British renewable heat tech disruptor Naked Energy announces the appointment of Miguel Matias as Commercial Director.

The Black Founders Fund, now in its third year, aims to help tackle systemic racial inequality in venture capital (VC) funding by providing equity-free grants and mentoring to early stage Black-led high-growth businesses across Europe and Africa.

Azets has partnered with GAP Talent, the international recruitment specialist, to deliver the scheme, which has welcomed 33 newly-qualified accountants from South Africa,  Zimbabwe, Botswana, Kenya, Zambia, and Lesotho.

The UK-US current trade relationship is worth £279 billion a year, while the amount invested in one another’s economies now exceeds £1 trillion and the nation’s leaders are expected to step up their work to protect industries and supply chains from threats.

Founded in 2021 by Charlene Hurlock and Vicky Fuller, the funding will be used to further build a robust, scalable platform that is a safe, online-verified environment for the next generation.

This comes following the Government’s publishing of the third annual Investing in Women Code (IWC) report, revealing that the significant progress made in breaking down the finance gap between female and male entrepreneurs.

With an array of international athletes behind 4CAST, including Ben Stokes, Stuart Broad, Jofra Archer, KL Rahul and Jason Roy, the new partnership accelerates the brand’s vision of opening the sport up to as many people as possible.

The integration saves SME owners valuable time and resources spent on manual admin with a simple billing and payment process that streamlines operations and automates time-consuming tasks like data entry and bookkeeping.

Employee benefits platform, Zest, has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointment of Adrian Wilding to the Board as Chief Financial Officer.

WeArisma is announcing that it has raised £2.5 million to establish its brand discoverability and earned influence analytical tool.

With Amperity, Forever 21 will be able to provide more relevant, personalised customer experiences reach more consumers, while enriching advertising campaigns through insights on cross-channel behaviour, data science scores, and content affinities.

Certified by B Lab and achieving an overall B Corp score of 86.4, the certification solidifies Huckletree’s dedication to ESG and reinforces how the flexible office space sector is leading the way for the build environment.

As part of its strategic expansion, Unlimit is committed to delivering an unparalleled payment experience by integrating internationally acclaimed payment best practices, industry-leading security protocols, comprehensive merchant analytics, and a customer-friendly interface.

A board director of multiple companies across a range of sectors including real estate, insurance, infrastructure and residential mortgages, Mr Pearce also sat on the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) Securitisation Board and is a member of the Forbes Finance Council.

Bosses at companies with more than 50 employees say universities do not do enough to prepare young people for the world of work. When leaders were asked whether UK universities are well suited to deliver the skills needed for the workforce, seven in 10 disagreed.

The acquisition represents a significant step in TMF Group’s expansion as the KSA economy is the largest in the Middle East and the eighteenth largest in the world.

Solar Monkey is launching its award-winning software in the UK, with a mission to boost productivity for solar installers while accelerating the energy transition.

The sector agnostic fund will be looking for stand-out businesses with a focus on supporting under-represented female entrepreneurs and those which operate within sectors associated with NetZero, Saas, Healthtech, Life Sciences, Cyber, Spacetech and Fintech.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has announced a new Business Council, comprised of prominent UK business leaders, to design and drive the future of the British economy.

With the first commercial cannabis licence on the island, and one of the first in the UK, GLO is now launching a community offer to become the first community-owned medicinal cannabis producer in Europe, enabling patients to live better lives through the power of cannabis.