Data is like gold dust for ambitious start-ups and scale-ups.

The start-up world has experienced a major shift in gender dynamics in recent years. More and more female founders are breaking through traditional barriers and gaining momentum as entrepreneurs, launching successful businesses in every industry from skincare to biotechnology.

Earlier this month, some of the Harmonic team and I had the pleasure of attending Web Summit 2022 held in Lisbon. Web Summit is Europe’s largest tech event that brings together some of the biggest names in tech alongside a global community of start-ups.

This article was sponsored by Harmonic Finance.

In the past two decades we have seen exponential growth in the Tech start-up and scale-up space and there is one trait, regardless of industry or sector, whether in SaaS, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, e-commerce, HealthTech, AdTech or a whole host of others, that they have in common and that is exponential headcount growth.

What comes to mind when we think of Venture Capitalists, and the type of businesses they support? I imagine Silicon Valley and mobile apps! It might surprise you, then, that venture capital is one of the most significant sources of funding in the modern hospitality business. Our specialist, Dan, has all the info...

We want to talk to you a little bit about what comes next. At the moment, it seems that every article or opinion piece is either leading you down the garden path by pretending all is fine and nothing has changed, or they’re pushing a narrative of doom and despair. As with most things, we need to be setting our sights somewhere down the middle - but with an optimistic twist. Allow Olly to elaborate...

As you’ll hopefully already be aware, Harmonic Finance and Harmonic Operations pride ourselves on recruiting for some of the world’s most cutting-edge technology companies. As a bit of light relief from that thing we’re all talking about (!), here’s some of our hot takes on the most exciting ‘Emerging Tech’ developments globally.

Many of you will be wondering what you can do to help during these unprecedented times. Where can you volunteer? Will it affect your furlough agreement? We have answer to all this and more... Read on and find out what you can do.

During the current lockdown, virtual onboarding is a necessary evil - but one that could be embraced even after this all has passed.

This article delves into credit control’s crucial role, so that we can begin to understand what they do - and why now is the perfect time to hire one.

With studies showing that trust between a CFO and CEO is paramount to a good relationship, we explore what this can mean for your business and how to foster that environment.