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Over 100 organisations come together via The Micro Business Alliance to help provide a voice for the UK's startups, micro businesses and small businesses. Over 100 organisations that work in supporting micro businesses have united to create and launch the Micro Business Alliance. The support provided to businesses during the pandemic failed to recognise the vast majority of micro businesses th...
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The lowdown on London-based hearing wellness startup Mumbli and its mission to help businesses provide inclusive spaces for all hearing abilities and preferences. We recently wrote about Deaf AI, a startup addressing the lacking support for people who need to speak in sign language when it comes to video calls and other digital interactions. Following on from this look into inclusivity around h...
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Tech Nation calls for tangible support to secure capital, talent, growth and exits needed to accelerate the growth of UK tech in decade ahead. Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech scaleups, has today published its final Tech Nation Report: How to build a scaleup, to shine a light on the state of UK tech and to provide a critical resource to an ecosystem facing a turbulent global econo...
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Glasgow-based This is Milk seeks investment for Neve Learning, its cloud-based Ed-Tech platform that has inclusivity and accessibility at its core. This is Milk seeks £1m of investment for its ‘neurodiverse first’ online learning platform, Neve which will meet the needs of people with learning challenges such as dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention deficit disorder or attention defi...
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With the UK facing a clear digital skills gap, Amy Caton, Digital Talent and Impact Senior Manager at BT Group shares some insights on what businesses should do to close that divide. The working world is fast-paced and driven by technology. Such rapid change can make it hard for young people to know where to start when it comes to addressing the digital skills most coveted by employers. &n...
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  The lowdown on Berlin-based Beazy and its innovative solution that helps teams to plan, produce and deliver creative content and helps businesses to connect with talented content creators. Everything can benefit from creative content. Whether it’s a business trying to simply make its website look nicer or an advert stand out from the rest with a flair of beauty and creativity, or pe...
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The lowdown on Fluffy, the app offering dog training, 24/7 vet messaging and insurance to give pet owners peace of mind and support them with their pet care responsibilities. Anyone who has had pets knows how expensive an unexpected medical emergency can be. Even simply getting an x-ray on what turns out to be nothing more than a strained leg can feel like it’s bankrupting us. That’...
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  Huckletree's new Web3 HQ aims to put London’s West End at the forefront of Britain’s tech superpower ambitions. Huckletree, the UK’s leading independent coworking provider, has opened London’s first dedicated hub for tech companies pioneering Web3 solutions. The opening of the hub aligns with the UK Government's efforts to establish Britain as a global te...
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Leading sports marketing platform, OpenSponsorship announces move into music sector, the first new vertical industry for the trans-Atlantic martech business. Sponsorship technology platform, OpenSponsorship has announced that the platform will be making its move into music. Often referred to as the Match.com or Airbnb of sponsorship deals, and known for connecting brands to athletes f...
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Kingussie High School scoops first place for Junior and Senior categories at this year’s Growing Future Assets Competition. After going to head-to-head with 660 schoolgirls competing from 144 teams across Scotland, Kingussie High School, based in the Scottish Highlands, has scooped first place for not one, but both the Junior and Senior categories, at this year’s nationwide Growing ...
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The lowdown on Manchester-based Arctic Shores and its innovative recruitment solution to help candidate potential count as much as skills and experience. We have probably all been in the position at some point where we were interested in a job, but that job required experience we didn’t have. We can’t get that experience because every job of that type requires experience. This resul...
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With the demand for tattoo removal now greater than ever, specialist NAAMA Studios makes a bid for a further £11m in funding. Leading tattoo removal brand NAAMA Studios is expanding its services to meet an explosion in demand for safe, faster and less painful tattoo removal from millions of consumers globally.  The London-based firm is lining up a capital injection fr...
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