Big businesses are making snap decisions that lead to outcomes they later regret, according to new research. 93% of business leaders say they’ve made decisions with cost cutting in mind, of which 38% regretted those decisions.

The EIT Food Open Innovation Call for Proposals 2023 will provide up to €20 million in total funding for collaborative food innovation projects aiming to accelerate innovation to create positive change in the food system.

In this new role, Naggar will take the lead on spearheading the company’s growth and increasing its footprint in the UK market.

Helping these companies get a focussed lens, fintech startup Growfin is announces a $7.5M Series A funding round to provide real-time visibility and predictability in cash flow for modern CFOs.

The pandemic and current economic conditions have acted as major barriers towards women succeeding in technology related careers, new research suggests.

The success of the agency, Dream Digital, has been founded on agile working, with all staff based at home. This includes the two founders - Georgie Thomas and Curt Blunt - who were originally introduced to one another online, and to date have never actually met one another.

With the rise in energy prices, cost of living, stock shortages and many still recovering from the pandemic, business owners are looking for ways to retain employees, increase turnover and stay afloat.

The design of commercial buildings and interiors is constantly evolving as business owners focus on increasing resilience, productivity and efficiency in 2023.

Future Connected and the London Borough of Lambeth have announced that Rachel Nelken, is the winner of the Future Connected £10,000 Award.

GeniusU, the global edtech subsidiary of Genius Group, welcomes Saranjit Sangar as its new global Chief Executive Officer, based in the UK.

The briefing paper aims to improve awareness and understanding of the tax reliefs available to investors in VCTs, EIS and SEIS to compensate for the increased risk associated with investments in start-ups and early-stage businesses.

The partnership will enable funds to be sent from countries around the world to mobile wallets across Africa through the organisation’s licensed payment rails.

Numbers of HGV, bus and coach drivers could be boosted through proposed reforms to driver training rules, further supporting the UK’s vital supply chain and economic growth.

UrbanChain will introduce electric vehicle charging stations and batteries to its renewable energy trading market. It comes after the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero awarded the company £430k through the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio (NZIP)

SafeAP, (The Safe Aesthetic Practitioner), the non-surgical cosmetic treatments marketplace, has secured £250,000 in a pre-seed funding round led by early-stage focused venture capital firm Jenson Funding Partners.

The RCA has launched a new Seed / Enterprise Investment Scheme (S/EIS) Design & Impact fund investing in early-stage companies founded by Royal College of Art staff or graduates.

Tide, the leading digital business financial platform, has raised the bar in terms of climate action by becoming the first fintech in the world to remove 100% of its emissions with durable carbon removal as of last year.

Rubi, the company creating a new way of manufacturing that exists in harmony with the planet, announces its initial strategic pilot partnerships with global fashion brands Reformation, GANNI, Nuuly, H&M, and Patagonia, and a fresh $8.7 million in Series Seed funding led by Talis Capital.

Azets’ investment in Ireland marks the company’s tenth deal in 12 months, with more M&A activity planned across all regions as the group continues to deliver against its ambitious growth strategy.

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