Kickstart Innovation, one of Europe's zero-equity, open innovation platforms based in Zurich, is currently launching its sixth program, and welcoming applications from businesses across the world. The application period is from 15th April to 17th May.

Virtual reality is no longer a novelty, but VR events are an innovation in the event industry and marketing. A virtual event is a potent tool for promoting your brand or for organising conferences and concerts. This is an entirely new project that allows you to hold an event while staying at home, despite emergencies, such as the 2020 quarantine or other events.

An independent London teleshopping channel is offering small businesses with a unique product innovation the chance to sell their products for free in a TV advert worth up to £5,000 on Sky TV as part of its ‘Road to Recovery’ campaign.

With the annual Hustle Awards event planning in full swing, we are excited to announce that Sonya Barlow, award winning entrepreneur, founder of the LMFnetwork, diversity business coach and motivational speaker, as her efforts are focused on bridging the skills gap and creating inclusive cultures.

When a startup embarks on the entrepreneurial journey it can be very daunting, and you may need some help and guidance along the way. Here at Startups Magazine we have created our second Survival Guide issue, sponsored by Digi-Key,  which will give you in depth advice and information from some of the industry's leading experts.

COVID-19 has given rise to a mass adoption of technology. Many organisations have switched the office and physical meetings for Zoom calls, digitised their offline practices and undergone rapid digital transformation.

Market engagement platform Grip has partnered with the inaugural Event Tech Live (ETL) USA & Canada, set to take place from 8th until 9th June 2021. 

Vistage, business performance and leadership advancement organisation for small and medium-size businesses, has found that over 3 in 4 (74%) of SME leaders expect economic conditions to improve in the next year. The report has also found that a majority (84%) of companies anticipate revenue will continue to improve in the same period of time.

Clim8 Invest (Clim8), the investment platform to help consumers invest in companies that are focused on tackling climate change, has announced the launch of its mobile app. 

GENIE, an automated talent agent for the creative industry, has announced the closing of its second funding round, led by female led corporate advisor, Adelpha, taking their total funding to-date to £1.75m. GENIE also announced advertising industry legend, Sir John Hegarty as Chairman, as the team look to disrupt the ways companies hire talent in the post-COVID world.

More than two-thirds (70%) of sole traders in the UK enjoy being small and don’t aspire to grow in future, with 62% saying the benefits of being a sole trader far outweigh those of being a larger business. 

With COVID-19 restrictions constantly changing and evolving worldwide, many employees taking business trips to other countries, or already working abroad, have found that they are suddenly either banned from returning to their home country or not allowed to leave the country they have visited. Employers must ensure they are able to support employees who are stranded away from home.

A common question from startup founders looking to bring advisors on board is how to compensate them. What framework can you use to design a suitable package for your advisors?

It’s now been over a year since the first COVID-19 lockdowns hit, sending myriad companies hurtling into the unfamiliar world of remote working — and that time has proven very informative. On the whole, people have discovered that working at a distance isn’t the drain on productivity that many skeptics had claimed for so long, and the lack of time or money spent on commuting has left plenty of professionals determined to keep working from home in the future.

On Tuesday, 6th of April, the new European rural innovation initiative REinA (Rural European Innovation Area) was launched. An initiative created with the aim of reducing the gap between the two sides of Europe and Spain, a growing and thriving urban side opposite to the empty, rural and deprived of a true future.

Indian tech startups are enjoying a period of sustained success. The pandemic, a tape-cutting Government budget, and record-levels of investment has spurred the subcontinent’s tech-heavy sectors to dizzying growth.

Living in a digital world, where everything could grow or destroy your business, marketing is a very important strategy to use. Now when the internet has reached almost the highest point, it is a very good thing to use it to work with you, not against you. Any industry that uses technology and relies on it, has major changes each year because the technology is advancing each year.

Deloitte has launched its third Gravity Challenge - a global technology innovation programme that encourages corporates, entrepreneurs and universities to use innovative space technology to solve real-world problems facing society, industry and the environment.

Over the past year, remote working has proven to be less of a hindrance and more of a benefit to a lot of UK businesses. As a result, business decision makers are more flexible when considering candidates for employment, with new research revealing that nearly three quarters (73%) are open to hiring people from anywhere in the UK, rather than just those local to their business.