The team behind www.ukbusinessforums.co.uk – the largest independently-owned small business organisation in the UK with over 350,000 members – have conducted a snap poll to 762 business owners and senior management of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to gauge their reaction to the latest episode of Dragons’ Den.

The pandemic ushered in a new shift to video conferencing services, with Zoom emerging as the winner of this segment despite competing against established brands

Almost a third of university courses still combine face-to-face teaching with online learning, data gathered by the BBC suggests.

Women founded more than 150,000 new companies last year despite a more challenging economic environment. The resilience of female entrepreneurs is underlined by data which shows that female founders started more firms in 2022 than ever before. The figures are published today in the Rose Review Progress Report 2023, which sets fresh goals to provide record levels of support for female entrepreneurs and drive up the numbers of female angel investors.

Technology industry leaders have been invited to Parliament for a special debate on the UK’s digital skills crisis.

From hundreds of entries across every sectors, Altnets has been ranked 35th overall in the Elite Business 100 (EB100). The Brighton-based telecoms supplier will celebrate at an awards evening on March 17th in London and be included in the EB100 digital guide and online directory, with a viewership of over half a million people.

UK care-tech startup Milbotix Ltd announces an investment round to complete the development of SmartSocks that track signs of stress and agitation in people with neurocognitive diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.

Step Conference 2023, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, kicks off its 11th edition today. It is presented by Dubai Internet City, a member of TECOM Group PJSC, and powered by Tap Payments.

With only a few days until The Workspace Design Show returns to London’s Business Design Centre, on 27-28 February 2023, here is a taste of what to expect. The show brings together striking features, a thought-provoking programme of talks featuring a whole host of speakers, from developers to architects and their blue-chip clients, along with accomplished exhibitors showcasing the latest workplace interiors innovations. All of this incredible content aligns perfectly with the show’s theme, Destination Workplace: Places Where People Want To Be. 

As we approach International Women’s Day, it seems like an appropriate opportunity to discuss menopause in the workplace. Menopausal women are the fastest growing demographic in the workforce, with 8 out of 10 menopausal women in work.

Florence, one of the UK’s fastest-growing healthcare technology companies, has today announced its expansion into the Canadian market.

AstroLabs celebrates 10 years of ecosystem building in MENA amidst a full house of its community members, partners, and the UAE’s top disruptors at the opening night of Step 2023. This exclusive event gathered panels and fireside chats with tech industry champions, including Mudassir Sheikha, Co-Founder and CEO of Careem, along with Muhammed Mekki and Louis Lebbos, founding partners of AstroLabs. 

New research has revealed that Manchester is the gaming capital of the UK. 

New research released today by Ricoh Europe reveals a disconnect between employer and employee perceptions of the workplace experience.

Espria, a leader in digital workspace solutions, is taking its expertise across the country with the most advanced technologies in security, document solutions, communications, automation, and more as their Optimise IT event goes on the road.

Since 1571, people flocked to Harrogate for its medicinal waters, now the spa town’s business community is tapping into its feel-good vibe.

Today, Planetary Technologies (Planetary), the world leading innovator in ocean-based carbon removal, announces publication of its measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) protocol, for use in accurately quantifying ocean-based carbon removals.

Investment in emerging technology startups focused on industrial safety and risk has soared in the UK since the end of 2020, according to Safetytech Accelerator, a non-profit technology accelerator focussed on safety, risk and resilience in industrial sectors.

Marketing and Business Transformation consultancy Chesamel has announced its partnership with the Corporate Governance Institute (CGI), the leading provider of corporate governance education.

After being in Colombia for the first time last year for an incredible successful 2022 edition, BIME returns to Bogota once again to host the first 2023 edition.