Recruitment firm Michael Page, part of the FTSE 250-listed PageGroup, has unveiled its 2025 Salary Guides, shedding light on the pressing issues in the UK hiring market.

Manchester-based data and marketing specialist, Go Live Data, has announced its acquisition of MIB, a prominent player in fleet and automotive data in the UK. Effective from 4th October, MIB will become part of Go Live Data's portfolio, which already boasts clients such as AXA Health, Premier Line, and Amazon Business.

According to a 2024 Marketing Week survey, two-thirds of SMEs don't have a marketing plan in place. Shocking, but should we really be surprised?

London Sport, a charity dedicated to improving the health and well-being of Londoners through increased access to sport and physical activity, has announced a strategic partnership with Satisfi Labs, an AI-driven conversational experience platform. Through this collaboration, Satisfi Labs will serve as the official conversational AI partner for London Sport, supporting over 3,000 organisations in making sport and physical activity more accessible to the public.

Perlego, the subscription-based digital library offering unlimited access to academic content, has raised $20 million in a funding round led by former Tesco CEO Sir Terry Leahy. ITHAKA, the organisation behind JSTOR, also joined the round alongside investors such as MediaHuis, Raine, KPN Ventures, and the founders of Kahoot, bringing Perlego’s total funding to $75 million.

As employees increasingly prioritise stability and wellbeing in their careers, UK employers must adapt their employee value proposition (EVP) to focus more on health, safety, and wellbeing to attract and retain top talent.

At the Beyond_ event, Spain’s PLD Space revealed its strategic roadmap, commemorating the first anniversary of its MIURA 1 launch success. The company provided updates on its MIURA 5 programme, highlighting notable advancements. PLD Space confirmed it is on track to hit major milestones and aims to kick off its launch campaign by late 2025.

Building Radar, a software platform transforming sales workflows in the construction industry, has secured $7.2 million in new investment, led by Socii Capital. This funding will fuel the company's continued AI-driven product development and help expand its market reach.

2024 has seen our adtech startup scale at +80%, from expanding our team, gaining market share and launching new products. Because your company culture should always be who you are as a business – rather than what you aspire to be, scaling at this speed means that your core culture becomes more essential than ever.

In the competitive landscape of startups, the ability to build and manage a strong team is crucial for success. 23% of startups fail due to issues related to team dynamics, making it one of the top three reasons for startup failure.

A few years ago, a client asked me to create a marketing strategy. When I asked about the overall business strategy, I was told it was still being finalised. So how could I create a marketing strategy that truly met the business' aims?

A new report from EY has raised concerns about the future of the UK's female-led SuperScaled companies, which contributed £7 billion to the national economy in 2022. The study warns that without stronger support for the next generation of women entrepreneurs, this significant economic impact could diminish.

Seraphim Space, also known as Generation Space in the United States, has unveiled the participants for its Mission 14 accelerator programme, aimed at nurturing early-stage startups within the global spacetech industry.

Tourism management is undergoing a radical transformation, with technology playing a crucial role in this shift. From visitor experiences to smart destination planning, innovation is revolutionising the sector, paving the way for more sustainable, inclusive, and efficient tourism.

BGF has taken a minority stake in ER Productions, a leading company in laser production, pyrotechnics, and special effects (SFX).

OpenAI has announced the successful completion of its latest funding round, raising $6.6 billion at a post-money valuation of $157 billion.

Crypto Quantique, a provider of quantum-driven security for the Internet of Things (IoT), has announced a collaboration with ADLINK Technology, a global pioneer in Edge computing, to simplify the secure boot process for industrial PCs (IPCs) using its QuarkLink security platform.

The Startup OLÉ fair's eleventh edition in Salamanca's capital will take place from 8th to 10th October 2024 at the Palacio de Congresos de Salamanca and the Colegio Arzobispo Fonseca. It is supported at the national level by CDTI, ICO AXIS and Enisa, and at the regional level by Ayuntamiento, Diputación, Universidad de Salamanca and Junta de Castilla y León.

When I founded Game Insight in 2009, I often felt like a newcomer in a room full of seasoned professionals. Despite growing up in a post-Soviet environment where women worked alongside men and gender inequality wasn't as pronounced, I still felt I had to work twice as hard as my male counterparts to achieve the same level of success.

What a few weeks it has been for the new Government – a Labour Party conference that fell flat, weaker GDP figures, and Keir Starmer’s “clothes gate”.