Entrepreneurship stories - Page 2

Entrepreneurs increasingly see AI as a tool for efficiency and cost-cutting, not a springboard to new markets or sustainability goals.

FinTech North will convene major brands, start-ups and policymakers in Liverpool next week as it seeks to cement the city as a key fintech hub.

Scopey Onsite has raised EUR €523k in pre-seed funding to expand its AI-based construction reporting platform across Ireland, the UK and Australia.

Personnel Checks buys Manchester-based Know Your Candidate, gaining 2,000 SME clients and a second UK base in a six-figure deal.

'He/Him Salary', hidden networks and biased hiring still block women's careers and pay, business leaders warn ahead of International Women's Day.

Buckinghamshire emerges as a rare bright spot for women inventors as new data show the UK still lags Europe on gender balance in patents.

Wilbe launches flexible life sciences lab hub in White City to tackle early-stage startup space crunch and back scientist founders.

Women in tech win visibility but little venture capital; real progress demands funding that follows performance, not familiar faces.

On International Women's Day 2026, women in fintech expose an “authority gap” where progress on paper masks bias in daily decisions.

On IWD 2026, women like Weenect's Bénédicte de Villemeur Vieille are redefining pet tech with GPS innovation and human‑centred leadership.

Women in fintech say inclusion tech is advancing faster than culture, warning against hollow celebration while pushing for real structural change.

Ahead of IWD 2026, Craft Club's Nakisah Williams champions slow, sustainable growth over blitzscaling as a new model of female leadership.

Ahead of International Women's Day, new research exposes how shattered confidence, bias and complexity fuel a stubborn credit gap for women.

From runway to boardroom, Australia's pageant stage doubles as a high-stakes PR lab for purpose-driven personal branding in 2026.

On International Women's Day, a data leader urges young women to train for unseen careers, valuing curiosity and pivots over rigid plans.

On International Women's Day, a telecom leader argues that mentorship lets women give to gain, multiplying influence across STEM.

Women founders are closing the start-up gap, but with VC still lagging, visibility and public storytelling are now vital growth capital.

Women founders risk empires built on rented platforms; owning domains turns digital identity into an asset they control and can scale.

Women in tech and finance say workplaces must be redesigned, with data-led accountability and digital finance access to match women's ambitions.

Women wary of start-up risk can thrive as intrapreneurs, driving innovation inside companies while keeping the security of a salary.