Global collaboration facilitates scalable innovation. And there has never been a more important time than right now for our best minds globally to work together to shape a better future.

Over the last few months, the world has entered a new phase of work that adopts tropes of both pre- and post-pandemic living. Whilst people slowly return to the office, the pandemic-related changes around how and where people are working seem here to stay.

As the UK Government’s consultation to reform flexible working regulations comes to an end on 1 December 2021, new research from Soffos.ai reveals that half of UK workers are keen for flexible working practices to be stipulated by law. 

What is the entrepreneur mindset, and how do we develop it? These are questions that often go amiss during conversations about successful business leaders. Much is focused on reputation, a penchant for spotting talent, and of course, the all-important sales figures. While important markers, these fail to address what truly sets apart those destined to be entrepreneurs from the rest.

Obviously, when creating a startup business, the main goal is to achieve success – to find your business in a position to grow, evolve, and scale in line with your ambitions.

Global thought-leaders Wade Davis, Vice President of Inclusion Strategy for Product at Netflix and Gayemarie Brown, Forbes Top Female Futurist are set to join leading Scottish businesses at Scotland’s third annual CAN DO Innovation Summit early next year.

In a Series A financing round, the Berlin-based health tech company Lindera has secured an investment of €6m.

Antler, the early-stage venture capital investor with 350 portfolio companies across 17 cities across the world, has put out a call to founders and teams interested in building in Web3 to join its global cohorts.

Caunce O’Hara, the specialist insurance broker for freelancers and small businesses, have released the results of their survey on the growth of ‘side hustles’, referring to someone who has a second source of income in addition to their regular full-time job.

The UK and US are driving forward the rapid growth of the global healthtech sector, with latest data from London & Partners and Dealroom.co showing a record $51.3bn has been pumped into global healthtech startups already this year, up 280% on 2016 levels.

AI Startup Incubator's portfolio grows with AssetFloow and their new sensorless AI software that enables retailers to understand customers' behavior and movement in the store. AssetFloow's solution provides analysis, prediction, and workflow improvement, making current retailers' decision-making more efficient. Headquartered in Lisbon, Portugal, AssetFloow currently operates in Europe, plans to enter the Czech market, and expands its technology overseas.

Over 2,500 people were welcomed through the doors of Islington’s Business Design Centre at the inaugural Workspace Design Show to see the wealth of new products and leading-edge discussions. The event united industry colleagues with each other after a pandemic-induced hiatus of over eighteen months with an overall theme of ‘Redesigning tomorrow’s commercial interiors together’.

Looking back at COP26 Clim8, a new climate impact investing app, has shared comments and tips on how consumers can invest their savings and positively impact climate change.

The topic of returning to the office has been a contentious one for staff across the world as they have been forced to adapt to new ways of working. The digitisation of the office has become a warmly welcomed addition for some, but not everyone works the same.

You’ve set your business up, you’re doing something really quite different and exciting, and the website looks great. What’s more, you’ve even acquired some customers quite early on thanks to your solid network. But, in an attempt to reach wider audiences, you attempted a PR push and it got you… nothing. Zilch. No coverage whatsoever. (Unless of course you were willing to pay £250 for a publication to print it but then who wants to do that?!)

You want your startup business to be an instant success. But challenges can crop up quickly and hamper your startup long into the future. However, if you understand these challenges, you can keep an eye out for them. From here, you can address these issues before they cause long-lasting damage. You may even identify opportunities to prevent such problems from damaging your business in the first place.

As the year draws to a close, with the Christmas rush nearly over, retailers are starting to look back at how the past year has played out and consider what it can teach us about the year ahead.

Clim8, the climate impact investment app, announced significant C-level appointments across technology, marketing and operations to drive rapid growth and product innovation. 

Hypi the no-code London startup platform that lets anyone design and launch their apps without coding have secured £150,000 from SFC Capital

Debt collection startup, troy, has won Transaction Capital as an investor and strategic partner in a funding round in which existing investors convert their loans and increase their commitment with additional funds.