Search Results

  An insight into how the pandemic has impacted the outlook of the UK workforce and led to a shift towards self-employment and entrepreneurship There’s no denying the fact that the Coronavirus pandemic has drastically changed the world we live in today. As a result of Covid-19, businesses were forced to change their ways of working, and for many organisations it was a case of adapt or...
Read Post »

  The lowdown on fethr, the innovative new startup that's on a mission to disrupt how you socialise, helping you find compatible friends whenever and wherever you want Let’s face it - the pandemic has had a pretty huge impact on all aspects of our lives and has changed our perspective on lots of things too. All those things we took for granted…like friendship, for example! Wel...
Read Post »

As the pandemic may still have an impact on your business in the long term - here are a few things to consider... Unless you’ve been living under a rock for the last 18 months, it’s been impossible to miss the coronavirus’ impact on all aspects of life, from rules on socialising to how businesses can operate. While many businesses have encountered issues such as&n...
Read Post »

  Adam Pomeroy, AR/VR Project Manager at Luminous Group shares his thoughts on the top COVID-19 tech trends and how they'll remain part of our lives post-pandemic Digital transformation is a conversation that is and was taking place before COVID-19. Businesses wanted to know how to become more competitive, reactive, and efficient, and how services for users can be improved. McKinsey’s...
Read Post »

The Italian company that has created Handshield, a hand protection wrap to protect users from bacteria and viruses If we can state and dumb down the obvious for a moment, one of the biggest worries during this pandemic is being in a situation where you contract the virus from someone. This isn’t only done by being coughed on, but also through touching a contaminated surface.  While ...
Read Post »

To help businesses make their employees feel secure in the current lockdown, Jayne Harrison, Head of Employment Law at Richard Nelson LLP outlines the legalities that they should adhere to With a new lockdown announced in 2021, the government has confirmed critical workers will continue to work as normal whilst the nation navigates through the stay at home order. Employees such as those in co...
Read Post »

Latest research and data reveals that COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause major challenges for UK’s micro businesses According to new research by iwoca, micro businesses could face additional hurdles in recovering from the Covid-19 pandemic compared to larger firms due to a greater reliance on the furlough scheme and a lack of confidence in seeking financial support. HMRC data shows th...
Read Post »

The 14-year old entrepreneur who started a beauty business this year and is now supporting the #BeautyBacked campaign to help those adversely affected by the latest lockdown... 2020 will be a year to remember for all of us but for Jasmine Bull, 14, it’ll be remembered as the year she started her own business! First-time entrepreneur Jasmine, transformed lockdown uncertainty into creativi...
Read Post »

Apian is a London-based startup that has created a drone-based delivery system for COVID-19 samples, test-kits, and PPE... During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been coming up with all sorts of ways to help others affected in some way by it, whether it’s supporting local businesses and entrepreneurs or simple drone delivery of sweets at Halloween in our own Derry.  It would...
Read Post »

The Oxford-based tech startup that's created an innovative tracking solution that can be used to help mitigate the impact of COVID-19 It can often be useful to be able to keep track of where people are inside a building, but one of the most obvious places for this need is in hospitals. Knowing where doctors and nurses are at all time can be of great value to ensuring that people are being trea...
Read Post »