Global thought-leaders Wade Davis, Vice President of Inclusion Strategy for Product at Netflix and Gayemarie Brown, Forbes Top Female Futurist are set to join leading Scottish businesses at Scotland’s third annual CAN DO Innovation Summit early next year.

In a Series A financing round, the Berlin-based health tech company Lindera has secured an investment of €6m.

Antler, the early-stage venture capital investor with 350 portfolio companies across 17 cities across the world, has put out a call to founders and teams interested in building in Web3 to join its global cohorts.

Caunce O’Hara, the specialist insurance broker for freelancers and small businesses, have released the results of their survey on the growth of ‘side hustles’, referring to someone who has a second source of income in addition to their regular full-time job.

The UK and US are driving forward the rapid growth of the global healthtech sector, with latest data from London & Partners and Dealroom.co showing a record $51.3bn has been pumped into global healthtech startups already this year, up 280% on 2016 levels.

AI Startup Incubator's portfolio grows with AssetFloow and their new sensorless AI software that enables retailers to understand customers' behavior and movement in the store. AssetFloow's solution provides analysis, prediction, and workflow improvement, making current retailers' decision-making more efficient. Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, AssetFloow currently operates in Europe, plans to enter the Czech market, and expands its technology overseas.

Over 2,500 people were welcomed through the doors of Islington’s Business Design Centre at the inaugural Workspace Design Show to see the wealth of new products and leading-edge discussions. The event united industry colleagues with each other after a pandemic-induced hiatus of over eighteen months with an overall theme of ‘Redesigning tomorrow’s commercial interiors together’.

Looking back at COP26 Clim8, a new climate impact investing app, has shared comments and tips on how consumers can invest their savings and positively impact climate change.

The topic of returning to the office has been a contentious one for staff across the world as they have been forced to adapt to new ways of working. The digitisation of the office has become a warmly welcomed addition for some, but not everyone works the same.

You’ve set your business up, you’re doing something really quite different and exciting, and the website looks great. What’s more, you’ve even acquired some customers quite early on thanks to your solid network. But, in an attempt to reach wider audiences, you attempted a PR push and it got you… nothing. Zilch. No coverage whatsoever. (Unless of course you were willing to pay £250 for a publication to print it but then who wants to do that?!)

You want your startup business to be an instant success. But challenges can crop up quickly and hamper your startup long into the future. However, if you understand these challenges, you can keep an eye out for them. From here, you can address these issues before they cause long-lasting damage. You may even identify opportunities to prevent such problems from damaging your business in the first place.

As the year draws to a close, with the Christmas rush nearly over, retailers are starting to look back at how the past year has played out and consider what it can teach us about the year ahead.

Clim8, the climate impact investment app, announced significant C-level appointments across technology, marketing and operations to drive rapid growth and product innovation. 

Hypi the no-code London startup platform that lets anyone design and launch their apps without coding have secured £150,000 from SFC Capital

Debt collection startup, troy, has won Transaction Capital as an investor and strategic partner in a funding round in which existing investors convert their loans and increase their commitment with additional funds.

Before entering into a potential brand licensing agreement as either a licensor or licensee, it is crucial to have a clear idea of your positioning and future aims for any licensing negotiations. This will help you to achieve a successful licence agreement for you and your business.

As any startup founder knows, there’s an ongoing battle that you wage with yourself to do with staffing. More specifically, whether and when to staff up – or to keep trying to spin all the plates yourself. When you’ve grown a business from the ground up, it’s hard to pass responsibility to other people. In fact, I’d liken it to a kind of bittersweet grief; I’m happy things are going so well but it is hard to take a step back and hand the reins over to someone else.

In November 2021, 28% of businesses were reporting a decrease in turnover compared with normal expectations for this time of year as the negative impacts of COVID-19 on trade remain. However, as another festive period is upon us, Christmas shopping presents an unrivalled opportunity for shoppers to support their local independent businesses.

Do you ever find yourself alarmed by the stark contrast in ecological attitudes between friends, family and colleagues? For many, net zero targets are a top priority. Others’ mindsets vary, with some making small adjustments to their way of life, and some refusing any personal responsibility.

Think global build local: Cedar’s Chemicals & Nutri 3 won $20,000