Manchester executive chauffeur operator says private-hire drivers considering premium EVs must understand licensing, client service and operator standards before moving into professional chauffeur work.
Nearhuman, a physical AI start-up based at Bristol Robotics Laboratory, has raised £350,000 in pre-seed funding led by SFC Capital. The funding will support the development of on-device safety technology for shared e-scooter and e-bike fleets.
Invesport Partners, an investment and consolidation platform dedicated to European small and mid-sized businesses in sport and wellbeing, announces that it has acquired a stake in HumanFab, a leading centre of expertise in human performance engineering and sports performance. Completed in September 2026, this minority investment comes with a shared project: the development of a network of regional performance hubs in France and across Europe.
Invesport Partners today announces its creation. Founded by five entrepreneurs and senior executives with backgrounds in healthcare, finance, media, sport and retail, the company is an investment and consolidation platform dedicated to European small and mid-sized businesses in sport and wellbeing. Its ambition is to become Europe’s reference operator in human performance, through a network of regional hubs serving professional clubs, companies and elite amateur athletes in particular.
OAREX provides Multilocal with £4M capital facility to support international expansion and M&A strategy.
Kickstarter reservations are now open for the new 3-in-1 AI Fishing Scout, combining underwater vision, dual-frequency sonar and AI assistance in one integrated system to give anglers a more complete way to scout the water.
Europe is renting its future rather than building it. It relies on others for its energy, its computing power and much of the capital its companies need to grow. Its leaders are pushing reform of markets and regulation to improve the conditions, but policy alone cannot build what Europe now rents. That falls to its companies, and in large part to the growth-stage private businesses that have had little voice in the debate about Europe’s future.
Silicon Valley veteran and global transformation leader Jennifer Vessels warns that outdated leadership practices are leaving organisations ill-equipped for the age of AI, ahead of the publication of her new Wiley book, Emergence: How Leaders Break Free from Outdated Thinking, on 22 October.
Employers of Record (EoRs) have become an increasingly prominent feature of international workforce strategies, enabling organizations to engage talent in new markets without establishing a local legal entity.
United Exploration Partners V, LLC (“UXPV” or “United”) today announced the successful closing of its acquisition of certain oil and natural gas assets from Winding River Energy Services, Inc. (“WRES”).
As Research Founding Partner and sponsor of PEIA’s Companion Animal Welfare Journey, ICE-Tech is supporting new research to better understand the experiences, decisions and connections shaping animal welfare, access to veterinary care and pet insurance.
World Services Group (WSG) is pleased to announce the election of the 2026–2027 Board of Directors.
