#BusinessGuide Dragons’ Den star and retail tycoon Theo Paphitis has dismissed the government’s rumoured proposal to curb rising food prices as “another one of those hair-brained, headline-grabbing, insincere schemes.” Speaking to Startups t...
Friday, June 2, 2023
Theo Paphitis slams ‘headline-grabbing and insincere’ food price cap scheme #StartUps
Saturday, May 27, 2023
Why should you apply to the Startups 100 Index for 2024? #StartUps
#BusinessGuide The Startups 100 Index is the longest-running new business index in the UK. Since 2008, our authoritative panel of experts has shone a light on 1,500 early-stage startups, including industry-giants like Monzo, Deliveroo, and R...
Friday, May 26, 2023
Amazon will pay for hundreds of apprentices for online sellers #StartUps
#BusinessGuide Amazon has pledged to create 750 apprenticeships within SMEs across England next year, including 300 roles for companies that sell on its store. As part of an £8m investment, the tech giant will fund 300 of the new roles at sm...
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Here’s where all your staff are going (and how to stop them from leaving) #StartUps
#BusinessGuide The last few years have seen thousands of UK job seekers switch careers as part of a mass wave of quittings dubbed the ‘Great Resignation’. Now, new data from Indeed has unveiled the industries with the lowest levels of staff ...
Monday, May 22, 2023
Four-Day Work Week: UK survey reveals high appetite, but confusion over pay #StartUps
#BusinessGuide Almost eight in ten employees (78%) would be in favour of a four-day week, but are unclear what the policy looks like in practice, according to a new survey conducted by Startups.co.uk. In collaboration with YouGov, we asked a...
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Almost a third of Gen Z founders think they lack the business knowledge to succeed #StartUps
#BusinessGuide Young people have plenty of entrepreneurial enthusiasm but have low confidence about their practical business skills, according to a new report by Connectd. The survey, conducted by independent pollsters Censuswide, explored t...