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Ever struggle with imposter syndrome? Ian Child, author and co-founder of training company propertyCEO shares 10 top tips that will help. Albert Einstein, Serena Williams, Tom Hanks, and Lady Gaga are all famous sufferers of Imposter Syndrome. But they’re not alone – it is estimated that around 70% of the population is afflicted, with some groups being more prone than others, s...
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Thomas Peham, VP of Marketing at enterprise CMS Storyblok, explores the new marketing opportunities afforded by the metaverse and AI and where startups should consider placing their marketing spend. Ever since Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta's rebrand towards the back end of 2021, it would seem it was all that anyone could talk about. Shortly after, of course, Microsoft joined the metaverse p...
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  Changes to Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme as new tax year begins promise to support 2000 new startup businesses across the UK. The Enterprise Investment Scheme Association (EISA) is highlighting that the new terms of the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme come into effect from today, 6th April, as the new tax year starts. These changes promise to support 2000 new startup businesses acro...
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The lowdown on Achelous Energy, the UK-based startup that's developing innovative solutions to help reduce C02 emissions and achieve Net Zero. Water’s pretty good. It could be said that it’s quite important to the continuing existence of life on the planet. More importantly, it makes coffee. But have you ever considered powering your Playstation with it? Of course, it’s nothin...
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The lowdown on Entocycle, the London-based startup that's using insects and technology to help drive a global transition to sustainable protein. It has been a while since we’ve written about insects. ‘Why don’t you write more about insects,’ we hear you say. If you insist. When it comes to protein production, insects are an extremely valuable source. Not only do they pro...
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Innovation that matters - equiwatt, the startup that's on a mission to make clean energy more affordable and accessible to everyone. Energy prices always seem to be on the rise, despite the increase in renewable energy sources being implemented, and regardless of what’s going on in the world. Recently, though, world events have caused energy prices to spike significantly, causing a great...
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How to select your best ideas and take them forward - Chris Thomason, Founder of Ingenious Growth shares 5 tips to help you do just that. As a startup founder it’s great to have an abundance of creative ideas, but not all ideas are created equal. How can you tell which to push ahead with and which to ditch?  Here are five things to take into account when selecting the best ideas to t...
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Early stage VC fund Anamcara led by Female Solo GP Closes $10.6M Seed Fund to Invest in Founders Building Defining B2B Software Companies Anamcara, a new early stage venture capital fund to invest in companies defining the new wave of business technologies, has launched with a $10.6M fund.   Anamcara’s mission is to invest in exceptional founders building B2B companies and to form ...
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Koala, the innovative travel insurtech startup, secures investment to fuel its growth in Europe, expand its team and build additional travel protections. Koala, the travel insurtech, announces the successful completion of a €2 million fundraising round led by its existing investor Insurtech Gateway and welcomes 3 new investors: Uneti Ventures, Slimmer AI and Sterling Oak.  This roun...
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The best early stage tech startups from across the UK revealed in Tech Nation’s final Rising Stars competition. Tech Nation, the growth platform for tech scaleups, has today announced the 10 winners of its fifth and final iteration of the Rising Stars competition, which recognises the brightest and best early-stage tech companies from all areas of the country. This year&rsq...
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Over 100 organisations come together via The Micro Business Alliance to help provide a voice for the UK's startups, micro businesses and small businesses. Over 100 organisations that work in supporting micro businesses have united to create and launch the Micro Business Alliance. The support provided to businesses during the pandemic failed to recognise the vast majority of micro businesses th...
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The lowdown on London-based hearing wellness startup Mumbli and its mission to help businesses provide inclusive spaces for all hearing abilities and preferences. We recently wrote about Deaf AI, a startup addressing the lacking support for people who need to speak in sign language when it comes to video calls and other digital interactions. Following on from this look into inclusivity around h...
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