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UK firms must embed in China to unlock long-term growth.

Young Birmingham entrepreneur grows multimedia business through West Midlands investment.

Artificial intelligence strengthens fire watch guard services through verified compliance and accountability.

Why Optimistic Business Plans Poison Otherwise Good Businesses

Founders can learn from elite sport: recovery isn’t weakness, it’s strategy.

Vennre raises $9.6m to broaden private market access in MENA

Most people who have waited days for an international payment to clear know that ‘instant’ money often travels at a walking pace. That slow, uneven reality sits behind the work of Ritesh Kakkad and Atul Khekade, co-founders of the institutional-grade blockchain platform XDC Network. The duo now spends their time rethinking how digital infrastructure may […]

Missing the EU-Start-ups Summit 2026 risks key connections

Most founders treat compliance as something to deal with later. In reality, poor compliance — not regulation itself — is what slows companies down. When embedded early and treated as a strategic asset, compliance becomes a powerful growth engine rather than a brake on innovation.

UK government funding aims to accelerate British AI research and innovation

They say, “No man is an island.” And nowhere is this more evident than in large residential buildings where hundreds of people cross paths every day. In the digital age, the quality of building life isn’t measured in square footage; it’s defined by the small moments of connection: a neighbour offering help, a local vendor […]

Experienced founders seek durability, substance over speed in med tech

How BFA (British Franchise Association) member Kate Ball, built a successful family business following the sudden death of her younger brother

Business success magnifies what already exists in a relationship. For this couple, it became the fuel for their shared emotional and financial evolution.

Leadership is often framed as vision or personal charisma. In practice, it is far more measurable. It appears in how decisions are structured, how responsibility is distributed, and how organisations grow without becoming fragile. This is where Bilat Shaista, professionally known as Bil Sha, has built his credibility. Bilat’s stance reflects sustained leadership across consulting, […]

Many people move through the AI-enabled digital world believing they are protected simply because they use secure devices, encrypted platforms, or familiar services. Yet global privacy expert and founder of Privacy Pros Academy, Jamal Ahmed, suggests that the feeling of safety can be misleading. He often frames the issue with an analogy. “If you lived […]

Entrepreneurs are often taught to view growth as a technical problem. When momentum slows, the assumption is that something external needs to be fixed: the strategy refined, the systems optimized, the execution tightened. For many founders, especially those who are purpose-driven and deeply invested in the meaning behind their work, this logic eventually stops delivering […]

If you are questioning what technological breakthroughs mean both for you and to you, you are not alone. Many of us have tech anxiety (Pew found that, on average, 34 percent of adults in 25 countries were more concerned than excited about concepts like artificial intelligence). The question of “how will IT impact me?” resonates […]

How net zero moves from ambition to operational, investable reality

How UK start-ups navigate funding, policy, and impact

Amidst grim OBR forecasts for the UK economy published during the Autumn Budget, creating AI data centre hubs offers a route to improved economic growth, enhanced public services and job creation. Mehdi Paryavi, CEO and Founder of the International Data Center Authority (IDCA), looks at the opportunities.

Artificial intelligence (AI) agents are finding a place in modern business operations, albeit limited by their capacity for natural communication. Companies intent on global scaling interact with international customers in a range of contexts, requiring efficient and consistent communication. Elevenlabs is working to reorient perspectives on automation, contributing toward a productive future for AI voice […]

AI enables work, humans ensure accountability

India’s progress contrasts with UK

BFA reveals robust confidence among members

In the race to decarbonise the built environment, ambition has rarely been the problem.

The unsexy stuff that separates brands that scale from brands that fail

The hospitality industry has reached an inflection point in how it handles one of the oldest forms of guest communication. While 78% of hotel chains have already integrated AI solutions, voice technology represents the next frontier in an industry still grappling with staffing shortages, missed revenue, and the challenge of maintaining personal service at scale. […]

UK can lead Net Zero by aligning policy, funding, planning.

As markets saturate, seasoned founders increasingly turn to medical technology.