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There are 3 huge trends which are dominating the world of enterprise and technology at the moment ‘fintech’, ‘big data’ and ‘the internet of things’- the latter being perhaps the most talked-about emerging technologies that has been seen for many years.      Amongst all of the excitement surrounding this burgeoning field of internet connected de...
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Britain’s biggest small business competition has returned for its eighth year and is once again on a mission to find the best innovations the country has to offer.     The Pitch has flourished from a localised startup and small business competition in the Bristol area 8 years ago, into one of the country's longest running and most well respected events of its type.    ...
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It seems London Bridge isn’t the only thing that’s falling down. If recent reports from the BBC and others say true, the Palace of Westminster is nothing short of a death trap, with crumbling walls, sinking foundations, major fire risks, and roofs in danger of collapse. At least now we know why the House of Commons is so often ¾ empty ;-)   Apparently, so dire is the HP s...
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There is rather a lot of debate at the moment about the influence of technology on our lives.  Often opinions on this hot issue are polarised into 2 distinct schools of thought; those who believe technological advancement is improving the quality of our lives, and those who believe it is detracting from it. However there is one thing on which most people are united; if used properly, and res...
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The Startup ecosystem of the UK really is a diverse and varied place, with each of the 4 home nations sharing many of the same support networks.  However on a more local level there are certain organisations which provide help and advice specifically for people within their country.   Over the course of the next month we will be taking a look at some of the major startup support pro...
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What makes a Social Entrepreneur? We chat to the School for Social Entrepreneurs A little while ago, we were given a rather generous 20% discount to Startacus members to attend a  School for Social Entrepreneurs workshop  on Funding - a fab event by a pretty fab organisation. In light of this, we thought it’d be worth having a chat with Leonie Jarrett, Communications Officer of t...
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As I am typing this article on my MacBook Pro (American), which sits nicely on my IKEA oak table (Swedish), whilst drinking my (Colombian) double-roasted, dripped-to-perfection coffee, it’s fair to say that the World right now, seems like a very small place indeed. Fifty years ago a house full of exported goods from around the World would have seemed quite exotic - now it is just seen as rat...
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If you’ve ever been tasked with planning a function or an event - whether it’s a training course or a networking meeting, you’ll appreciate only too well how selecting the right venue for your event can be a real challenge. There can be endless online searches and phone calls galore before you eventually find the right suitable location. This is exactly what our latest Startup o...
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If there’s one industry that is booming at the moment, and tempting ever more people to try their hand at entrepreneurship, it’s the artisan food market. The public really have developed a taste for loving crafted, and unique food products, and this has opened up a huge range of possibilities for the food-loving, enterprising individual. However it's important to remember that setting...
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One of the UK’s newest and most innovative start-up accelerators will be opening soon in Belfast, aiming to put the city on the world stage as a hub for high growth potential startups. StartPlanetNI, delivered with support from Invest Northern Ireland, will deliver a truly unique international accelerator programme, combining exciting startup companies from NI with international peers on ...
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Over the course of your Startup life, you will hear many startup terms which might leave you scratching your head, or nodding along with a conversation, without perhaps really even knowing what is being discussed.  A/B testing might well be one of these terms.   Like all such pieces of technical jargon, this one isn’t nearly as complicated as it first appears. A/B Testing T...
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As regular visitors to Startacus will vouch for, we love all things quirky - anything that’s a tad different from the norm and we’re hooked. That’s just one of the reasons why the movement that is The 25 Mile Supper Club had us intrigued from the off. Intrigued too? Read on… The 25 Mile Supper Club movement is all about people sharing their passion for food and communi...
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