It is becoming increasingly difficult to ignore the rising number of cyber attacks over the last few years. New working environments have further accelerated the risk landscape for small to medium size businesses across all different markets.
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Kevin Drinkall
06.12.2022
As part of a series with Innovate UK KTN, Maddyness spoke to Dr. Rod Lane, founder of Zelemiq. We will introduce several of the 13 ‘startups of the future’ chosen by Innovate UK KTN to take part in its three-month sustainability accelerator programme. Working with Innovate UK KTN, Growth Studio and their ecosystems, these startups will prepare to raise external capital. The program aims to back the bright ideas that put biodiversity, the climate, and sustainability first.
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Dr. Rod Lane
06.12.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Dr Kit Latham, cofounder and CEO at Credentially about the long waits and poor communication experienced while working as an A&E doctor and using tech to build a practical tool to streamline the pre-employment checks and verifications.
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Dr Kit Latham
06.12.2022
‘Our goal is to be on the cap table of every break-out business from the North of England.’ With #QVCS, Maddyness profiles different funds to give founders and entrepreneurs the information they need to choose the right investor. Today we interview Jess Jackson, Investment Manager at Manchester-based Praetura Ventures.
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Jess Jackson
05.12.2022
We spoke to Margot de Broglie, French co-founder of Juno, and Youri Moskovic, Belgian co-founder of Prediko. Here’s their view on raising funds in the UK v. France, each country’s attitudes towards hiring and workplace culture, and the English’s terrible lunch choices.
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Emily Bourne
05.12.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Amit Patel, cofounder and CEO of health insurtech Peachy about innovation in insurance novel distribution approaches and making health insurance accessible to more people.
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Amit Patel
03.12.2022
There are many factors to consider when it comes to staff turnover – but while some may be inevitable, such as retirement, a change in career, or even moving away, others can be controlled.
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Maddyness UK
03.12.2022
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
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Maddyness UK
02.12.2022
I have long been fascinated by group interaction. My academic journey was kickstarted by my days as a professional jazz trumpeter, where group dynamics and team leadership were critical to how well teams could improvise creatively. As a social scientist, I have spent the last two decades studying similar issues in the workplace. So, how can teams foster creativity in the workplace?
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Colin Fisher
01.12.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Abhinav Jain, cofounder and CEO of PowerMarket about simplifying customers’ solar transition journeys and saving organisations over 90% of their time and resources.
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Abhinav Jain
01.12.2022
Customers today demand empathetic, personalised and 24/7 instant support from every business they interact with. The companies who nail this customer experience will be the ones to succeed but the key is to not overcomplicating things.
30.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Simone Martinelli, cofounder of Volume about one-click checkouts, challenging legacy methodologies and the conviction and determination needed for success.
30.11.2022
The UK economy is an uncertain place right now. The economic landscape has suffered through Brexit, the pandemic and a raft of leadership changes. The pound’s downward spiral caused business confidence to plummet and now the Bank of England has warned that the UK is facing its longest recession since records began, with the economic downturn expected to extend into 2024 - that’s eight consecutive quarters.
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Joe Calnan
30.11.2022
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Molly Johnson-Jones, cofounder and CEO of Flexa Careers about flexible working, using your ingenuity and becoming the global source of truth about companies’ working environments.
29.11.2022
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