Intuit’s September 2024 Small Business Index has revealed a slowdown in the UK job market, based on data from 25,000 small businesses with one to nine employees. The report shows a decline of around 1,400 jobs and fewer vacancies across the sector, indicating a cooling labour market.

Estonian startup Symmetrista has unveiled a bra specifically designed for women who have undergone breast reconstruction after breast cancer treatment.

Mollie, a rapidly expanding European financial services provider, has unveiled its new integration with HubSpot, the customer platform for growing businesses. This integration allows UK businesses to initiate and track payments directly within HubSpot, streamlining CRM payment processing and significantly reducing time spent on administrative tasks.

Fintech startups are a very hot topic among investors of any kind. Reports state that over the past nine years, they have been ranked as one of the top sectors for investing, especially for VCs. Numbers show that 12% of all VC investments go to fintech startups.

With the Autumn budget just days away, investors and entrepreneurs are waiting nervously for news on the “painful choices” that are being made to plug a £22 billion gap in public finances.

Where You At (WYA), a female-founded app that enhances nightlife safety using indoor mapping and offline mesh technology to help users stay connected in crowded venues, has raised significant funding which has helped it make a huge impact in a short space of time.

Qlik has released a new study involving 250 C-suite executives and AI decision makers across the UK. The research highlights key challenges slowing AI progress in the country and offers insights on how to overcome these obstacles.

Technology plays a key role today in optimizing the operations of tourism businesses and destinations and improving the customer experience. In this context, the new edition of Tourism Innovation Summit 2024 (TIS), to be held October 23-25 in Seville, Spain, will bring together CIOs and IT managers from companies such as AR Hotels, Vueling, Catalonia Hotels, Renfe, Ilunion Hotels, and Lopesan, among others, to discuss and learn about the latest trends and technological innovations for the tourism industry. Thus, the CIO’s Summit agenda will address how AI, big data and digitalization can redefine the future of tourism.

A common question that founders ask themselves is when their new company will start to make money. The answer is rarely straightforward, and every startup faces unique challenges based on its industry, market conditions and growth strategy. However, understanding the key stages of its life cycle can provide valuable insights and set realistic expectations for business success.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), owner and producer of CES, the world’s most powerful tech event, announces Accenture Chair and CEO Julie Sweet will share her insights on the keynote stage at CES 2025 on January 8 at 2 p.m. in the Palazzo Ballroom at the Venetian. Accenture is a long-standing CES exhibitor, showcasing how businesses can leverage emerging technologies, including AI, to enhance customer experiences and operational efficiency.

New Central Hall activation strengthens connections between storytellers and exhibitors, offering education, networking, and workspaces.

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the owner and producer of CES, the world’s most powerful tech event, is announcing that NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang will deliver a keynote at CES 2025. CES 2025 will take place in Las Vegas from January 7-10, 2025. Huang will deliver his keynote Monday, January 6, at 6:30pm. 

Emphasising how technology touches all facets of our lives, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announces Yuki Kusumi, Group CEO, of Panasonic Holdings Corporation, as an opening keynote speaker for CES 2025. Mr. Kusumi and Kinsey Fabrizio, CTA President, will share the news and discuss what to expect at CES 2025 during an event in Tokyo, Japan.

Manigo, a fintech infrastructure platform based in London, has been acquired by the established investment firm Invex Ventures, known for its focus on the fintech sector.

As AI reshapes all industries, the ability to effectively deploy it may become a critical focus for organisations striving to remain competitive. While AI offers the expectation of streamlined processes and enhanced efficiency, it is essential that we continue to recognise the skills that remain crucial in harnessing such tools.

Big companies are intimidating. They have seemingly unlimited capital, a small army of employees, and usually a global reach. In the early days of my SaaS startup, I often remember friends and family saying something to the effect of “how are you possibly going to beat them”? From the outside looking in, established market players are business elephants crushing startup ants.

A recent poll commissioned by iwoca, one of Europe’s major lenders to SMEs, revealed that almost half (49%) of small businesses have not seen any benefits from the decrease in inflation this year. The survey, published ahead of the ONS’s upcoming inflation data, highlighted that the cost of running a business remains unmanageable for 50% of the UK’s 5.6 million SMEs.

The investment and wealth space is entering an exciting period of change driven by the significant transfer of wealth from one generation to the next. Boomers to millennials. This has been labelled as the Great Wealth Transfer, and will be the largest generational transfer of wealth in history.

Global Screening Services (GSS), a RegTech pioneer, announces an extended partnership with Swift that will enable financial institutions around the world to access its end­ to-end sanctions screening platform over the same infrastructure that they already trust to move money between more than 200 countries and four billion accounts globally.

BGF, the UK and Ireland’s active growth capital investor, has completed a £6 million investment into Signify Research, a specialist health tech market intelligence provider.