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Does (or could) your tech startup offer innovative solutions for the logistics sector? The third edition of Wincanton's innovation programme W² Labs is now open for entries... From robotic automation, demand forecasting, through to people and process planning, Wincanton, the UK’s largest third-party logistics provider, has launched the third edition of W2 Labs - an innovation lab ...
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NI (Northern Ireland) startups will have the chance to win a £75,000 proof of concept grant as part of a new competition launched today by Techstart Ventures and Belfast Harbour, with support from BT. Innovative thinkers based in NI are invited to submit ideas for new technology solutions to assist lone workers at Belfast Harbour or for new Internet of Things (IoT) solutions that can delive...
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PFS, a leading player in the FinTech ecosystem supports the World's First COVID-19 Stimulus Payments Programme of its Kind in Jersey... Innovation in the FinTech sector with the news that PFS is partnering with the Government of Jersey via its unique spend local prepaid Mastercard initiative. The initiative is part of the government’s overall £150 million fiscal stimulus package ...
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Five of the teams from NI-based Catalyst's first Co-Founders programme in the NW have been successful in securing £10,000 of Innovate UK funding  Great news from NI-based Catalyst which successfully completed its first North West Northern Ireland Co-Founders programme, supporting a new generation of first-time entrepreneurs and early stage start-ups from the region....
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Major funding secured by Glasgow-based ClinSpec Dx to help further develop its innovative, impactful and early detection cancer testing technology  Efforts to improve the early detection of cancer have received a significant boost with a £2.4 million funding deal to support the further development of innovative testing technology.Glasgow-based ClinSpec Diagnostics Limited (ClinSpec Dx)...
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Don’t fall for the ‘next best action’ trap! We need to move beyond the current trend of adding simplistic AI tools to sales force dashboards,OKRA will highlight at their 15th September free webinar OKRA, is an artificial intelligence company for healthcare who use AI-powered analytics to save and improve human lives. Here, they share all on their coming-soon free webinar: These...
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Impacting Founders is a new 10-week startup programme for NI-based female founders, facilitated by Startacus, in partnership with Young Enterprise NI and funded by Ulster Bank.We are delighted to share the news that Ulster Bank is partnering with Young Enterprise NI and Startacus to fund a project aimed at driving more women toward a career in entrepreneurship. Facilitated by team Start...
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The world-leading sustainability competition, Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge announces its finalists for 2020, including two startups from Britain We've written previously about the shortlist for leading sustainability competition, the Postcode Lotteries Green Challenge and now the finalists have just been announced. And we're delighted to reveal that two British startups Jiva Materials and S...
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The launch of the f:Entrepreneur campaign celebrating the inspirational women running their own businesses in the UK A campaign to identify Britain’s 100 most inspiring and multi-achieving female entrepreneurs has officially kicked off, with dynamic businesswomen across the country encouraged to apply to join the ranks of the f:Entrepreneur #ialso 100.Startacus recently launched Impacting F...
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Sustainability startups that will benefit the UK aerospace industry currently being sought by the ATI Boeing Accelerator for its second cohort... Applications are now open for the second cohort of the ATI Boeing Accelerator which will invest into sustainability-enabling startups that will benefit the UK aerospace industry. Launched in 2019, the accelerator was created in partnership by the ...
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Xero SBI data reveals that job losses continue despite sales recovery The global small business platform, Xero has released new metrics on the health of the UK’s small business community in July from its Small Business Insights (SBI) program, in partnership with research firm AlphaBeta (part of Accenture). Based on anonymised and aggregated customer data, the latest Xero SBI da...
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sync. announces new strategic partnership with ComplyAdvantage...We recently had a feature on sync., a UK money management app innovating the Open Banking space and aiming to make money management simple and accessible to everyone, and we are delighted to feature it again as it has just officially announced its partnership with ComplyAdvantage. sync. is an innovative new Open ...
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