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Ahead of World Mental Health Day, iwoca partners with Spill, to provide free mental wellbeing support sessions for small business owners in the UK. According to new research undertaken by leading small business lenders, iwoca, only 30% of small business owners experiencing symptoms of poor mental health have sought professional help from a counsellor or therapist. Their research reveals that t...
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WeAreGoodGiving, an innovative and pioneering collaboration between five leading UK charities aims to boost payroll giving An innovative technology-led venture aimed at increasing the accessibility and uptake of payroll giving has just been launched by 5 leading UK charities. WeAreGoodGiving Ltd is a collaboration between Barnardo’s, Crisis, The Royal British Legion, RNIB and WaterAid, w...
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Vehicle management platform, Caura raises major seed funding to support its mission of reducing stress and expense of driving in the UK We’ve previously featured Caura - the vehicle management platform which eliminates the avoidable hassle, stress, and expenses associated with driving in the UK and we’re delighted to do so again since this fab startup has just raised $4.2 million to...
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Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit launched by Tech Nation to help tech founders and their employees create more diverse and inclusive businesses, and provide equal opportunities for all in UK tech Tech Nation leads the way with the launch of the Diversity & Inclusion Toolkit; a comprehensive guide to address diversity challenges in tech companies and the UK tech sector. Many UK tech compan...
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Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust are seeking 18-30-year-olds with ambitious business ideas that could turn into important innovations  If you’re 18-30 years old, are based in the UK and have a great business idea this is for you! Innovation UK has partnered with The Prince’s Trust to find young people from across the UK with innovative ideas that they can help turn...
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Latest research from iwoca reveals that COVID restrictions continue to have a huge impact on SMEs in the UK New research from small business lender iwoca suggests that although the initial easing of restrictions has helped recovery for some SMEs, around a third are still sacrificing customer numbers with existing COVID restrictions in place. The price of being ‘COVID-secure’ With ...
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Deep Branch is an innovative startup that is converting clean CO2 into high-value products to enable global sustainable animal nutrition Back in 2018, we wrote about how the use of fishmeal as a cheap source of protein for animal feed is extremely bad, and what startup MiAlgae is doing to replace it.  Over-fishing, pollution, and even slavery top the list of reasons the use of traditional...
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Innovate UK supports startup Caeli Nova with development of its breathing technology that improves oxygenation of the human body in demanding environments Further evidence of the fantastic work that Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency is doing with the news that breathing technology startup Caeli Nova is launching its first product following an intensive research and development progr...
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The annual Tech Nation Report has been launched and highlights the resilience and innovation of the UK's tech sector despite the challenges caused by the pandemic and the EU Exit It’s that time of year again - Tech Nation, the leading scaleup accelerator, has released its annual Tech Nation Report, the ultimate state-of-the-nation report on the UK tech sector. After what was an extraordi...
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The lowdown on what makes Australia such fertile ground for startups and the lessons we can take from this success Over recent years, the startup community in Australia has been booming. It has become one of the most exciting places to set up a business and the potential for growth is impressively high. In this article, we're going to discuss what we can learn from Australian-based startups. ...
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