Today's business context is volatile, complex and fraught with ongoing challenges that must be effectively negotiated. Organisations are constantly navigating the vagaries of various external challenges, including pandemics, economic ups and downs, stock market crashes, volatile property prices, global demands for new ways of working, the impact of wars and a range of factors that destabilise economies.
02.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Alex Hatvany and Jake O’Keeffe the cofounders of Atom Learning about bootstrapping their business and democratising online learning to help primary school children from all backgrounds improve their learning and prepare for exams.
02.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Mithi Thaya, CEO and cofounder of Harper about mental health support for patients undergoing medical treatment, translational research and well-evidenced wellness plans.
01.11.2022
With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today, we speak to Denis Barrier, Head of Cathay Innovation.
31.10.2022
With numerous CleanTech startups launching every week in the UK, gaining the attention of a VC isn’t easy, so make sure that when you do secure a meeting, you’re investment ready.
31.10.2022
Social media marketing, TV ads, billboards: in the world of brand building, these are obvious choices. Though they’re tried, tested, and proven to work, they’re also over-saturated and don’t do much to separate you from your competition. If you want to stand out, you need to look at marketing from a different angle.
29.10.2022
From the consumer’s perspective, checkout finance and credit cards fulfil more-or-less the same function. They both allow the consumer to purchase an item through a short-term loan, which is repaid through monthly instalments.
28.10.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
28.10.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Shweta Bahri and Keya Lamba, cofounders of Earth Warriors about combining early years education with environmental awareness and activism, evolving the business to meet schools’ needs and global expansion.
27.10.2022
The creation of new industries is always exciting. The entrepreneurial grit required for this degree of advancement is inspirational. It captures our imagination and inspires further growth.
27.10.2022
It’s been hard to avoid the word ‘leadership’ in recent months. From recent news of the Queen’s death - a figure that has truly embodied the idea of ‘leader’ for many of us over the course of a lifetime, to the appointment of new PM, Rishi Sunak, and prior to that, the downfalls of Boris Johnson and Liz Truss.
26.10.2022
These nine international business tools will help your company adapt to any future of work, encouraging hybrid collaboration, saving time and optimising growth.
26.10.2022
Remote working can be difficult when you are not physically with your team. Communication can get interrupted over bad Wi-Fi, and not all messages can get through in writing. That’s why setting regular online meetings for the team to check in and keep each member on board about work progress is essential.
26.10.2022
One of the biggest challenges you can face as a founder is relinquishing control. It’s especially hard to let go after you’ve been the sole decision maker as you had developed your company from the ground up; it’s a natural instinct to turn to your own experience for every important decision.
25.10.2022