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When starting a business there are so many things that need your careful attention, from deciding what business to start to creating a functional working environment, to creating your business plan, there are many important decisions to make. Not least of these major decisions is deciding what the legal structure of your business should be. This is often referred to as your business trading vehic...
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Whilst keeping a diary is all well and good, it often doesn’t truly convey capture everything of a particular time that we’d like to remember. The limited space for a start can mean that we in essence only record the basics of what we’ve got up to. That however is not the case with our latest Startup of the Week. MemoryStoria is an innovative new digital platform which lets...
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Taking a creative passion or skill and turning it into a ‘real-life’ trading business can be a tough thing to do. It’s also a process that many post-graduate artists and designers struggle to achieve; the commercialisation of one’s art can be as challenging as creating that art in the first place. So, when we had the opportunity to chat with Sandra L O’Hara, a D...
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Owning a business nowadays means that you need to ensure that your digital footprint is as big as it could possibly be. In a world immersed in technology and the online world, in order for your business to succeed it needs to have a strong online presence. This can be daunting for some people and may seem like a large task, but when done right, it is extremely effective for business growth. If ho...
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Belfast has just played host to a Big Data conference, where local businesses have been urged to increase their revenues by making the most of ‘big data analytics’. Big data is something that you are going to hear more and more about, as the world of enterprise seeks to constantly find new ways of boosting takings; it is likely big data will play a key role in this. In a nutshell, big...
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Andy Parker is the Co-Founder & COO of Zealify, a career discovery platform, showcasing the opportunities and working environments at exciting, high-growth startups and SMEs. Post listing their Startup in the Startacus showcasing area for startups and ideas, Andy shares, amongst other things, details on what Zealify is all about, their journey, their vision for the future and some valuabl...
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The Election is fast approaching and with less than 2 weeks to go until crunch time, it seems to be all that people are talking about - not that we can blame them. The run up to an election is always a very exciting and anxious time. Big changes could be on the horizon and everyone can’t help but anticipate what is to come! However beneath all the hustle and bustle of election time, there ...
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Whether you’ve recently been made redundant, are in between jobs or simply feel like a change, there are many reasons why you may suddenly decide that freelancing may be for you. If you’re unemployed, looking for work can be quite a task. Applying for jobs around the clock and hoping that someone happens to hire you can be tedious and a little bit of a let down at times. As well as th...
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Looking to create brand awareness for your Startup? Here's 10 websites that your startup may want to be listed on... If you have your own startup, or have toyed with the idea of doing so, you’ll know just how daunting the whole process can be. After all, there is a lot to think about when starting a business and sometimes it can seem like you’ve bitten off more than you can chew. ...
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So you have decided what type of business to start and created a functional working environment, now it is time to get cracking on your business plan. A daunting task? Perhaps. But don’t let that phase you; this is one of the most crucial steps in creating a new business and you cannot afford to let apprehension or uncertainty stand in your way. When it comes to business plans, one of the m...
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Here at Startacus we’re pretty fond of sharing the love for other startups - we are after all the go to place for self starters, startups and entrepreneurs the world over! But enough about us... If you’d like to highlight your project, startup, social enterprise or even just a good idea that you’ve had and have it listed and potentially then featured on a well respected and gro...
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In the Northern Ireland city of Derry, a bunch of creative self-starters are setting plans in motion to create a new state - a cardboard state, built entirely from cardboard by the people of the city, with its very own cardboard rules. This is perhaps the most unusual opening statement that we have ever had here at Startacus, but given the remarkable feat that the people of Derry are undertaking,...
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