As we anticipate 2025, now may be the time to add investing to your New Year's resolution. Venturing into the world of investing can be daunting, especially for first-time investors who fear losing money, therefore, venture capital group Oxford Capital have shared insight on how novice investors can experiment with small investments before committing on a larger scale, and provided actionable tips on how to maximise investments.

Following a final pitch day in Manchester, where six inspiring entrepreneurs presented their business proposals to the Havas Boost panel (including Sian Gabbidon, winner of The Apprentice 2018), Havas Media Network announces Christina (Tina Rehana) Taylor as the winner of Havas Boost Business.

Metaview has released its 2024 ‘Year in Interviews Trends Report’, revealing the topics and trends that dominated hiring conversations in 2024.

Leadership is the dynamic force that drives a company’s culture and its success. However, what works for one business doesn’t always work for another, especially when comparing the fast-paced, unpredictable world of startups with more structured, established organisations.

After a challenging year, many mid-market businesses are looking for growth opportunities in 2025, but they’ll need finance to succeed.

Renewable energy is on the rise, and at the forefront of this revolution are solar startups. They’re not just making a dent – they’re fundamentally changing how we produce, distribute, and consume energy. But how exactly are these emerging companies shaking up an industry that, for decades, has been dominated by fossil fuels? And more importantly, how can solar startups help your business harness the sun’s power? Let’s look into the world of solar startups and explore the innovative ways they’re disrupting the energy market.

The digital transformation of the UK’s immigration system will have consequences for employers and employees. Our clients are making sure they are up to speed with the Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) and the eVisa. The ETA is an electronic form that visitors who don’t need to apply for a prior visa will now have to fill to visit the UK, while the eVisa is set to replace physical evidence of immigration status for accessing rights such as employment, rent, travel to the UK, health and welfare by the start of next year.

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has boosted the functionality of its semiconductor hardware security IP block, QDID, adding a true random number generator (TRNG) to the physical unclonable function (PUF). The PUF is inherently resilient against side-channel attacks because the source of entropy is quantum-derived, and seeds are read on demand.

In the journey toward a sustainable future, collaboration, diversity, and shared knowledge stand as powerful catalysts for change.

Otterly.AI, the AI search monitoring solution for marketing teams and brands, has announced its launch from stealth with over 1,000 users, including notable names such as Skale, Downtown Ecommerce, and Videoloft.

Today, Maria 01, the startup community in the Nordics, has announced that its member startups have raised over €1 billion in funding since the hub’s founding in 2016, according to recent member data.

What do you think when you read about tech giants reducing their presence in a new sector? Many see it as a judgement on the industry itself, and not in a positive way. What hope do others have if established companies can’t make it?

Transformative freight procurement and management tool Loadar has raised a $4 million seed funding round, led by Frontline Ventures with follow-on participation from existing investor Techstart Ventures. Founder and CEO Ciaran Doherty will use the funds to grow the team headcount and expand to the US, building on the success to date in Europe.

Three in 10 (30%) British Gen Z have been signed off work for mental health reasons in 2024, totalling 1.7 million young people, as the UK government unveiled plans to get young people into work earlier this week.

TG0, a company reshaping the human-machine interface landscape, has closed a £4.5 million Series B funding round led by NetmindAI with additional support from WP Health.