When considering raising equity finance, most early-stage businesses would often have to turn to angel investors or crowdfunding as was explained in last week’s article. 

Cutting edge British tech firms are set to pitch for multi-million-pound deals with Asia Pacific (APAC) investors today just weeks after the UK concluded negotiations with the CPTPP - a £9 trillion combined GDP trade bloc in the Indo-Pacific.

Starting a business is tough, growing it and scaling it even tougher.

So how can smart time management help you and your business grow?

Resources.

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan will open the 10th anniversary edition of London Tech Week from 12th-16th June 2023. With over 30,000 delegates from 148 countries descending on the capital for the most influential tech event in the UK, London Tech Week serves as a reminder of the UK’s appeal to tech entrepreneurs and investors globally and why it continues to be the gateway to Europe. 

The UK and US will create a ‘data bridge’ as an extension to the Data Privacy Framework which is set to facilitate the free flow of personal data between the two countries.

Following meetings with the US president, Congress and business leaders, the government says the UK will host a global AI safety measure summit this autumn to evaluate the tech's “most significant risks”.

Imagine a world where marketing isn't about pushing products or services onto unwilling consumers. But it is rather about captivating them with valuable and engaging content. In this realm, customers seek out brands, share their contact information, and become loyal advocates. This is the goal of content marketing in driving leads.

One of our most valuable assets is time, and when you’re an SME, the luxury of time can seem like a rare commodity – and it can feel even more so when you’re a female at the helm.

VivaTech announces that Elon Musk (Tesla, SpaceX, Twitter) will be a keynote speaker at our upcoming edition taking place 14-17 June.

As Pride Month begins, businesses across the globe are gearing up to show their support for the LGBTQIA+ community. However, navigating Pride campaigns can be a challenging task, with pitfalls such as performative activism, tokenism, and rainbow washing lurking around every corner. 

Less than half (40%) of consumers find that small businesses offer a more personalised customer service experience than larger corporates, according to FM Outsource’s new report, Small Business Customer Service In 2023: A Missed Opportunity?

Tech startups with women founders are defying marked downward trends in the value of equity investment deals being secured by the sector, according to a new report today by analyst firm and data platform, Beauhurst and sponsored by Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud provider.

A new scheme to hire more female data and software engineers is due to be launched in Parliament. The scheme, run by Parliament in partnership with Code First Girls, recruits trainees to the Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS) in a bid to get more women working in technology.

A perceived lack of leadership from Government is deterring UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) from implementing plans to reduce the environmental impact of their business, according to new research.

Software as a Service (SaaS) developer, Ringover, has announced the completion of a €20 million financing round, led by Orange Ventures and Bpifrance's Large Venture and accompanied by historical investor Expedition Growth Capital.