Official Supporting Partner in a new multi-year deal that cements the world-class circuit’s position at the forefront of sustainable innovation in sport.

DeepL has announced several updates to its live speech translation solution, DeepL Voice, including expanded language support and advanced meeting productivity features, with Zoom Meetings integration coming soon.

As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries worldwide, DataSnipper and Microsoft have announced a new collaboration that will introduce AI agents into the audit space, fundamentally changing the way professionals work. 

Mistral AI and NTT Data have announced plans to jointly sell and deploy safe and private enterprise-grade AI solutions that are able to foster strategic autonomy for clients.

Digital transformation specialist PTC has launched a new startup programme to help early-stage companies bring new products and innovations to the aerospace and defence market faster.

Employment Hero’s Work That Works report has revealed that, while AI is already reshaping how many people work, overall adoption among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remains surprisingly low, with nearly a third (32%) of professionals reporting they never use AI at work.

University Startup Entrepreneurs (USEs) possess the scientific knowledge and institutional support necessary to build and sustain high-tech ventures. But why are they not as successful as Corporate Startup Entrepreneurs (CSEs)?

The story of humankind is a tale of overcoming adversity. Of constant evolution and relentless struggle to improve. In the past two centuries, the world has experienced an unprecedented shift that reshaped a population with 90% of its inhabitants living in rural areas in 1800 into one where over half of us now reside in cities. This urban transformation is one of the most significant changes in human history – and it is far from over.