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How to spot burnout and beat it
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st December 2020
Tips and advice on identifying and overcoming burnout by the team at Spill, the startup which provides all-in-one mental health support to startups through Slack
1. Understand what burnout is
Burnout is the combination of three emotions: exhaustion, negativity, and ineffectiveness. Its root cause is psychological, centring on our goals and our expectations.
Whilst many people think the main c...
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On-demand wellness app, Urban secures major funding boost
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th September 2020The on-demand wellness app Urban raises £5.9 million on investment platform Seedrs to help it further develop its services and expand to more cities
Great news to start the week from on-demand wellness app Urban which has just raised £5.9 million on investment platform Seedrs, tripling its initial target of £2 million. This is Seedrs’ third largest raise this year, and wit...
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MiTribeWellness aims to be the digital meeting place for wellness practitioners and clients
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st May 2020
The startup that's helping Wellness practitioners and clients to connect - even in isolation
Right now is one of the more difficult times in modern history. As COVID-19 drives more and more of us into isolation, the world is adapting; looking for opportunities to come together and carry on. Communities are taking on new shapes, growing in innovative new ways, and reaching out, and this work is ...
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Half of companies ill-equipped to support employee mental health
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th May 2020
Businesses ill-equipped to support employee mental health according to new survey
A new survey from workforce intelligence platform e-days has revealed that half of all companies don’t have the resources to properly support employee mental health.
The survey results from over 100 HR leaders found that over 53% of businesses felt they had inadequate resources to support mental health issu...
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Sport tech, wellness and health tech startups - the world needs you!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th March 2020Coronavirus is, of course, having a big impact on how many of us keep active. 5-a-side football, OUT. Gyms, OUT. Yoga group sessions, OUT.
But, inspired by how people are giving their time and providing support for people and organisations during the current climate, Sport Tech Hub are adamant that tech products – sport, fitness, wellness and health – can have a huge and i...
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Entrepreneurship and mental health: solving the lows to enhance the highs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th February 2020Aimee Louise Carton, the co-founder of mental wellbeing app KeepAppy shares her insight into entrepreneurship and mental health.
Would you start a career with the knowledge that 99% of your peers had failed? Or that you would be twice as likely to die by suicide than the average person, twice as likely to be admitted to a psychiatric hospital and three times more likely to develop an abusive...
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Gravity Co-living - innovating how young professionals live in cities!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd February 2020
Gravity Co-living! The business that's creating a global community of young professionals by offering beautifully designed living spaces with an emphasis on co-living
Housing is a difficult subject at the moment. In dense urban areas, it can be near to impossible to find accommodation that strikes a balance between quality and price. A compromise might be to find somewhere to live with others, ...
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Employee Health and Well-being trends for 2020
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th November 2019Bryony Wylie, Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Prescriber and founder of FooDoo Snacks, share's her predictions for the employee health and well-being trends for 2020, that employee’s will value and want to see in their working environments!
The increasing need for businesses to have an employee health and well-being strategy is set to rise as we head towards 2020. In efforts to t...
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How yulife are using life insurance to increase employee wellbeing
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th October 2019We take a look at yulife, a new InsurTech startup shaking up the life insurance sector and how life insurance coverage is provided to UK companies, with customers earning rewards for healthy activities.
Life insurance that inspires life!
One way it's doing that is changing the perception of the life insurance industry. The company strongly believes that life insurance doesn't need to be so ...
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Stigma around mental health costs UK economy £1.4bn a year
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th May 2019Stigma around mental health struggles and burnout is costing the UK economy £1.4bn a year through unexplained sick days, with 40% of employees uncomfortable telling their managers they need to take days off for mental health reasons, research from Breathe reveals.
A new report from Breathe, HR software for SMEs, commissioned to coincide with Mental Health Awareness Week 2019 reveals British...
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- No-Code Chatbot Builder Landbot Secures $8M Series A 20th Jan 2021 The innovative Spanish startup raises major funding to scale its team and help more businesses design smarter automated conversations with customers
- Supporting disadvantaged children with their online learning 19th Jan 2021 The EverLearner launches a GoFundMe campaign to help disadvantaged children in the UK who are struggling to complete their online learning
- Insurtech startup, Nayms Closes £1.5m seed round 15th Jan 2021 Major seed investment secured by the innovative Insurtech startup Nayms to assist with developing further pilot programs and building its customer base
- Innovative InsurTech startups take note - Lloyds Lab wants to hear from you 14th Jan 2021 The award winning Lloyds Lab incubator is back and is currently seeking innovative startups to join its latest cohort, Cohort 6.