The Small Business Saturday campaign is set to return on the 2nd December with the aim of helping small firms maximise the peak season. Research indicates that Christmas is crucial for the success of four-fifths (86%) of small businesses.

At the UK Space Conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on 21st November 2023, Skyrora and Spirit AeroSystems announced their collaboration on orbital launch capability. This partnership was unveiled in Belfast, the location of Spirit's largest UK manufacturing facility.

For small businesses, there are few bigger shopping days in the year than Black Friday. Marking the start of the holiday shopping period, it’s a chance for retailers up and down the country to capitalise on consumer interest in gifting and deals.

Last month, the Government’s consultation into Occupational Health services for businesses closed. The consultation has many aims, but one of the main ones is to look at how we can eradicate long-term sickness and get people back into work.

In today’s rapidly changing business environment we must navigate change, innovate, disrupt and transform to ultimately stay relevant and grow. This often feels counterintuitive to long-term planning. How does long-term strategy marry with short-term agility?

High-volume data and several data pipelines can be hard to manage and cause disruptions, particularly for startups. Explore ways to improve financial management to keep business processes up to date.

South Summit Industry & Energy  Bilbao, the meeting for the entrepreneurial ecosystem of these sectors organized by South Summit and  Biscay Startup Bay, held its first day today at the B Accelerator Tower (BAT)  international entrepreneurship center in  Bilbao with the main leaders, representatives of companies and startups and experts in the Industry 4.0 sectors.  Energy Transition and Mobility.

A biodiversity monitoring startup, enhanced machine learning for neurology research, and pre-fabrication validation for advanced processor designs exemplify this year's HiPEAC Technology Transfer Awards.

Pledge and Smart Freight Centre are set to host a round table in Dubai, UAE, on the occasion of COP28.

During Nottingham Trent University's Global Entrepreneurship Week, students engaged in the dynamic Start-up Marathon hosted by the Centre for Business and Industry Transformation (CBIT) at Nottingham Business School.

Greenwashing is now a familiar concept to us all but in the pursuit of sales, brands are looking for ways to promote their environmental credentials in a way that is appealing, authentic and, importantly, compliant.

Mobility startup BusCaro has secured $1.5 million in a pre-seed funding round to tackle the commuting challenges faced by many in Pakistan.

Bringing together drug discovery company Evotec, pharmaceutical company Bristol Myers Squib, and leading British universities, the $20 million (£16 million) beLAB1407 partnership seeks to identify novel disease modifying therapeutic targets and platforms early on, and to develop them into new biotech spinouts.

Recent findings from Marktlink, an independent international M&A advisory firm with a UK base in Manchester, indicate that 47% of SME leaders have contemplated acquiring another business in the past year. Notably, nearly two thirds (64%) of these leaders plan to make a purchase within the next five years.

Flux Aviation has recently received a boost in its efforts to reduce carbon emissions in the UK's regional and domestic flights.

The current analytics pricing model presents a significant challenge for many UK startups. These companies, already grappling with reduced funding – down to $7.4bn in the first half of 2023, a 57% decrease from the previous year – find themselves in a precarious position where balancing costs against innovation is a constant struggle.

Swytch Technology Ltd has announced a funding of £3.4m, aimed at boosting stock levels for its 'Swytch Kit.'

Dr. Ben Maruthappu, the Founder of AI-enabled home healthcare provider Cera, has been crowned Great British Entrepreneur of the Year at The Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards.

Women in Tech Dorset, a community organisation committed to promoting gender diversity and inclusion in the technology sector, launched a transformative playbook on 15th November.

DUAMENTES is pleased to announce the availability of the Global Entrepreneur Equality Study report, featuring insights from over 200 female entrepreneurs across 40 countries.