Actus

Un must have pour nos lecteurs, cette rubrique "Actu" revient sur l’actualité chaude de l’écosystème entrepreneurial français : annonces financières et gouvernementales, rachats, mouvements etc.
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Why mentors are the key to successful teams
As Richard Branson once remarked, "If you ask any successful businessperson, they will always have had a great mentor at some point along the road."
Opinion by " Lucci Levi
11.01.2022
Why mentors are the key to successful teams
Let’s have an honest talk about shady startup investment
“Is this investor for real?” I get that question a lot. Definitely more than I should. Because my answer is always the same and it’s always some form of “I don’t know.”
Tools by " Joe Procopio
11.01.2022
Let’s have an honest talk about shady startup investment
Using natural compounds to fight food waste
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Nanyang Technological University researchers have developed biodegradable food packaging that may extend the shelf life of fresh fruit while killing harmful microbes.
Decoding by " Fred Fullerton
10.01.2022
Using natural compounds to fight food waste
7 tech startups from Cornwall to watch
When most people think of Cornwall, they might bring to mind spectacular beaches, rolling surf, Cornish pasties or cream teas. But what people might not know about is the thriving tech scene that is producing some seriously exciting businesses. 
Portfolio by " Maddyness UK
08.01.2022
7 startups to watch in Cornwall
Planet friendly toothpaste, hospitality apps and sustainable shopping in this week's MaddyMoney
Every week, Maddyness brings you the latest investment news from the UK startup ecosystem. Here's a recap of this week's investments.
Decoding by " Maddyness UK
07.01.2022
Maddymoney startup investment-news
The fight to save freelance workers
Although freelancers make up more than four million people, a massive part of the British economy, they have long been undervalued and overlooked. Being self-employed can offer flexibility and autonomy in a number of varied sectors. However, significant stigma and snobbery around self-employment remains.
Opinion by " Derek Reynolds
06.01.2022
The fight to save freelance workers
Meet Sweatcoin, the app converting your steps into currency
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Anton Derlyatka, CEO at Sweatcoin, about tackling obesity, overcoming scepticism from investors, and reaching a huge 50M users.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
06.01.2022
Meet Sweatcoin, the app converting your steps into currency
A 'one size fits all' approach to events will not pass the test in the education world
The virtual events space blew up during the pandemic, with platforms like Hopin being valued at $7.75B when just two years old. A number of other hybrid and virtual event platforms have mushroomed over the last 12 months, with most of them optimised for the lucrative conferences, expos and webinars market.
Opinion by " San Misra
05.01.2022
A 'one size fits all' approach to events will not pass the test in the education world
Meet Proportunity, the startup that wants to get you on the property ladder
As part of our quick fire questions series – or QFQs – we spoke to Vadim Toader, cofounder of Proportunity, a mortgage lender that allows homebuyers to purchase a property with only a 5% deposit.
Portfolio by " Kirstie Pickering
05.01.2022
Meet Propertunity, the startup that wants to get you on the property ladder
How we speak about diversity matters – we do unintended harm when we ignore this
The language we use to describe ourselves and others has the power to attract, and alienate – the latter often unintentionally, and even when such descriptors come from a place of progress.
Opinion by " Eleanor Kaye, Lara Pawade and Lisa Shu
04.01.2022
How we speak about diversity matters – we do unintended harm when we ignore this
The hard truth of knowing when to wind down your startup
Every good entrepreneur starts a new business with the best of intentions. And every good entrepreneur — even the best of them — will face more than one moment during their tenure as a company leader when they wonder if this whole startup thing might have been such a great idea after all.
Tools by " Joe Procopio
04.01.2022
The hard truth of knowing when to wind down your startup
Meet The Washing Machine Project, who want to be "the Dyson of the humanitarian world.”
Nav Sawhney and his team hope the manual washing machine will allow women to spend more time educating themselves, working or spending time with loved ones.
Portfolio by " Abby Wallace
03.01.2022
“We want to be the Dyson of the humanitarian world”: meet The Washing Machine Project
5 side hustles that pay you in cryptocurrency
From putting your skills to work to playing online games for money to creating passive income streams that will help you reach financial freedom, the possibilities to earn extra income are endless. However, if you're interested in getting paid in cryptos, things tend to narrow down considerably.
Tools by " Jordan Bishop
01.01.2022
5 Side hustles that pay you in cryptos
Social networks need to convert passive viewers into motivated creators
Digital media is a tricky phenomenon. It expands the growth of the economy, provides people with new forms of income, and fosters connection, but it can also facilitate bullying, harassment and cause mental health problems.
Opinion by " Anton Volovyk
31.12.2021
How businesses can use live shopping to increase sales

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