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The most popular business ventures and surprising start-up trends across the...

Clothing stores, bakeries, software companies and farms are among the most popular ventures pursued by aspiring entrepreneurs worldwide. This trend is captured through the latest data-driven insights from AI-driven...

Sky Media launches ‘Footprint Fund’ spin-off to support sustainable SMEs

Sky Media, the advertising arm of Sky, has announced that its award-winning Sky Zero Footprint Fund is launching an additional initiative dedicated to SME and local businesses called ‘Local Heroes’. Launched in 2021, The...

Female-founded UK fashion tech start-up raises £2.2 million pre-seed ...

Hey Savi, a new UK fashion search and recommendation platform, has secured £2.2 million in investment. The funding round is one of the largest raises at pre-seed stage by an all-female-founded UK technology ...

Xero Beautiful Business Fund now open for entries

Xero, a global small business platform, has announced the return of the Xero Beautiful Business Fund for 2024 — an initiative offering more than £350,000 in funding to support small businesses and nonprofits with th...

Half of small businesses would not be able to achieve their growth plans...

Access to finance is becoming a critical issue for UK small businesses, with new research finding that more than half (53%) would have to put their plans on hold if they were unable to secure finance. The study by...

Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Day recognises their importance

MSMEs account for 90% of businesses, 60 to 70% of employment and 50% of GDP worldwide. As the backbone of societies everywhere they contribute to local and national economies and to sustaining livelihoods, in...

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