Pact Coffee provides consumers and businesses with 100% speciality grade, quality-checked and freshly roasted coffee on plans that are flexible and convenient. Maddyness spoke with Paul Turton CEO to understand how the company is coping during the COVID-19 pandemic and what the future holds.
01.07.2020
Which jobs have thrived and flourished in the COVID-19? This is what L'Atelier - an independent foresight company within the BNP Paribas Group - aimed to discover in their recent research flooking at the "virtual economy".
30.06.2020
In 2019, about 200 new tech startups were created in Sheffield which makes it an attractive hub for any founders located in the Yorkshire region. Maddyness selected some of the tech startups to watch in Sheffield.
30.06.2020
Unilever's revised climate goals are the most ambitious of any consumer goods firms in relation to emissions reduction and include plans to put labels on each of its 70,000 products detailing how much greenhouse gas was emitted during their manufacture and shipping.
29.06.2020
With thousands of venture capital firms operating around the world, it’s often tricky to differentiate between them. Having Niklas Zennström - a Skype co-founder - as a founding partner of one though, definitely helps when it comes to standing out from the crowd. Esat Dedezade spoke with Ben Blume, Principal at Atomico to discover more.
29.06.2020
As lockdown eases, changes in how we do business have only just begun. One country that might be able to provide valuable insight is Germany. Having begun lockdown easing back in April, it is already dealing with the next economic phase that small businesses (SMEs) in the UK will soon have to adapt to. A recent study by Vimcar reveals what Britain’s economic future might look like and gives 4 ways SMEs can thrive in a New Normal.
29.06.2020
Cautiously, slowly, the UK employee is being urged to return to work. For many of us, remote working has been surprisingly successful and for some, a benefit of lockdown, but now as we negotiate a safe and productive return to work there are some serious challenges. Paul Statham of Condeco explores the current situation.
29.06.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you MaddyCrowd revealing our selection of projects available on crowdfunding platforms. Here's this week's selection.
27.06.2020
According to data from Startup Genome London has one of the world’s most favourable ecosystems to build a globally successful startup. The UK capital improved on its joint third place in 2019, to tie in second place with New York this year.
26.06.2020
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
26.06.2020
Caroline Franczia puts on her wizarding cloak to find parallels between business departments and the different houses in the world of Harry Potter and discovers that when it comes to selling, a common language and united front will always be the most effective method.
25.06.2020
The startup ecosystem will take a year or more to fully recover from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, with economic and political risk representing the biggest barrier to innovation in that time, according to new data from Kamet Ventures.
25.06.2020
There are three types of people in the world today: those who have heard of Bitcoin, those who haven’t and the last group who acknowledges its existence but refuse to accept its potential. Bitcoin’s rocky past and uncertain future has yet to win over the majority audience on the world’s financial and global stage.
25.06.2020
Working in the startup industry means that you can sometimes become a bit jaded as to the real issues and problems that face society. Luckily, Maddyness was able to interview Christopher Kenna founder and CEO of Brand Advance.
25.06.2020