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The lowdown on Phlo, the Glasgow-based startup that's on a mission to provide patients with faster, easier and more convenient access to their medication. Like many sectors, pharmacies have been experiencing problems with workforce shortages, operating costs, rising prices, and by 2024, it’s predicted that as many as 30,000 highstreet pharmacies will be closed down. This is bad for two o...
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Digital marketing agency Impression shares study on what 2023's marketing landscape is expected to look like and some tips on how best to distribute marketing budgets. More than two-thirds of businesses will increase their marketing budget this year, with half of those expecting search engine optimisation (SEO) to be their main revenue driver in 2023, according to a new report. Following a sur...
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Thinking about getting into property development? Ritchie Clapson, co-founder of leading property development training company propertyCEO shares insights on why this could be the optimal time to do just that. So, you have a brilliant business idea, but the current economic situation means now is not the time. Or, you’re finding it difficult to raise the necessary funds because of a lack ...
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The lowdown on Kelpi, the startup that's using seaweed to develop an innovative solution to the global plastic packaging problem. In the UK alone, households throw away around 100 billion articles of plastic packaging every year. As we have written so many times now, this is massively damaging to the environment and to sea life, because no matter where plastic ends up being discarded, it pollut...
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Catalyst opens call for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators for its annual INVENT competition. Apply now to help get your idea to the next stage... Catalyst’s INVENT 2023 competition for aspiring entrepreneurs and innovators is now open, with a top prize of £25,000 for the overall winner. Hosted by technology hub Catalyst with headline partner Bank of Ireland, the annual INVENT c...
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Finding skilled developers for your startup is a must. Here are a few ways that you can find programmers for your startup and bring your vision to life.  Starting a new business can be a daunting task, especially when it comes to building a strong and capable technical team. With the rapidly evolving world of technology, it can be difficult to keep up with the latest trends and find the ri...
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Metaverse-as-a-service; virtual reality platform Emperia and its immersive digital experiences for the retail, fashion and art sectors. Some people can’t stand shopping. They would rather be doing almost anything else, and if they must buy a new shirt, they’ll either do it online or walk into a shop, grab the first thing they see that fits, and be done with it. Other people can spen...
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The lowdown on Greenspark, the startup that's making it easier to take environmental action every day - businesses and individuals alike. We have lost count of the number of times we’ve started an article by talking about the huge, negative impact that humans or specific industries are having on the environment. This is because of the significant number of startups that are springing up a...
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Want to use social media as a more effective marketing tool for your startup? Celia Varet, Digital Impact and Sustainability Director for BT Business shares some tips on how to do just that. As small businesses continue to recover from the effects of COVID-19, SMEs across the UK continue to seek innovative ways to cut costs and combat ongoing challenges. One approach is through new marketing st...
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Feel that your business could do with a little more innovation? Chris Thomason, innovation expert, author and founder of Ingenious Growth shares insights on how freaky thinking can help with just that. When you had the idea for your new business, chances are it didn’t happen at work. Perhaps you were in a gym, on a beach, cooking a meal, or some other activity when you were (either litera...
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The lowdown on the Regional Winners of Tech Nation's Rising Stars competition - some of the UK's most promising early stage tech companies. For the past decade, the Tech Nation team have worked tirelessly to promote and nurture the UK’s tech sector, from developing innovative Fintech and AI programmes through to creating important resources such as the Diversity and Inclusion Toolkit. The...
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Fashion sustainability - London-based Save Your Wardrobe is on a mission to help you reconnect with the contents of your wardrobe and extend the lifecycle of your items. We have written many times in the past about the damage that the fashion industry has on the environment, not to mention the exploitation of workers. Whether it’s Uptrade tackling fabric waste, Resortecs enabling textile ...
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