The UK economy has emerged from a recession fuelled by stronger-than-expected growth between January and March, according to official figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

As part of the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme, Digital Catapult has announced that seven companies from across the country will join its High Growth AI Accelerator for transport, to drive adoption of AI and machine learning (ML).

The 2024 everywoman Entrepreneur Awards, in association with BGF, are open for nominations. Female entrepreneurs have until 3rd June 2024 to submit their entries to the UK’s longest-running recognition programme for women in business.

Leading disability charity Leonard Cheshire and Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou, creator and owner of the easy family of brands including easyJet and Founder and President of the Stelios Philanthropic Foundation, are proud to launch the Stelios Awards for Disabled Entrepreneurs in the UK 2024 now in its 16th year.

Huge opportunities for UK companies across the semiconductor industry in Taiwan are revealed in a new report, published as part of the UK-APAC Tech Growth Programme.

The Belgian scaleup Artion announces that it has completed an investment round of €1.4 million.

Stratiphy, an investment strategy builder technology firm that makes personalised investment solutions scalable, has announced the consortium it leads has been awarded a grant of £1 million from Innovate UK.

Prograd, the UK’s leading financial literacy platform for Gen Z, has announced that it is expanding to the US in September this year.

In an era where instant deliveries and digital convenience reign supreme, The Box Co. is making waves in the self-storage industry with its innovative approach. 

We’re excited to announce our partnership with Climb24, the UK’s festival of innovation, industry and investment, which will return to Leeds on June 5th – 6th, 2024. 

The recipients of The King’s Awards for Enterprise have been announced this week, celebrating the achievements of UK businesses.

Teesside marketing agency, Outrank, which has been delivering award-winning digital marketing services to businesses across the UK since 2018, has teamed up with organisations including Teesside University, The North East LEP and DWP to offer a free package of support worth £15,000 to promising startups in the region.

Applause, a company in testing and digital quality, has released the findings from its third annual Accessibility and Inclusive Design Survey. The results indicate an increasing focus on digital accessibility and inclusive design within companies.

More than half of UK business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs (56%) are expanding their focus beyond British shores, motivated by the growth potential and increased flexibility available in other global markets.

VanMoof, the Amsterdam-based e-bike brand acquired by McLaren Applied in September 2023, has expanded its partner network by adding 50 repair and service locations across seven countries.

Getir, who previously acquired Gorillas and FreshDirect, has announced that it will exit the US, UK, and its remaining markets in Europe.

Sustainability management and ESG reporting platform FuturePlus has entered into a strategic partnership with Sustainable Ventures, Europe's premier climate tech hub.

OX Delivers, the e-mobility startup committed to transforming B2B goods transportation across the Global South, has achieved its strongest Q1 financial performance to date. The company reported $262,000 in revenue for the first three months of the year, alongside scaling its EV operations in Rwanda.

The retail sector is facing new modernisation challenges thanks to the application of exponential technologies. Artificial intelligence, Virtual Reality, IoT and data analytics solutions, among others, are revolutionising the entire value chain of the industry, from product manufacturing to logistics and customer experience, where we can already envision shopping scenarios in which the virtual and physical environment merge.

ICEYE, the global specialist in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite operations, has announced the launch of two new application programming interfaces (APIs) that will give customers faster access to imagery from the world’s largest SAR satellite constellation through a self-driven, automated process.