New research by UserTesting, the provider of human insights for retailers, shows that as the annual holiday season rolls back around, good customer service could encourage UK consumers to spend at least £251 more than they would have initially.

Extreme currency fluctuations have caused SMEs to face substantial losses and are compelling businesses to change their FX strategy.

The organisers of the upcoming Carbon Markets Africa Summit have announced the diamond sponsorship of TASC, the award-winning and pioneering carbon finance project developer with a proven track record of innovative climate mitigating techniques and investing in local communities.

 Fintech Week London and Fintech Fringe are uniting. As part of the merger, this year’s Fintech Week London will now be incorporated into the Fintech Fringe Festival, taking place 9-10 September 2025 at Old Sessions House, Farringdon, London. 

London continues to lead the UK in overall startup and small business activity, according to fresh data from GoDaddy’s Small Business Research Lab. However, rising housing costs in established hotspots like Hackney are prompting more founders to set up shop further east – reshaping the city’s entrepreneurial map.

UK hospitality tech business Embargo has raised $3.5 million to accelerate its growth across Europe and beyond.

SurrealDB, the developer-first multi-model database company, announced the launch of SurrealMCP, the official Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for SurrealDB and SurrealDB Cloud.

UK small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are losing faith in the government’s ability to support them – and it’s threatening the country’s economic future.

World Entrepreneurs’ Day is a perfect moment to reflect on what defines entrepreneurship. Scaling is often spoken about in terms of numbers, systems, and processes. While those things absolutely matter, the true measure of growth is whether you can keep hold of the heart of your business: the relationships, the people, the values, and the care that made you successful in the first place.

The days of the strict suit-and-tie are waning in the UK workplace, as new data from hiring platform Indeed reveals a tenfold increase in job postings mentioning “casual dress” since before the pandemic.

Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates are among the jurisdictions increasingly considered by technology companies as launchpads for business. The demand for these countries is rising due to a combination of tax incentives, fast business setup, flexible corporate governance, and dedicated startup support programmes.

King’s Entrepreneurship Lab (King’s E-Lab) and Founders at the University of Cambridge have revealed the 24 startups that will join King’s College’s first-ever incubator programme designed to turn research-backed ideas from University of Cambridge students and alumni into investable companies.

Northern Gritstone has announced a combined £4 million seed round investment into the optical sensor startup PhovIR. Northern Gritstone is co-leading the investment alongside deeptech specialist SCVC, in what was an oversubscribed round.

The health and wellness space is undergoing a huge transformation. Scrolling through Instagram and TikTok yields a whole host of advertisements from influencers flogging the latest supplement that promises a variety of miracles.

London FinTech Summit, part of Fintech Week London, has announced strategic partnerships with Grow London (London & Partners), the London Stock Exchange, and The Global City – three of the most influential institutions driving London’s financial and business leadership. The partnerships position the newly launched Summit as a key moment for the UK’s FinTech sector and a powerful platform for global engagement.

Born from 2010 onwards, Generation Alpha is the first to be raised entirely in the 21st century. They’ve never known a world without smartphones, AI, or social media. They understood ‘Skip Ad’ before they could read, were using global gaming platforms before they became teenagers, and they’ll begin entering the workforce from next year.

The project manager stares at the spreadsheet in disbelief. What started as a $200,000 software development initiative has ballooned to $340,000, and they're only 70% complete. The client is furious, the team is demoralised, and the company's reputation hangs in the balance.

Medtech is an exciting industry, with constant innovation that will genuinely change the lives of humans as we know it as we will see in the this issue of the magazine, startups are at the forefront of changing the medical landscape. From surgical robots, advancements in diagnosis, and the creation of semiconductors for neural implants, advanced technologies are overhauling traditional healthcare.

The USA is a hub of startup activity, and according to Startup Genome’s Global Startup Ecosystem Ranking (2020-2024), nine out of the top 20 startup ecosystems globally can be found in the USA, and Boston ranks sixth worldwide.

Scaling a business is one of the most exciting milestones on any entrepreneur’s journey. But it’s also a common point where things can start to unravel. The truth is, what gets you to one level of success rarely takes you to the next. And that can include your team.