Azets identified Gorilla Accounting as a leading, digital-first accountancy firm, with experience and ambition. Both firms share strong alignment in values and focus on providing quality service.

UK food and drink manufacturers’ costs fell for the first time in more than seven years in May, according to the Lloyds Bank UK Sector Tracker, providing reason for optimism around future UK food price inflation.

Small businesses, social enterprises, charities, local authorities and universities can apply for a grant of £40,000 to support ideas that are ready to test, or concepts that have been tested and are ready to progress further.

Being awarded a CBE is the highest-ranking order of the British Empire Award, excluding a knighthood or damehood.

Following completion, PAI will hold an equal and co-controlling stake in Azets alongside current owners Hg, a leading investor in European and transatlantic software and services businesses.

Despite lower levels of growth in some industries, across the UK the tech industry is outpacing other sectors when it comes to growth. In fact, it’s expanding over two and a half times faster than the rest of the UK’s economy, with newly registered tech companies appearing at an average rate of 22%.

Trafford Borough Council has announced its latest sustainability push - installing a wave of cutting-edge EV chargers in partnership with charging network Be.EV.

Women occupy just 10 per cent of executive roles at FTSE firms, excluding company secretaries, according to an analysis of Companies House data.

The research also found that only a third (34%) of organisations say they are providing their leaders training in equality, diversity and inclusion – something that is currently at the forefront of many corporate personnel strategies.

The European Investment Fund (EIF), part of the EIB Group, is providing two guarantees totalling €50 million to illimity Bank to improve access to finance small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in Italy.

Team ITG, the technology-led multichannel marketing activation business, has hired industry veteran Phil Burroughes to head up the Capture and Innovation departments, to lead sustainable marketing campaigns and tech innovations at the photography, film and TV studio.

In addition to hiring Rohall, the Edinburgh-based firm, originally co-founded by entrepreneurs Chris Downie and Martin Spinks, will invest heavily in hiring specialist staff across key functions of engineering, product development, sales, and marketing.

Multiplayer music creation platform Endlesss appoints industry veteran Rutger De Groot as co-founder.

With European ecommerce sales predicted to reach $730 billion in 2023, the European ecommerce market represents a great opportunity to unlock international growth.

SalesTech startup Crono closes its pre-seed funding round, raising €500,000. The round was led by SFC Capital (London) with participation from Aticco Ventures (Barcelona), Startup Wise Guys (Tallinn), Magic Mind (Milan), and a group of international business angels.

Caledonia Gladiators can officially confirm the appointment of Tony McDaid as the Chief Executive of Caledonia Gladiators Basketball.

The Memorandum of Understanding, signals a joint ambition to develop a Dubai Insurtech Enablement Platform to enable start-ups and entrepreneurs to create innovative tech-based insurance solutions and products.

The recognition is the latest step in Packfleet’s wider green mission, with the courier already powering its fleet of all-electric vans with 100% renewable energy.

Erik Prusch will join ISACA as its new CEO. Based in Washington state, Prusch brings significant tech and leadership experience as a CEO and board director to the organisation.

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