There’s no question that UK small businesses are feeling the strain right now. These SMEs are contending with a cocktail of rising overheads, while customers have less cash in their pockets to spend.

This is the second article in Anglia's series taking technology startups through the process of developing a new product. This time it focuses on the second step leading into full production. Your team has been busy developing the hardware and software as well as the aesthetic aspects, the overall look and feel, the user experience. You are now ready to build a prototype before doing final checks and pushing the button to start manufacturing.

While it’s easy to appreciate the insight that the aerospace industry can bring to consumer electronics and tech startups, the reverse extreme can be just as important. In this Launchpad feature, Sam Holland discusses NASA’s Small Business Innovation Research programme and considers what this means for startups and other up-and-coming tech companies.

Diverse, welcoming, lively, and breathtakingly beautiful, Dublin has so much more to offer than pubs, Guinness and brilliant craic. The capital city attracts millions of tourists each year, with endless experiences and hidden gems to explore. Ranked as one of the top European tech cities by the Financial Times’ FDI Intelligence Tech Cities of the Future 2020, Dublin is home to a thriving startup ecosystem and is an ideal location for budding entrepreneurs.

Content marketing is a huge playground. It allows brands to spend money in many different ways. 

The tech industry is resilient.

If you’re a startup and the beginning of 2023 has got you stumbling, it’s completely understandable.

Getting your business the attention it needs to thrive can be a daunting task.

Quote creation is one of the most crucial aspects of sales.

What a lovely theme to which one should dedicate an entire day!

Before the industrial revolution, work was often conducted in or around the home with vocations like blacksmiths and seamstresses working alongside or underneath their living quarters.

A career change at any age can be daunting, but it also requires a lot of time and effort to move into a different trajectory.

The new year is meant to be filled with hopes for what could be, and for many new businesses in the UK that are beginning their journey, there are challenging times ahead.

Inspired and engaged employees are often the people who perform best. By fostering a work environment that motivates a team to perform at the top of their game, push boundaries, and challenge the status quo, business leaders can have a real impact on the quality of work their company produces.

If Darwin is to be believed, then the physical evolution of humans is a direct result of their environment.

What’s the most important part of a startup’s infrastructure? Its foundations. This news may come as no surprise; the founding team - be it one person or many - is responsible for weaving the very fabric of the company, which will be worn long after the business gets up and running.

Ever since I was young, giving back to good causes has always been a passion of mine. Whether it was through volunteering for various charities after school hours or tutoring children from disadvantaged backgrounds as I got older, the desire to help others has remained constant.

White-label software tools are essentially proprietary apps that can be rebranded and customized by another company or agency to be used and promoted as their own.

Awareness months serve as an important reminder for organisations to pause and consider how their employee value proposition (EVP) is serving the communities that make up their workforce. LGBT+ History Month is a brilliant example of this.

Co-founder of PayPal, business partner of Elon Musk and billionaire serial entrepreneur, Peter Thiel said that the best problems to work on “are the ones nobody else even tries to solve.”