From VR simulations for Championship football clubs to Atlas Mountain inspired nut butters: The Somerset startups that have nailed 2021 

The new post-Brexit UK-EU trade relationship is having a big impact on companies across all sectors and localities, with new procedures, customs controls and added layers of bureaucracy rendering many business models unsustainable.

Science Creates is already incubating some of the most exciting science and engineering companies in the country which collectively raised more than £18.4 million in 2021

BixBio was founded in 2019 by James Ross and Tyronne McCrindle. The pair are from Cape Town, South Africa, and seek to address the massive underrepresentation of African data in global genetic datasets.

UK Sports recovery company MyoMaster has raised £350,000 in its first round of seed funding - with investment from former England Rugby Captain Chris Robshaw and Triathlete Ruth Astle. With the goal to make elite level recovery accessible for every athlete (no matter what their level or sport), MyoMaster is on a mission to help everyone prevent injury, boost performance, and unleash their full potential by harnessing the power of recovery.

Technology, notably salon software, has grown to become a crucial piece of salon business management. From marketing, managing employees, to inventory management, technology is helping salon managers streamline operations and get more done for less time and money.

xigxag publicly opens up a £250k  funding round on Seedrs crowdfunding platform with over 72% already raised.

Research from specialist data privacy compliance provider The Data Privacy Group reveals Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) are costing individual UK businesses between £72,000 - £336,000 each year.

Barclaycard Payments’ data shows quarterly SME transactions have risen by 38.1 per cent (compared to 2019) as Christmas shopping gets underway

Workplaces and individual workers can now sign up to a ‘third workspace’ app with the launch of the Reef App.

As the world around us grows increasingly digitised, new, technology-savvy players are entering the insurance sector and bringing with them their power to innovate, disrupt and create seemingly boundless opportunities for growth.

Swedish tech startup, Staccs - a premium streaming service for concert video and music documentaries - has revealed key hires to its executive structure and announced the launch of Staccs Originals - a production suite creating exclusive and original content for the premium streaming service.

Over the last few years we have seen a big evolution of online communication and sales. The times when companies were sending cold emails to random receivers are long gone.

UK businesses’ appetite for tech investment is growing, research from Studio Graphene has revealed. The London-based digital agency commissioned an independent survey of 752 senior decision-makers within UK businesses.

InterSystems, an innovative data technology provider dedicated to helping customers solve the most critical data and information challenges, has been selected by eConsult Health, the UK’s leading digital triage and remote consultation solutions provider, to accelerate its growth in the NHS. 

Starting a career as a freelancer can be rewarding. You’ll have a job with the flexibility to support a positive work-life balance. You may find it is a lucrative option, too. One report found 70% of freelancers earn more than their traditionally employed counterparts.

With COP26 reinforcing the detrimental effects of climate change, mass engagement in sustainability is stronger than ever. To preserve an inhabitable climate, net zero must be achieved by 2050, businesses altering their operations accordingly is a contributor to this.

Having had 150 successful past events, Hardware Pioneers welcome attendees to the largest show to date. Since its first event in 2015, it has gained a following of more than 20,000 engineers and technical leaders.

Today, businesses are under pressure to navigate the fast-changing skills and digital landscape.

Trade bodies and professional associations across the UK are calling on the government to support industry-led jobs and skills training programmes – to address the UK’s digital skills crisis and strengthen its economic recovery from coronavirus.