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Not-for-profit OneTech has spunout from Capital Enterprise to expand its offering and continue its mission of creating a more equitable, diverse and supported startup ecosystem. OneTech, a not-for-profit designed to help underserved communities connect to opportunities in the tech ecosystem, has announced its official spinout from startup network Capital Enterprise. OneTech has evolved into a f...
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Loop Not Luck aims to improve social mobility via its innovative job board designed specifically to connect underrepresented candidates to tailored career opportunities. This week sees the launch of Loop Not Luck – the UK’s first intersectional diversity recruiting platform specifically designed to represent and connect diverse talent. Loop Not Luck was built with the mission of i...
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75% of LGBTQ+ tech founders and investors actively conceal their gender or sexuality, says first of its kind report. Proud Ventures, a UK collective of LGBTQ+ investors and investors, has released a new data report that, for the first time, shares data on the experiences, support and inclusiveness of LGBTQ+ members within the wider tech community. The report found 75% of founders and nearly 80...
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Sarah Gilchriest, President of Circus Street, discusses why businesses should think about addressing the digital skills gap and diversity in parallel. When we look to the future, much feels uncertain, but one thing we can be sure of is that we will be living in a world where we are all more reliant on technology, be it as individuals or businesses. The problem, though, is at the moment we just ...
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The recipients of the 2022 Ulster Bank Enterprise Fund are announced, each aiming to promote and encourage entrepreneurship amongst underrepresented groups. Ulster Bank has partnered with three organisations to champion diverse entrepreneurship across Northern Ireland. ArtsEkta, One in Five, and Enterprise Northern Ireland, have each been awarded funding through Ulster Bank’s Enterprise ...
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  Ethical Equity and Streets Consulting join forces to deliver Founder Workshop to help close the inequality gap in startup to scaleup funding. Ethical Equity, the UK’s first ethically compliant investment platform, today announced a partnership with Streets Consulting, the financial services and technology business development, marketing and communications consultancy, to deliver a o...
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New mentorship programme aims to enable Hootsuite employees to shed light on their lived and sector experience and support BYP Network members’ career development. Hootsuite, the global leader in social media management, have just announced details of a new partnership with BYP Network, a platform connecting the Black professional community with corporations to enhance networking, create ...
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Career Masterclass has launched a new website to showcase its offerings, as a strategic partner for businesses wanting to bolster D&I policies. More good news from Career Masterclass, the leading online career growth platform for Black and ethnically diverse professionals which we have previously featured. It has just launched a new website to showcase its suite of enterprise solutions...
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HR DataHub is a benchmarking platform with all the insights and tools you'll need to make data-led HR decisions. Even the most well-meaning of businesses can struggle to ensure that their employees are treated as well as they should be. Whether it is a case of ensuring that the business is as inclusive and diverse as you want it to be, as responsive to employee conflicts, or simply ensuring tha...
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The lowdown on 10 innovative startups, each with an important story and mission, an exciting future ahead and all created by black founders. 1. Boxx Boxx was founded by Anna Samuels in 2016 with one primary mission; to make boxing accessible to everyone and not just to focus on contact on movement but on mindset too. With all the uncertainties we’ve faced in our lives over the past two...
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