Cost pressures, falling revenues and a growing reliance on debt to prop up cashflows are among the gloomy findings of the latest Small Business Index (SBI) from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).

Salterbaxter, the creative consultancy pioneering business progress for the global agenda and Publicis Groupe’s global centre of excellence in sustainability, has appointed Helen Rushton as Head of Sustainability Transformation.

White Oak, one of the UK’s leading non-bank lenders, has announced it has provided over £125m of funding to UK SMEs and mid-corporates during Q3, a record for the firm.

Born out of and now also headquartered in Letchworth, Hertfordshire, Get A Drip, the UK’s leading provider of intravenous nutrition therapy, has announced a $4.5m (£3.74m) Series A fundraise led by Nigel Wray, former chairman of Saracens Rugby Club.

IZEA Worldwide, Inc., the company that created the influencer marketing industry, announced its launch in the UK market.

Compliant™, a compliance technology company for digital marketing, launches to help brands and publishers across the globe monitor, measure, and benchmark privacy compliance across their digital media supply chain.

Iomob (short for Internet of Mobility), a UK and Spain-based technology start-up, is expected to launch the world’s first seamless mobility technology later this year, after more than three years of research and several pilots.

Greentech startup cylib is on a mission to revolutionise how lithium-ion batteries are recycled in Europe, making the process more efficient and sustainable.

Net Zero 2.0 is the first government-backed programme designed to support the most promising climate tech companies to accelerate the UK’s path to net zero.

A new report from A/O PropTech, Europe’s largest proptech VC, finds London is second only to San Francisco in terms of deal count for early stage investments into retrofitting technology, which will be vital in achieving net-zero by allowing gas gulping older buildings to be greened.

Tech Nation, the UK’s leading growth platform for tech scaleups, announces the 35 mid-stage scaling tech companies that have been accepted into Upscale 8.0 - the eighth iteration of the Upscale programme.

Oxford based sustainable underwear brand, Y.O.U Underwear, has been selected as the winner of the Simply Business £25,000 Business Boost Initiative, designed to provide support for small businesses during the cost of living crisis.

The announcement comes as JourneyHero strengthens its platform with an ever-richer set of travel content in advance of it beginning its roll-out of the platform across Europe and internationally.

Propel, the fastest-growing asset finance company in the UK, is proud to announce it has formed a landmark strategic partnership with Samsung Capital.

In a boost to the West Midlands economy, Advanced, one of the largest providers of software and services to the UK market, is to relocate its UK corporate headquarters to the iconic Mailbox, one of Birmingham’s largest commercial buildings.

ReBOUND Returns and Cycleon is unifying under one name: ReBound, a Reconomy Group company to deliver a global, end-to-end, tech-enabled returns management solution that makes returns smart, scalable, simple and sustainable.

Latest statistics released by The Insolvency Service show the annual rate of company insolvencies in England & Wales is now the highest it has been in eight years.

Zen Educate, a simple, streamlined platform that connects schools with temporary and full-time teachers and teaching assistants, has secured a £19.3m Series A extension round.

The group was tasked with identifying what the world might look like in 2030 and, in response to that world, developing a payment product designed for 12-18-year-olds that would be relevant both today and in 2030.

Smartech, known for its experience-led stores that bring together some of the world's most innovative products for visitors to try out in-person, celebrated its 6th anniversary.