One million pounds worth of funding has been awarded to four innovative UK niche vehicle technology projects by the Niche Vehicle Network at the UK Government Pavilion during this year’s Cenex-LCV show

infinitSpace has announced a global partnership with Vallist to enable more landlords and developers to enter the flexible workspace sector.

New Twilio report in collaboration with Professor Andrew Stephen of the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, reveals speed is no longer the only expectation – expertise and human connection are just as important. UK consumers find businesses much harder to reach than the rest of Europe, with nearly two fifths (39%) agreeing that it is more difficult now than in the past.

Hiring new talent is the most unexpected challenge faced by entrepreneurs when running a small business, according to research.

Vivo Surgical, a pioneering medical device company based in Singapore, has become the first start-up to win the prestigious WIPO-IPOS IP for Innovation Award for 2022. Now in its 10th year, this award celebrates Singaporean companies that have achieved outstanding growth through the successful application of intangible assets and intellectual property. Over 40 organizations have received this highly regarded accolade since its inception, with this year’s criteria centered around adaptable and resilient companies emerging through recent global challenges.

Just 18% of employers provide urology support for their male employees according to research from digital health platform Peppy.

CEEZER, the B2B marketplace for carbon credits, closes a €4.2m round, led by Carbon Removal Partners with participation of Norrsken VC and with existing investor Picus Capital.

Radiology technology startup Hexarad has completed its Series A funding round with an additional raise of £2.2m. This is in addition to £2.3m Hexarad raised in 2021, bringing the full raise to £4.5m.

On the one hand, remote working allows cancer patients to continue to work during their treatment and rehabilitation (if they so wish). Being able to work as and when they feel sufficiently well enough without needing to commute and without having to ask for workplace adjustments can make this a lot easier for employees.

Orbit Startups, a new program from venture firm SOSV, has named the 10 startups chosen for its inaugural cohort. The startups have each received initial funding of about US$150,000 together with an intensive program that supports their growth across emerging and frontier markets.

Freedom Business Summit 2022 is a premier online summit for those looking for ways to explore new horizons for building location-independent lifestyle, mitigate geopolitical risks, and take their freedom back. 

KeyZell begins a  private pre-sale through a Token Generation Event to continue advancing in the development of its KEYZELL OPS project. TheK2Z Utility Token project will issue in this private phase a maximum of 200 thousand tokens and 2,000 NFT.

Sustainable parenting platform, YoungPlanet, has recorded a 45% increase in app sign-ups during the six weeks of their latest awareness campaign, CirculaTED, which saw an intrepid teddy bear travel the length and breadth of the UK to raise awareness of the circular economy. The app is used by families across the UK to give and receive pre-used children’s items for free, helping parents to prevent unnecessary landfill waste. 

On September 6, 2022, the 12th global edition of the World Cloud Show – Qatar will convene experts in Cloud & Data Center technologies, alongside enterprises. Santiago Bañales López, Dr. Antonio Sanfilippo, Dr. Ahmed Darwish Elsayed, and other eminent speakers will address the audience to discuss the need to investigate the possibilities of cloud-based solutions in Qatar.

A new initiative is being launched to support UK-based MedTech SMEs and innovators to help collaborative companies and organisations to complete clinical or technology trials successfully.

The latest economic forecasts predict stagnated growth across the UK economy next year and a recent survey has found that three-quarters (75%) of SMEs are pivoting in response to existing economic difficulties.

MicroGreens has been named the winner of the JA Europe Company of the Year Competition in the business category, after competing it out with Europe’s best young entrepreneurs in Gen-E 2022, the largest entrepreneurship festival across Europe. 

A new study by Remote has surveyed 10,000 individuals across five nations to reveal what employees value the most when it comes to ‘work perks’, and how these differ across locations, industries and generations. You can view the full story here.

Mickey, a technology startup that brings the trading of physical commodities online, has announced it has joined forces with MaterialsXchange (MX), a B2B eCommerce and digital marketplace that matches lumber buyers and sellers across the United States and Canada through its online platform.

We are extremely proud to announce the Finalists of the 2022 Women’s Business Awards and excited to see our very own Rachel Boswell listed for the Customer Excellence Award!