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HOMETAINMENT raises almost £400k following a successful crowdfunding round to support further growth and international expansion. Home entertainment and hospitality platform, HOMETAINMENT, has announced it has raised nearly £400,000 (£390,000) in funding through a crowdfunding campaign and is set to scale in London and abroad. The funding round, which was run via Crowdcu...
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Research by data science company Profusion reveals widespread support for tech to monitor workplaces if employees are kept informed and can challenge decisions. New research by data science company Profusion has revealed a clear opportunity for businesses to improve how they use technology and data to monitor and assess the performance of their employees.   Profusion’s an...
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London-based startup Passionfruit is transforming the world of freelancing by providing work opportunities, access to financial tools, mentorship, upskilling and lots more besides... Something that startups need is work. What business doesn’t need people getting work done? The disadvantage that a startup has is that it is, of course, just getting started and will often not have the funds ...
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The lowdown on valid8Me, the digital identity SAAS startup that's making the customer onboarding process more streamlined and secure - for businesses and customers alike. We all need validation now and then. When we need to feel valued and emotionally healthy, self-validation just isn’t enough, when we want to feel accepted by other people whose opinions we hold dear and, perhaps above a...
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Filia is a startup that's aiming to bring solar energy to every home by integrating solar technology into the fabric of their blackout blinds. A decade ago, solar panels were a pretty rare sight, and you wouldn’t often see them on residential properties. Fast forward through the years, and we see them popping up on many new builds as a standard feature. They can gather enough energy to he...
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Uptrade - the sustainable startup that's created a link between textile businesses with dormant stocks and those who need them in the upcycling or reuse economy. We have written several times previously about how much the fashion industry contributes to pollution and CO2 emissions, whether it’s startups tackling fast fashion, or sustainable fashion shows for young people, or keeping &lsqu...
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Got a speech or presentation on the horizon? Vaibhav Vadera of Toastmasters International shares some basic tips to help you pick the right story for your audience... As a startup founder you will be giving plenty of presentations and using stories is a great way to illustrate key points and to make them memorable. It only takes a quick Google search to find endless pages describing why humans...
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Calling all fundraising women-led startups! Applications are now open to join Overrules a free 10-week programme from Hotbed. Learn from experts, connect with investors & peers and get funding ready! Women-led startups who want to focus on traction, growth and fundraising - this programme has been created just for you! Overrules is a new remote 10-week programme that’s being launched...
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Roleshare secures investment to support further development of its innovative platform and its mission to help companies retain diverse and valuable employees. Fab news from Roleshare, creator of a unique job sharing marketplace and management platform, on their  announcement of a $1.2 million seed round from a notable slate of investors. Roleshare’s platform makes it easy ...
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Erika Eliasson-Norris, Founder and CEO of Beyond Governance shares insights on why investing in governance from the off is so important... Being a startup CEO is tough, you’re balancing driving the business forward with the operations, HR, finance, legal and administrative aspects of running a business. There are so many demands on your time. Now, we’re often asked, what is the roo...
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Aerospace Xelerated and Tawazun Economic Council seek applications from innovative startups that are working in the digital services and solutions area. Startup working on digital services and solutions? This is for you! The Aerospace Xelerated programme has opened its call for Cohort 4, for which it is seeking applications from innovative startups with ideas that can solve real-life challenge...
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SeeAI is a Leeds-based startup that's on a mission to empower radiologists and help patients to get their medical imaging diagnosis within minutes. Despite it being such an important part of society, our healthcare system has a number of shortages at the moment. There is a need for more radiologists, for example, who are overworked and burnt out, but having people who can look at x-rays and ide...
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