After eight gruelling pandemic months, it appears that not one but three vaccines are extraordinarily effective at protecting against the coronavirus, and at last employers will soon be gearing up to welcome workers back to the office.

One of the advice I always give to founders before they go to investors – make sure you are fundable. But what is a fundable business idea? Having been working with startups for more than ten years and supporting them in the fundraising process I summed up these seven questions that could help you understand whether you are ready to raise funds

As someone who once worked for big tech in corporate America, I can attest to the difficulties corporate environments impose on people as individuals, especially caregivers. I don’t limit my identities to only being a mother or only being a professional — I am, like so many things in 2020, complicated and I contain multitudes (thanks for that one, Walt Whitman).

Every year, one in four of us will have a mental health problem according to Mind, with the COVID-19 pandemic placing further strain on our mental wellbeing. This means it is more than likely that a member of your team could be living with mental health issues.

Rebound Travel Technologies and The Rarotongan Resort Group today announced a strategic partnership to utilise Rebound’s platform at all of the Group’s properties. The group comprises three iconic South Pacific properties; Aitutaki Lagoon Private Island Resort, The Rarotongan Beach Resort and Lagoonarium and Sanctuary Rarotonga, all right on the beach. The partnership will directly benefit the resorts and guests alike in the event of cancellations by providing personalised solutions that increase guest loyalty and directly improve cash flow. 

The online world is vital to many people in the current climate. Face to face coffee dates and lunch with friends have been swapped for the scheduled Zoom calls and frequent internet issues. The light at the end of the tunnel is slowly becoming clearer for us all, but that does not mean that digital marketing should be ignored once things begin to become 'normal' once more.

UK small businesses can start recruiting and managing people regardless of location and without establishing a foreign legal entity. New Global Teams service from Employment Hero empowers SMEs to recruit, hire and manage their remote-first staff by tapping into talent pools across 54 countries.

A search engine optimisation (SEO) consultant, who offered free website audits to UK SMEs struggling to make ends meet due to the pandemic, has recently successfully supported his 50th client. 

Sustainability-focused, refurbished and pre-owned tech brand reboxed, based in Brixton, London, has raised £350k in pre-seed funding from angel investors.

2020 was a major challenge for small business owners and leaders, but despite the tough environment, the UK’s largest CEO peer network organisation Vistage’s CEO Confidence Index has revealed that there is resilience in the UK SME sector. As we enter the new year, the UK SME landscape is expected to pick up steam as the economy improves post COVID-19.

There was a time when online and offline marketing efforts were considered to be altogether separate and unrelated activities. Thankfully, most marketing professionals know better than that now – but that’s not to say that the integration of the two can’t be a challenge.

We’ve all seen such a huge upheaval for many organisations in the way they work, that it’s tempting to think that everyone was operating in traditional environments – think nine to five, fixed office, company-issued IT – right up until March 2020.

Choosing the right content management system (CMS) is one of the first decisions that needs to be made to build your website. We spoke to Bhavesh Nayi, Vice President at Django CMS Association who here explains the four main pillars to help you understand the best route to take!

International renowned performer, composer and producer who pioneered the British Bhangra sound, Kuljit Bhamra MBE has launched the world’s first electronic tabla.

With the reality of Brexit looming and questions still remaining over what kind of deal, or not, the UK may strike with the EU, businesses are rightly concerned about the impact on logistics.

A new app created to help people buy a drink for someone remotely has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help accelerate the development and scale of the service. 

As a writer, of course I think words matter to your business. But they really do. They are how you communicate to customers, stakeholder and employees. They are how customers experience your product. They are what sell you. They rouse people to action.

Sustainability-focused, refurbished and pre-owned tech startup, reboxed, based in Brixton, London, has raised £350k in pre-seed funding from angel investors. This new investment means that reboxed has raised a total £500k in 2020 as it continues to gain momentum after its successful launch in September.

Five fledgling businesses which are all going places will get there a little quicker after winning £3,000 worth of business support. All five companies, which either launched or had to pivot or adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic, are set for a boost after winning a competition run by Leeds-based flexible workspace provider, Wizu Workspace.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, networking in-person has become increasingly difficult. However, this month, Glue Up announced it is transforming the way business professionals connect now and in the future with its new, game-changing Speed Networking Tool.