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Research says work life balance is the top reason women become entrepreneurs

Work life balance is leading driver behind the ‘marked rise’ in the number of women founding businesses across the UK, according to research from Small Business Britain. The research revealed that 39% of female entrepreneurs launched their business in order to improve their work-life balance. It was also found that 25% jumped into entrepreneurship having […]

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Zoho Celebrates 100 Million Users

Zoho Corporation, a leading global technology company, has announced that it is serving 100 million users across its 55+ business applications. Zoho is the first bootstrapped SaaS company to reach this milestone.  This growth comes on the heels of the company reaching 1 billion in annual revenue last year. Consistently providing accessible technology while promoting sustainable

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Espria says UK schools are missing an opportunity to benefit from carbon offsetting costs through refurbished IT

Espria, a managed IT services provider, encourages the education sector to use refurbished laptops within their device provision to make a significant contribution to the reduction of the sector’s carbon footprint and strides towards the net-zero goals announced by the Government last year. Recently announcing their own plans to replace employee laptops and monitors with British

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Pocket Planet to revitalise Oxford Street with million-plus visitor-per-year immersive experiential attraction

Leisure experience developer Pocket Planet has announced the details of a unique new immersive experiential attraction for London, set to attract over a million visitors per year and to support the revitalization of Oxford Street. Pocket Planet is building an innovative visitor and retail experience offering Londoners, visitors and tourists of all ages and nationalities

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Personalised packaging startup rides high on ecommerce with added £1.5m investment

Penny Black, the UK tech pioneer using innovative marketing techniques to make drab ecommerce packages more rewarding and personalised, has received an additional £1.5m in seed funding AGFA, the 150-year-old imaging technology company and VC investor, Ninepointfive. Both investment funds were triggered by the numerous partnerships and wins across the UK and Europe, with the business having

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Multi million pound Biopharmaceutical acquisition has been agreed

A takeover deal worth £703 million has been agreed upon which will be see Permira Advisers subsidiary Bidco to acquire the Guildford based Ergomed. Ergomed operates in structurally growing markets, benefitting from tailwinds of “increasing complexity, regulatory requirements and outsourcing rates”. In a statement Permira spoke about the acquisition: “Ergomed is better able to achieve

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Females make up only 6% of Crypto CEOs according to new research

Forex Suggest have found that blockchain CEOs are disproportionately male-dominated, with women making up only 6% of CEO positions within crypto companies. The study surveyed 50 leading crypto and blockchain companies, comparing the influence of their CEOs and the gender disparity in leadership positions. Research revealed that the blockchain companies with the best female representation in

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BCC outlines three key fixes needed for SME Finance

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has called for action to improve the availability of finance for SMEs as accessibility; awareness and a lack of competition continue to hold firms back.   In written evidence submitted to the Treasury Select Committee, the BCC said many smaller firms are no longer seeking finance as they consider it

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Well Pharmacy launches new digital e-voucher platform for corporate flu Jabs

The UK’s leading independent pharmacy chain, Well Pharmacy, has launched a brand-new digital e-voucher platform for its corporate flu jabs scheme, allowing businesses to easily share flu vouchers with its colleagues using email and unique flu voucher codes. Flu is usually the biggest cause of sick days in the UK, accounting for an average of 5.7

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