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Constant Contact buys GURU event & education assets
Marketing Technologies

Constant Contact buys GURU event & education assets

Constant Contact buys GURU Conference, SubjectLine.com and Certified GURU to deepen its email marketing tools, training and community reach.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Global fintech funding climbs 21% as UK takes second spot
Data Analytics

Global fintech funding climbs 21% as UK takes second spot

Global fintech funding jumped 21% to USD $53 billion in 2025, as the UK secured second place worldwide with USD $3.6 billion.

By Mark Tarre • 5 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Isle of Man to host 2026 Interceltic Business Forum
Clean technologies

Isle of Man to host 2026 Interceltic Business Forum

The Isle of Man will host the 2026 Interceltic Business Forum, uniting Celtic regions to deepen economic ties and showcase innovation.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Thu, 8th Jan 2026
FedEx impact in Asia Pacific hits USD $5.7 billion
Digital Transformation

FedEx impact in Asia Pacific hits USD $5.7 billion

FedEx says its Asia Pacific operations delivered USD $5.7 billion in economic impact in 2025 as it ramps up routes, tech and green investments.

By Kaleah Salmon • 6 min read • Wed, 7th Jan 2026

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Gen Z 'lily padding' forces UK employers to rethink careers
Human Capital Management

Gen Z 'lily padding' forces UK employers to rethink careers

Gen Z 'lily padding' is pushing UK employers to ditch rigid promotion ladders and design flexible, personalised career paths to retain staff.

By Sofiah Nichole Salivio • 6 min read • Wed, 21st Jan 2026
Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction
Hybrid & Remote Work

Money now outweighs health as key to UK life satisfaction

Money has overtaken health, time and relationships as the main driver of life satisfaction in the UK, new research from Intuit shows.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Fri, 16th Jan 2026
Rebecca Dawson hailed in UK list of inspiring women
eCommerce

Rebecca Dawson hailed in UK list of inspiring women

Plus-size outdoor champion Rebecca Dawson named among UK's 100 most inspiring female entrepreneurs in Small Business Britain list.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Saskatchewan invests CAD $2.2M into early-stage Prairies tech
Software-as-a-Service

Saskatchewan invests CAD $2.2M into early-stage Prairies tech

The province's incubators commit to nine early-stage tech projects in mining, agtech, health and logistics to drive innovation.

By Jake MacAndrew • 3 min read • Thu, 15th Jan 2026
Binder hires Tall to humanise its mortgage CRM brand
Customer Relationship Management

Binder hires Tall to humanise its mortgage CRM brand

Mortgage CRM specialist Binder hires design agency Tall to soften its image, promising a more human, less process-heavy broker experience.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 14th Jan 2026
Kent tech founder Ben Towers awarded MBE for startups
Software-as-a-Service

Kent tech founder Ben Towers awarded MBE for startups

Kent tech founder Ben Towers, 27, wins an MBE in the New Year Honours for his work backing startups and shaping the UK's AI strategy.

By Joseph Gabriel Lagonsin • 3 min read • Tue, 13th Jan 2026
AI drives rise of solo 'Founder + AI' UK businesses
Software-as-a-Service

AI drives rise of solo 'Founder + AI' UK businesses

AI is fuelling a boom in solo UK “Founder + AI” ventures as entrepreneurs favour lean, automated operations over hiring staff.

By Kaleah Salmon • 3 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge
Fintech

Isle of Man seeks health tech for 2026 Innovation Challenge

Isle of Man opens 2026 Innovation Challenge to global health tech teams, offering a testbed to trial tools for care at home and in communities.

By Mark Tarre • 4 min read • Mon, 12th Jan 2026
FOLO-UP launches watchdog to spot unsafe online goods
Software-as-a-Service

FOLO-UP launches watchdog to spot unsafe online goods

UK start-up FOLO-UP launches automated watchdog to scan online marketplaces and help remove tens of thousands of unsafe products.

By Sean Mitchell • 4 min read • Fri, 9th Jan 2026
Victoria University honours Dame Theresa, Sir David
EduTech

Victoria University honours Dame Theresa, Sir David

Victoria University of Wellington to award honorary doctorates to Dame Theresa Gattung and Sir David Carruthers in December.

By Sean Mitchell • 5 min read • Tue, 6th Jan 2026
Nottingham tech boom outpaces lagging innovation cash
EduTech

Nottingham tech boom outpaces lagging innovation cash

Nottingham tech startups and grads surge ahead, but the city trails rival hubs on Innovate UK cash, securing just GBP £6.1 million in 2024/25.

By Kaleah Salmon • 5 min read • Fri, 2nd Jan 2026
PushON marks 20 years with rapid growth & AI focus
Digital Transformation

PushON marks 20 years with rapid growth & AI focus

Manchester agency PushON marks 20 years with 40% revenue growth, tripled scale and fresh AI-driven, international eCommerce ambitions.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Fri, 2nd Jan 2026
ANNA Money secures GBP £10m debt to scale AI tax app
Digital Transformation

ANNA Money secures GBP £10m debt to scale AI tax app

ANNA Money secures GBP £10m growth debt from Flashpoint to scale its AI-driven tax app ahead of the UK's 2026 Making Tax Digital shift.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 29th Dec 2025