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4 Ways to make the most of a business conference Much has changed in the world of business conferences. A dramatic rise in entrepreneurship in the past decade or so, fuelled in part by an uncertain employment market, has birthed a new generation of innovative entrepreneurs and ‘wannapreneurs’ hungry for some equally energetic and inspiring business related events. Over the past few...
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As I write this, I am sitting in a wooden half-pipe, in a rather dilapidated looking warehouse, dotted with technicolour furniture, lots of clever looking folks and not a tie in site…it can only mean one thing… I’m at a Web Summit event. Not in Dublin this time (Web Summit has burst far and beyond the city of its birth), this time we are in Belfast, down by the docks (home of ...
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Aiming to connect digital talent with global markets is Northern Ireland's Digital Derry Conference - a two day event of speakers and workshops taking place on Wednesday 24th & Thursday 25th June. Yep that's right, less than 10 days from now! Northern Ireland is talking a good talk right now - one need only look at the recently launched StartPlanet NI Business Accelerator for a great example ...
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London Cyber Hackathon Open Call – APPLY NOW! Great news for all developers out there! CyberHack 2015 is now welcoming applications for its London hackathon, which will be taking place over three days from 27th to 29th of June! A hackathon (for those you are unaware) is an event in which a huge range of interested folks including computer programmers, software developers, project managers,...
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The first business trip can be equal parts daunting and exciting – providing an opportunity to further your career, demonstrate your value to the business and explore new places (or maybe an industrial estate just off a motorway junction). Here we offer a few tips to help you make sure you completely ace your first business trip. Download Uber If you haven’t already downloaded the s...
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Don’t you just love it when something is not exactly as it seems? When ingenuity, creativity, and innovation are in abundant evidence?Yep. Us too.That’s probably why we’re loving this new initiative from drinks manufacturer, Absolut. Their recently launched Creative Space project in Gröndal, Sweden has seen four of their shipping containers being transformed into one u...
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If design and fashion is your thing, then you’re probably not the sort of person who goes down the mass produced route. If chain stores are a no-no and it’s one-off pieces all the way, then we reckon you’ll be a fan of our latest Startup of the Week. WonderLuk is an innovative new online marketplace and platform where you can source truly unique 3D printed jewellery and accessor...
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Multicoloured CGI dolphins, rabbits, and kangaroos are set to invade the forgotten corners of Bristol. This news can mean only one thing. The winner of the Playable City Award has just been announced!   The Playable City Award is one of the UK most cutting edge art and technology competitions which challenged artists and creatives from all over the world to propose new ways for people ...
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Win Prime London Retail Space Retail can be a great gig, but it’s certainly not for the faint of heart. Even when you set aside the endless list of demands it creates on your time, the financial risk should your budding enterprise fail, is often too much for the average sole trader to take on confidently. Nowhere in the UK is this risk more acutely felt than in London, where high bid rent...
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If you have a business within the ICT and creative industries that has the potential to grow internationally, then the European creative business acceleration programme by ACE Creative, may well be of benefit to you. As part of the European Horizon 2020 (Europe’s largest research and innovation programme) ACE Creative is on the hunt to find the top 100 new and emerging creative companies in...
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John Durham tell us about his new business ‘Communication Skills through the Arts (CoSkA)’ John Durham is an early stage entrepreneur who aims to take his new business idea and make it a living and breathing reality within the next month. Since Startacus is all about hearing from its members and John is a new member to the site, we gave John the chance to highlight his new ‘com...
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The digitalisation of businesses is perhaps one of the most significant shifts that has ever been seen in the world of enterprise.  With the emergence and subsequent normalisation of the internet over the past few decades, forward thinking innovators and entrepreneurs have been quick to exploit the technology’s growth potential.  Now the digital economy has grown so significantly t...
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