The venture capital funding winter has gripped the Fintech startup ecosystem for a year now. But as temperatures in Europe rise, a new season is around the corner for commercially sound businesses too. 

Despite ongoing calls from business and government leaders for a reduction in working from home, employees have ranked flexible hours and working location amongst the top benefits they seek from their employers.

Several dozen cybersecurity startups had applied, three were selected in digital selection rounds to pitch on stage in front of audience and jury at the final of the German Startup Cup.

As your business grows, creating a culture that supports your business goals and helps you deliver the experience you want for your customers and clients is vital.

Nearly half of UK SMEs (47%) believe they are at greater risk of a cyberattack since the onset of the cost-of-living crisis. Of these respondents, 38% believe this is due to increased malicious insider threats (i.e., disgruntled employees making decisions that are not in the best interest of the company) and 35% believe it is due to negligent insider threats (i.e., overworked or distracted employees making mistakes).

Amanda Lieu, Director of Brand, Product Marketing, and Growth at SEON, a global fincrime and fraud prevention company, has tech flowing through her veins. A self-prescribed digital native, Amanda started her career in coding, launching websites, and apps through 360o digital marketing and customer engagement.

On 30 June 2023, Intema DeepTech company in partnership with the MTS ecosystem will hold a Demoday, where 11 alumni will showcase their innovative products. The winner gets a chance to launch a paid pilot with a group of corporations working in the banking, entertainment, media, and telecom industries.

Sixteen startups will promote their innovative technologies to an audience of influential investors and business leaders at Bristol's Tech-Xpo 2023 on 28 June.

The goal of this blog is to help business owners who are starting their own businesses understand how to calculate profits and losses in a new business. This understanding will help them make sound decisions about what to do with their new business, and it will also save them time and money in the long run.

In today's cutthroat startup landscape, where innovation reigns supreme, and competition is fierce, one factor often separates the winners from the rest – personal branding.

The rise of social media and permeance of today’s air-brushed, filtered perfection is often hard to escape. It’s easier than ever to keep up with not just trends, but microtrends. But when we’re surrounded by so many images of what we’re ‘supposed’ to look like, it can become overwhelming, and for some, even disheartening.

Timing and good fortune are certainly useful when starting a business, but they aren’t critical to its success. Whilst the current state of the economy is making raising funds difficult, if you possess an exceptional idea and a clear market opportunity, you will eventually find someone willing to support you financially. Once you embark on your entrepreneurial journey, it becomes crucial to utilise the funds wisely and swiftly bring your product or service to the market.

The global talent shortage has more than doubled since 2018, with employers now struggling to find candidates with the right mix of experience and skills to fill various roles.

“I have started a business I am passionate about, so why am I not getting sales and or an interested audience?

At Growth Studio, we help startups focused on improving planet health, succeed, grow and attract investment.