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.

IoT companies raising funds in 2022 pulled in $15.9 million on average, up 30% from the previous year, reveals new research by Avnet Abacus, an electronics distributor that consults engineers when they’re designing new products. The engineering firm analysed crunchbase data for companies listed under the Internet of Things to provide insight on the level of investment activity happening within the IoT.

 

Visa, Froda and Lunar are announcing a global partnership and launching a new, innovative technology aimed at resolving issues surrounding financing. The product, which for the first time utilises push-payment functionality for financing, aims to reduce transaction times to mere seconds. Ordinarily, this process would have taken months.

Futurebuild 2023 will see the net zero pioneer put innovation under the spotlight with the brand new FutureX Innovation area sponsored by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and in partnership with Ryder Architecture. Startups and SMEs, with fresh ideas, products and technologies to transform our industry, will be together in the Innovation Pavilion creating a real hub for knowledge sharing and learning from each other’s experiences.

With all signs pointing towards an economic downturn in 2023, the financial outlook for the year to come is sure to be mixed. With new challenges regarding inflation and the threat of recession looming, businesses of all shapes and sizes will be forced to consider their working policies to ensure survival and then sustainable growth moving forward.

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.

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.

Bizay, the Lisbon-based global Operating System for Product Customisation, today revealed findings from its first assessment of the impact of moving to a four-day working week.

More than 2,700 mobility industry professionals have registered in just one week for eMobility Expo World Congress, the innovation event for the electrified, autonomous, connected and sustainable mobility industry, to be held in Valencia (Spain) from 21 to 23 March.

Stage2, the first Spanish accelerator for start-ups in the industrial space, launches today a new call for applications to its industrial-tech acceleration programme, which is based in Barcelona.

Amsterdam will play host to Workspace Design Showin October 2023, an eventfocused on vision and innovation inworkplace interiors andworkspacedesign.One of the biggesthighlights isthe Workspace Design Talks,assembling aworld-class lineup of experts inworkplacestrategy and design to develop the future workplace experience for employees.

The Economic Development Board [EDB] Mauritius is inviting UK Business Leaders, High-Net-Worth Individuals and Property Investors to come and learn about its ‘land of opportunities’ via a dedicated Business and Investment Forum to be held in London this March.

AstroLabs, the leading entrepreneurship ecosystem builder in MENA, celebrated its 10th anniversary with the ecosystem at its spaces in Riyadh, Al Malqa. The regional celebration brought together Saudi’s innovation pioneers, including H.E. Dr. Nabeel Koshak, CEO and board member of SVC, along with key ecosystem partners, including the Ministry of Investment in Saudi Arabia, the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, and the Royal Commission for AlUla.

Startups will play a key role at eMobility Expo World Congress 2023, the innovation event for the electrified, autonomous, connected and sustainable mobility industry, which takes place in Valencia (Spain) from 21-23 March.

In the face of a shrinking economy, founders of early-stage software companies are looking for safety in numbers when it comes to co-founding teams; investors are more discerning, with a focus on quality over quantity; and start-up growth is moving away from HR and employee collaboration tools and towards the finance, compliance, DevOps and productivity categories.

Under new Government legislation, millions of employees will be able to request flexible working on their first day of employment. As the UK comes one step closer to making flexible working the default, what should businesses do to help facilitate the transformation?

I bet you can’t help falling in love with these dating apps this Valentine’s Day. From dating in the metaverse, to removing the need to swipe right, Startups Magazine rounds up the 6 dating apps that can help you find your perfect match.

Research by debt advisory specialists, Sirius Property Finance, has revealed which areas of Britain look set for a property building boom, having seen the highest level of planning applications granted in recent months.