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London-based startup Reskube has developed an innovative tech solution to keep you going even when your power or broadband goes down. When we’re moving house and we spot a nice place, one of the first things we do is look up the internet speeds we can expect to get. It’s almost automatic - the importance of a strong connection can’t be understated, and in the case of moving ho...
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Thinking about using corporate gift cards as an incentive for your employees? Here are a few of the benefits and how they can elevate your team’s performance. Boosting employee motivation and performance is a key priority for any business. While there are several ways to inspire and engage your team, one powerful tool that often gets overlooked is corporate gift cards. These versatile an...
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Hotel Manager is a startup on a mission to enable forward-thinking hotels to deliver next-gen experience for their people and their guests. Hotels always strive for a smooth, seamless experience for guests. They know that people just want to check in, get to their room, and start the struggle of not raiding the minibar. They want someone on the end of the phone whenever they feel like room serv...
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The lowdown on Polyloop, the Belfast-based SaaS startup that's innovating how public sector organisations measure the impact of their spending. In the UK, the government spends £432 billion every year on public projects. Despite this, the National Audit Office Office reports that the portion of this that’s actually evaluated in a meaningful way amounts to only 8%. That’s a lot...
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The lowdown on Manchester-based startup Sticky and its innovative no-code solution to help businesses turn any physical space into an engagement opportunity. Convenience is perhaps an underestimated thing. In a world where we can sit down in our homes and be watching the latest blockbuster a minute later without even opening a box or putting a disc in anything, or a few minutes at a computer wi...
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Tobin Capital continues to expand its portfolio by investing in pop-up marketplace Sook, the startup on a mission to revolutionise the high street. Tobin Capital founder, Luke Tobin, has announced his investment in the pop-up marketplace Sook. Taking vacant retail spaces, Sook transforms them into adaptive ‘pop-up’ shops by installing modular digital fit-outs which can be rented by ...
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Sodexo and L Marks open call for applications from innovative startups and scaleups to join their inaugural Sodexo Healthcare and Seniors Accelerator. Startup or scaleup with an innovative solution that could benefit the healthcare or senior living sectors? This is for you! Sodexo, the leading food and facilities management partner to thousands of healthcare and senior living communities acros...
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The group payments solution that's better for businesses and customers alike, thanks to innovative fintech startup Hands In. The ability to split a bill among a group of friends, family, or co-workers is useful in various situations. Whether it's dining with friends, organising a group trip, or attending an event, splitting the bill allows for a fair and convenient way to handle expenses. It al...
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The lowdown on FuturePlus, the startup that's on a mission to make sustainability accessible, achievable and affordable for all businesses. Sustainability. The environment. You love it when we write about these things, we can tell. And write about them we do, quite a lot. Quite a lot, because of not only their importance but the constantly increasing urgency that businesses address their susta...
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John McLachlan, author and co-founder of Monkey Puzzle Training & Consultancy examines the differences between action-oriented and reflective leaders and which approach is best.  For a startup to succeed, a variety of factors need to be right, and arguably the most important of these factors is leadership. Unfortunately, horses for courses is a thing, so there isn’t one single le...
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The fitness app that's not just about physical fitness; GoJoe helps employers to engage, motivate and connect their people across all pillars of wellbeing. Most of us need some help maintaining a fitness programme, whether it’s relying on going to the gym with friends, or a fitness app that gamifies the process, or something our employer sets up for us. Whatever it is that works for us, i...
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Now in its fifth year, North West England water firm United Utilities opens call for Innovation Lab, its pioneering ideas incubation programme. United Utilities, the North West England water firm has just opened a call for Innovation Lab 5.0, its pioneering ideas incubation programme.  Since its launch in 2018, more than 500 ideas have been submitted to the Innovation Lab which has led to...
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