Founder of Coterie Marketing, Helen, will work closely with the Dean of Huddersfield Business School to support the board to provide appropriate support for its stakeholders.

Nicki Clark OBE, Chief Executive of business support consultancy UMi, has been appointed to on the board of Trustees for B Lab UK.

The announcement follows a period of rapid growth for the business which has tripled its client base in the last 12 months and signed its first key strategic partnership with the global data network Macrometa.

The Series A round enables Quell to upsize its launch game, Shardfall, and continue to expand its video  game library.

IMServ announces the appointment of Raj Bhogaita as their new permanent Chief Financial Officer.

Corporation Tax, which is currently 19%, will rise to 25% on 1 April 2023 and will raise an estimated additional £12bn in the first year, rising to £18bn by 2025/26.

Simply Asset Finance surpasses £1bn lending milestone just five years since its 2017 inception, having funded over 27,600 assets for businesses across the UK

VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup transforming cities into smarter and more efficient places to live and work, has announced £7 million in funding to fuel its expansion into North America.

Twelve aspirational female company founders have been shortlisted as finalists in the AccelerateHER Awards 2023. Three female-led companies were selected from each of the awards’ four specific categories - Technology; Environment; Culture; and Health.

Despite being established in 1886, it is Whittard’s first-ever TV commercial, which Team ITG helped to produce in under seven weeks for rollout in the lead-up to Mother’s Day, to encourage customer activity around gift-giving.

Findings from 260k+ worker contracts across 160 countries show that from January-December 2022, global hiring grew across all regions, although some regions saw a higher rate of involuntary terminations and lower average starting salaries in the second half of the year.

QiO will use this funding to expand its operations in USA and Europe, enhance the capabilities of its Foresight Sustainability Suite™, and accelerate customer acquisition in sectors which face the biggest challenges in achieving net zero GHG emissions.

The creation of the new Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) – announced a week ago – is a positive step and provides a welcome focus on an area of the economy that will drive future growth.

55% of employees in the UK are expecting their salaries to increase this year, with 59% also expecting some form of bonus payout.

An investment of c. £1.5m, made by a number of organisations including Ufi Ventures, will support Metaverse Learning in achieving its vision to drive innovation in learning for the education sector.

Lending to small businesses via brokers jumped 10% in 2022 to £45billion, according to the annual survey results from the National Association of Commercial Finance Brokers (NACFB).

This new capital raise follows on from the $6 million in Series A funding Landytech achieved in March 2021, recognising the rapid growth attained by the company in that time and its projected continuation.

SmartFrame Technologies is pleased to announce the appointment of Jennifer Clements, who joins the company as its new Global Publishing Director.

Packfleet (London-based all electric courier) is pleased to announce that Fern Wake has been appointed Chief Operating Officer.

Axel will lead and manage the philanthropic arm of Binance, with a core focus of advancing accessibility to Web3 education worldwide for the underrepresented and underprivileged.