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Entrepreneur and author Fiona Hudson-Kelly shares some insights on why more female-led startups ought to focus on scaling and selling. Since the 2008 economic downturn, 58% of all newly self-employed people have been women. The coronavirus pandemic increased these numbers even further, with 145,200 all-female-led businesses being incorporated in 2021 – nearly triple the number in 2018.&nb...
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TechIreland and Startacus announce details of Innovation Island Connect events aimed at enhancing cross-border B2B relations between the tech sectors in Ireland and NI. A great opportunity for tech companies, services firms, investors and business leaders to meet at Innovation Island Connect on June 1st in Dublin and June 7th in Belfast. Innovation Island Connect events are focused on enhancin...
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London-based startup Skarper has developed an innovative solution that lets you transform any bike into an eBike in one click. The rise in popularity of e-bikes might not be anything too staggering, but the e-bike market is projected to be worth over $40 billion by 2030 (significantly more, depending on what research you look at), so it’s also nothing to sniff at either. There are some pr...
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Cognassist is a startup on a mission to help every individual reach their full potential in education and work and ensure that neurodiversity is embraced, every day. Neurodiversity is a broad term that encompasses a broad range of ways of thinking, behaving, or learning, including Autism, ADHD, and dyslexia, among many others. Neurodiversity is finally being more catered to, meaning that the 1 ...
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The lowdown on Recycap, the Alicante-based startup and its innovative solution for recycling coffee capsules for home, commercial and industrial use. Coffee pods have become popular thanks to their ability to balance the taste of proper ground coffee with the simplicity and convenience of instant coffee. The problem, of course, is that the coffee comes inside either plastic or aluminium pods th...
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Full Stack Technical Hiring Platform, hackajob, has secured a $25m Series B funding round to continue its growth in the United States. Great news for hackajob, the full stack technical hiring platform, with the announcement of a $25m Series B funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm, Volition Capital, with participation from existing investors AXA Venture Partners and Foresight...
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Riley, the innovative Irish startup that offers eco-friendly period products launches new campaign on Seedrs to support further product development and growth of its team. Riley, an Irish startup disrupting the period care market, has launched its second crowdfunding campaign. Founded by an all female team, Riley has already come a long way since launching from a garage in West Cork two years ...
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Chris Thomason, author and founder of Ingenious Growth shares 8 top tips to help you build confidence in your ability to think creatively You’ve had your big idea. You’ve started your business. And now you need to keep having great ideas – sorry, but you’re not done with creative thinking. There are many areas of your business where you’ll need to tap into creativi...
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  New investment opportunities with qualified startups offered at Raise Pitch Nights, Northern Ireland's only public startup-investor connection events. The new financial year brings exciting opportunities for individuals to diversify their investment portfolio and have a transformative impact on local startups with a global vision. The startup ecosystem across the island of Ireland both No...
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Calling all early stage tech startups from NI and ROI! Here’s a fab opportunity to showcase your innovative business in the upStart startup zone at Digital DNA! Digital DNA Belfast is set to play host to some of the most exciting early stage startups from across Ireland. upStart, a showcase zone for early stage startups from Northern Ireland and Ireland, will play host to 16 of the most e...
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