The EU’s deforestation-free supply chain regulation, set to take effect this year, requires companies to verify that raw materials and products sold within the EU do not originate from land cleared of forests after December 31, 2020.

Technology is a great enabler in the workplace, but it can also become a significant burden if its use becomes problematic. Professor Marcantonio Spada, Chief Clinical Officer, Onebright, discusses. 

Tasked with navigating economic volatility, market fluctuations, and the rise of new technologies, small business owners may feel that adopting AI has fallen down the priority list. Anxiety towards the task of onboarding AI tools, and specifically the right tools for your business, may appear a daunting task, or something non-urgent to consider down the line.

Startups Magazine is proud to have partnered with the Elite Business 100 (EB100) Awards, which once again recognised and celebrated the UK’s most innovative and ambitious SMEs.

Space Forge has been awarded a licence from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to launch ForgeStar-1 - its in-orbit manufacturing satellite. With the launch set for later this year, this marks a significant milestone for both the company and Wales as ForgeStar-1 is set to become the first UK ISAM satellite in orbit.

Bioniq, founded in 2019 and renowned for its personalised nutritional supplements based on blood biomarker data, is proud to announce that football star Diogo Dalot, right-back for Manchester United and the Portugal national team, has joined the company as an investor, contributing over €1 million.

While female entrepreneurship is on the rise, only 19% of businesses in the UK are female owned. Despite the growth of women-led businesses, there is still a way to go before we reach a more level playing field across the business landscape. Samantha Addy, CEO & Founder of the Female Advisory Board (FAB), the UK’s first all-female peer advisory organisation, discusses the challenges facing business owners and the barriers holding female entrepreneurs back from taking their business to the next level.

YellowScan is set to present its YellowScan Navigator topo-bathymetric system for drones, marking a pivotal moment in technological innovation for environmental monitoring.

Co-parenting shouldn't feel like an emotional minefield, yet for many, it does. Every message sent carries the weight of past conflict, and every reply risks turning a simple logistical question into an exhausting emotional exchange.

Greg Hoffman, the driving force behind Nike’s brand evolution and one of the world’s most influential experts in branding and business creativity, will take part in South Summit Madrid 2025, the leading global gathering of the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem, co-organised with IE University. The next edition will be held from June 4th to 6th at La Nave in Madrid.

In the process of launching a new business? Here’s a staggering statistic for you – in 2024, 90% of business startups failed. The speed of failure varies – only 10% fail to claw their way through the first year, but after that, the rate of attrition is epic.

What is one of the biggest misconceptions about virtual data rooms? People usually associate data room software with corporations or large-scale mergers and acquisitions. M&As are indeed the biggest use case of virtual dataroom technology, but data rooms offer so much more to SMBs and startups.

The Partnership for Research Into Sentient Machines (PRISM), the world’s first non-profit partnership dedicated to investigating and understanding sentient machines, has launched to foster global collaboration on the emerging issue of AI consciousness.

Investment in any startup comes with a degree of the unknown, and investors will do all the due diligence they can before making a decision. Pre-seed investors come in at an early stage – when companies are a little more untried and carry greater risk of failure.

A strong and harmonious co-founder relationship can set the foundations for the future of a startup. However, just like any professional partnership, it’s not immune to conflict. Priorities may shift and visions may begin to diverge somewhere along the way. While disagreements are natural, here’s when you’ll know it’s time to part ways.

The startup journey is unpredictable and filled with challenges, such as securing funding and scaling effectively. For many entrepreneurs, mentorship is crucial in navigating these obstacles because it offers expert guidance, industry insights and valuable connections. An experienced guide can help founders refine their business strategies and unlock growth opportunities that might otherwise be out of reach.

Employment continued to retract in February following the Government’s decision to hike job taxes, a new report from Employment Hero shows.

“Trade, it turns out, is like water flowing through a stream strewn with rocks. When it can’t go through them, it goes around them,” said Patricia Cohen, New York Times.

Just like many entrepreneurs, I have been approached by the Dragons’ Den multiple times to pitch my business on the show, and every time we were called, I declined. For years, the show was the ultimate launchpad for startups, promising funding, exposure, and prestige. But let’s be honest: Is Dragons’ Den still the powerhouse it once was, or has it become nothing more than a flashy TV relic, out of touch with the realities of modern entrepreneurship?

Halo Therapeutics, a deeptech biotechnology company, has been awarded the prestigious Novo Nordisk Golden Ticket Award, accelerating its mission to develop  breakthrough therapies for obesity and viral infection. The Award ceremony took place today in Paris.