The dawn of the contract marketplace spelled a period of relative simplicity for startups. It meant the easy accessibility of a whole range of talent.

LifeTidy’s co-founders discuss the emotional journey that led them to create the digital life organisation tool. 

Workplace health and wellbeing support will become increasingly comprehensive and sophisticated in 2022, according to RedArc, the nurse-led wellbeing service.

Starting a business makes you happier. At least, according to participants in the recent study by IONOS SE. 500 Brits were asked about their dream jobs, and 59.3% stated that it would make them happy to start their very own business.

With more customers shopping online than ever before, retailers are being forced to either debut online or significantly increase their online presence. There are obvious and significant costs involved in moving online for retailers of all sizes. The opportunity to make up for lost sales by expanding or launching online has been a lifeline during COVID, but have retailers done enough to identify and tackle the hidden costs of eCommerce?

Excel TM Group specialise in construction-specific Telemarketing and Lead Generation, but not only that they are a business that puts their employee's first. We recently spoke to Mike Dunn, Managing Director and Founder of Excel TM Group, and from the go that was apparently clear. 

Amelia Sordell has a passion to brand people, not businesses. You may have recently heard her talk openly about her journey and her life on our podcast The Cereal Entrepreneur, we decided to catch up further with Amelia about her drive to brand people, the importance of this, and how she came to found Klowt, The Personal Branding Agency.

Love my Businesses is the Premiere Business listing site for proven business models that will generate you income for years to come. We caught up with Jey Jeyanathan, founder of Love My Businesses to learn more about his journey and how he got to be where he is today. 

For the past eighteen months, economic uncertainty has frozen a vast proportion of the world’s workforce to the spot. It didn’t matter whether employees were content with their jobs at the onset of the crisis: the prospect of losing rights to redundancy pay, falling foul of the ‘last in, first out’ method, or joining a new company that could have a less certain outlook was enough to delay any major career decisions.  

A marketing strategy is key to a successful company. Whether it’s an established multinational, or a fledgling startup, an effective marketing plan is an essential road map for the business. A strategic plan helps to define marketing aims, keeps an eye on the final objective and defines each step that needs to be taken to reach the desired outcome.

When investors make the decision to give funding to a startup they are effectively saying ‘I believe that the vision of this business will manifest itself in tangible value in the future.’ Data sometimes back up this belief, but often it isn’t. This means that an investor's decision to invest in a startup is more emotional than rational in the early stages. For this reason, investors must believe in the value that the startups create not just for themselves as ROI, but for everyone that is and will be using the product.

Hiring the best talent for your startup is an essential step towards building a sustainable organisation. There is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to hiring. Just imagine the skills and competencies required across the industries, the business models, and the various functions within your company.

We are entering a new phase of climate-aligned investing. At COP26 last month, green investment was a cornerstone of conversation and debate, with innovation and technology highlighted as crucial mechanisms for tackling climate change. Now - more than ever - investment communities of all shapes and sizes are expected to back startups that are not only committed to sustainability and a zero-carbon economy, but are also using innovation to actively solve the climate crisis.

Suffice it to say, 2021 was a challenging year for UK businesses. Brexit and COVID-19 have continued to dominate the news agenda throughout the previous twelve months, presenting challenges for organisations of all sizes. That said, new challenges began to emerge throughout the year; supply chain problems, for example, caused major disruption and product shortages for businesses and customers alike.

Digital Catapult, the UK authority on advanced digital technology, has chosen six technology startups as the ‘ones to watch’ for 2022 at this year’s Digital Catapult Awards. These innovative small businesses are leading the way in the development and application of advanced and emerging digital technologies across the UK economy, and were selected as trailblazing examples of the strength and innovation of the vibrant UK tech startup ecosystem.