Zopa, Banked and Smart Pension are among the winners at this year’s Fintech Awards London 2023, an annual celebration of fintech professionals and companies in London. The Awards, organised by recruitment firm Recruit 121, returned for a second year following the success of an inaugural ceremony in 2022. Part of Fintech Week London, the annual […]
Start Up Loans, part of the British Business Bank, today announces Virgin StartUp and BizBritain as national Business Support Partners (BSPs). They two organisations will work with the Start Up Loans programme to deliver funding and support for small businesses across the UK over the next two years. The Start Up Loans scheme delivers finance […]
Sam Wood, a final year student studying Film Production at the University of Salford and entrepreneur, has launched Salford Media Works, an all-inclusive creative content agency expected to disrupt the media and marketing sector, thanks to the support of Launch@ Salford. Launch, Salford Business School’s purpose-built incubation space, is designed to support Salford students and […]
IKEA UK is marking a key milestone in its ambition to support refugees back into employment this World Refugee Day, as the brand celebrates the strength and resilience of 140 forcibly displaced people who have successfully completed the UPPNÅ Skills for Employment programme. Since April 2021, the UPPNÅ scheme has provided training and an 8-week […]
A luxury bedding brand with sustainability at its core has officially closed its first round of fundraising via Seedrs, having secured impressive funding of over £220,000 from 271 investors. Led by frontman and young entrepreneur James Higgins, Ethical Bedding is dedicated to ethical, sustainable and meaningful business. Following his recent appearance on BBC’s business reality […]
New research by Aston University’s Centre for Business Prosperity has shed light on the realities faced by the Midlands region concerning international trade. The report, Midlands International Trade: State and Challenges, looked at the region’s trade performance from Q3 2019 to Q2 2022 and offers recommendations for recovery and growth. It highlighted several factors disrupting […]
MusicMagpie reported its earnings rebounded after a post-February rally helped the tech retailer shake off the impact of postal strikes and low consumer confidence. Underlying earnings shot up 42 per cent to £2m in the second quarter, with the Stockport headquartered firm seeing pre-tax earnings rise 7.7 per cent over the entire period, dented by […]
Event platform Hire Space has predicted that businesses will make thousands of hours’ worth of savings annually on meetings and events, by accessing new technology that allows venues across the world to be booked in a few clicks online. The technology start-up, backed by the founder of restaurant booking app TopTable.com, has introduced instant booking technology, which enables businesses […]
Daily monitoring can lead to remote workers feeling that their managers have less trust in them, research from NEOMA Business School reveals. Birgit Schyns, Distinguished Professor of People and Organisations at NEOMA, co-authored a study analysing survey data on 450 employees at UK-based firms. According to the researchers, when working from home, employees can feel […]
Elon Musk is the CEO the world is most curious about; a new study has found. The new research analysed Google Keyword Planner data to determine which entrepreneurs’ people from around the world are most interested in. After devising a list of more than 300 of the world’s most prominent CEO’s, the study combined five […]