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Hostinger launches eCommerce tool for small sellers
Software-as-a-Service

Hostinger launches eCommerce tool for small sellers

Small merchants can now sell across websites, social media and messaging apps from one dashboard as online discovery shifts to AI and social channels.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • This month
BlueProof founders named finalists in entrepreneur awards
Fintech

BlueProof founders named finalists in entrepreneur awards

The Cambridge firm's shortlist place boosts its profile as it expands festival and public sector deployments, including work with the NHS.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Healthy Skin Lab seeks NZD $4m to fuel US expansion
Supply Chain

Healthy Skin Lab seeks NZD $4m to fuel US expansion

Strong US demand has pushed the skincare brand to seek NZD $4 million, as stock shortages and FDA registration open wider retail channels.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • This month

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Techreach launches UK consultancy for MSP founders
Customer Relationship Management

Techreach launches UK consultancy for MSP founders

MSP owners could gain more targeted marketing support as a new UK consultancy promises advice shaped by first-hand operating experience.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last week
Business Buzz opens 2026 awards for small UK businesses
Small Business

Business Buzz opens 2026 awards for small UK businesses

Free entry could draw hundreds of SMEs nationwide, as the awards spotlight entrepreneurs, teams and local businesses across 10 categories.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • Last week
Amazon boosts Ohio with USD $23 billion investment
Data centers

Amazon boosts Ohio with USD $23 billion investment

The spending now supports more than 41,000 jobs in Ohio, while Amazon's local sellers and suppliers add further economic lift across the state.

By Mark Tarre • 3 min read • This month
AI grabs 44% of UK smaller-business equity funding
Artificial Intelligence

AI grabs 44% of UK smaller-business equity funding

Smaller UK businesses saw funding weaken as AI deals soaked up a record share of equity investment, despite overall market value slipping 4%.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Verizon programme helps Florida optician grow revenue
Digital Transformation

Verizon programme helps Florida optician grow revenue

The Florida optical shop lifted revenue by 16% after owner Lea Agramonte used free training to tighten budgets and adopt digital tools.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • This month
BioLabs picks Cambridge for first UK site at campus
Data Science

BioLabs picks Cambridge for first UK site at campus

The move gives the campus its first commercial occupier for The Sequence and adds 21,000 sq ft of labs for health start-ups.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • This month
Ngāti Whātua launches tech scholarship for Māori youth
Education, Learning & Training

Ngāti Whātua launches tech scholarship for Māori youth

Young Māori could gain funding, mentoring and industry links under a new scheme aimed at building future leaders in technology and entrepreneurship.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • This month
SoFi launches small-business loans for its members
Fintech

SoFi launches small-business loans for its members

Small business owners facing tighter credit can now seek fixed-rate funding of up to USD $250,000 through SoFi, with decisions in minutes.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 3 min read • This month
UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager
Robotics

UC Berkeley SkyDeck names Cole Harry Japan Program Manager

The expansion will deepen Berkeley's ties with Japanese universities and government bodies as it scales bootcamps and founder exchange programmes.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 3 min read • Last month
Why the freelance economy might be the smartest tool a tech founder never considers
eLearning

Why the freelance economy might be the smartest tool a tech founder never considers

A lean network of specialists helped Echo3 sell more than 80,000 health and safety courses while keeping costs low in its early years.

By Alex King • 3 min read • Last month
Isle of Man names four winners in health care challenge
Health Technologies

Isle of Man names four winners in health care challenge

Four health tech firms will get six months of support after a contest that drew 125 entries from 25 countries to the Isle of Man.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 4 min read • Last month
ASTRSK launches academy for founders to run outreach
Software-as-a-Service

ASTRSK launches academy for founders to run outreach

Early-stage startups can now access a cheaper alternative to PR agencies as ASTRSK packages its outreach know-how into software and training.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 4 min read • Last month
The Candy Garage doubles sales after logistics shift
Digital Transformation

The Candy Garage doubles sales after logistics shift

Outsourced fulfilment has freed the Lincoln confectionery firm to scale up, with daily collections replacing weekly dispatches and turnover climbing.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
British Business Bank backs 10 first-time venture funds
Artificial Intelligence

British Business Bank backs 10 first-time venture funds

The move aims to widen access to early-stage funding as 57% of the selected general partners are women and 43% are from ethnic minorities.

By Karen Joy Bacudo • 5 min read • Last month
Arena Animation marks 30 years as India's AVGC-XR grows
Gaming

Arena Animation marks 30 years as India's AVGC-XR grows

India's push to build a bigger AVGC-XR industry is bolstering demand for skills, as Arena Animation turns 30 after training 500,000 students.

By Regine Laguilles • 4 min read • Last month