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Food waste has been in the news quite a bit recently with some supermarkets admitting that although we might all avail of their BOGOF offers, we more than likely end up throwing out that second ‘free’ item. Of course it’s not only us as personal consumers who are guilty of causing food waste - supermarkets themselves, restaurants, cafes and in fact all catering places and sp...
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Remember those carefree days at uni when everything seemed so much simpler? Being away from home for the first time and the freedom that meant and all that subsequently entailed…(*ahem*)Of course if you were at uni before social networks really took off, what you got up to might have become the stuff of legend on campus, but wasn’t something that your nearest and dearest may have...
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Let’s face it. Some of us might have fab ideas for an app but just don’t have the technical know-how to actually make them happen. Well, that could all soon change thanks to our latest Startup of the Week. AppSeed is an app which will enable any one of us to transform our hand-drawn sketches into a fully functional working app in just a couple of clicks. After all, it’s eas...
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If you’re a parent you’ll know only too well how hard it can sometimes be to keep your kids entertained, especially when the weather is not the best and outdoor activities are perhaps less than appealing.Well, thanks to our latest Startup of the Week, keeping your kids engaged for hours regardless of what the weather is like has just got a whole lot easier. toucanBox is a subscription...
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If there is one startup ‘type’ that’s had a pretty big increase in popularity over the past few years, it’s the subscription based business. It seems like you can get virtually anything and everything delivered to your door these days - from coffee to crafts - there are subscription options for them all. However, keeping track of what’s available and finding new sub...
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They (whoever they are) often say that these days the world is a pretty small place. The internet has certainly helped bring us much closer to people in all corners of the world and that surely can only be a good thing. Well, for our latest Startup of the Week, linking people with other people is at the very core of what they’re trying to do. Map of Needs is a new platform which allows peop...
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Whether you’ve already embraced it or not, there can be no denying it - 3D printing is here to stay. In terms of tech advances and developments it’s way up there and we’re probably not even fully aware as yet of just how much of an impact it’s going to have for many of us. From independent jewellery makers and designers through to medical professionals - we’ll all be ...
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If you’re an artist or into collecting art, you’ll know only too well the frustrations that are associated with buying or selling art in the traditional way - whether it’s the pretty hefty commission fees that auction houses charge or the fact that some of the better known online auction options don’t necessarily cater for the right market. Well, our latest Startup of ...
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If you’re a writer these days you’ll know only too well that to create a successful product it’s not simply a matter of putting pen to paper or fingers to keyboard. Writing the content is just the beginning - there’s the whole matter of editing, publishing and of course marketing and promotion to be considered too.Our latest Startup of the Week is a business which is aiming...
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Let’s face it. Most of us would get nowhere without our to-do lists to keep us right. Sometimes though we end up spending more time adding tasks to the list than we actually do completing them.The result?A seemingly never-ending to-do list and an increasingly demotivated brain! Well, that could all be a thing of the past thanks to our latest Startup of the Week.Postpone is a to-do list web ...
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