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As any business owner will attest to, one of the biggest challenges of all is getting the cash flow right. Whilst it’s pretty easy to issue an invoice to a client for services or goods provided, it can often be a very different story when you are trying to get that invoice paid. Credit control can be a nightmare - particularly in the early days. Help is now at hand however thanks to our late...
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In recent years it’s become ever more apparent that lifelong learning is an absolute must whether it’s for our professional development or simply for personal achievement. And thanks to technology, it’s become easier than ever before too - technology such as the platform that’s been created by our latest Startup of the Week for instance. HowNow is a digital platform which ...
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As we all know, the internet has had a huge impact on the retail sector and not always in a positive way. As online shopping has surged, the good old bricks and mortar stores have suffered. That however may no longer be the case, thanks to our latest startup of the week. NearSt is a startup which is “on a mission to get all of us back into our high street shops”. Here’s how it...
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Let’s face it - online reviews and ratings are pretty important to most of us these days. Whether we want to check out other people’s opinions of a particular restaurant or what the general consensus is on the latest blockbuster movie, it’s become the norm to do a little online research in advance of committing either our money or our time. Of course there are lots of online res...
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As we all know, when you’re starting a business, getting advice and support from people who truly “get” your idea is an absolute must. For traditional businesses, that can be pretty straightforward, however if your startup is a digital one, that is unfortunately not always the case. Our latest Startup of the Week is on a mission to change all that - in one area in particular &nd...
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Bibliophiles take note - this one’s for you. Why? Because reading and the joy that it brings is at the very core of our latest Startup of the Week. Illumicrate is a subscription service for book lovers. Here’s how it works. Subscribe to the service and every quarter you will receive a crate filled with all sorts of book goodies. There’ll be at least one newly released book (...
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Whilst we all know that technology can improve our lives in many ways, it’s becoming increasingly apparent that it can help save lives too. It’s pretty much a given then that innovations and advancements in the medical and healthcare sectors which have the potential to be life-saving ought to be high on our radar. Innovations such as Medimee - our latest Startup of the Week. Medimee ...
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As we all know, we’re living in what is pretty much a throwaway society. Most of us tend to dispose and replace products rather than repair or re-use them and we don’t necessarily expect things to last. However, it doesn’t have to be like that. It’s simply a matter of making better choices and in particular more informed ones. The good news is that our latest Startup of t...
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We’ve all been there. The quick dash to grab a lunchtime sarnie becomes an ordeal when we’re met with a huge queue. Of course the same applies with the all-essential morning coffee. Everyone else always seems to get there first. If that all sounds pretty familiar, then we reckon that our latest Startup of the Week ought to be right up your street. Ordoo is a mobile ordering app desi...
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Whilst construction is one of the most diverse industrial sectors, it hasn’t always been the most innovative. Tradition rather than disruption has been paramount. However our latest startup of the week is on a mission to change all that and in so doing aims to address many of the industry’s efficiency problems and challenges. Buildupp is a new platform which hopes to become “the...
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