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Last week we reported on Google’s announcement that it is to incorporate ‘mobile optimisation’ as a ranking signal, into its search algorithm from the 21st of April 2015. Don’t be alarmed though as this sentence isn’t nearly as apocalyptic as it first appears.It does however mark a very significant shift in the history of the search engine and is poised to have a sub...
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Any content driven or web based startup will probably come across that ever present hurdle of early stage monetisation. Your content isn’t making you immediately famous and groundbreaking; you’re also hosting a site and need the funds to keep things afloat. That’s ok, there are a few options open to startups like this that will help ensure some form of income, in some shape or fo...
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As though we could be any more in awe of the work that they do, the guys and gals at Web Summit have surprised us once again, with the announcement of the latest addition to their family of tech events…MachineCon which will be springing to life in Las Vegas this September. This characteristically ambitious new conference will bring together the most exciting hardware startups from around t...
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If you’re a final year arts degree student or a recent graduate with an aspiration to start your own business, this recently launched initiative by Deutsche Bank would be well worth a look. The Deutsche Bank Awards for Creative Enterprises have a core objective of helping art students throughout the UK to turn their creative ideas into fully fledged sustainable businesses.  The Awards ...
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Fancy controlling your entire digital world using one single app? Yes - us too! Well, thanks to our latest Startup of the Week that could be a very real possibility. Combicloud is an app which, with a single login will enable users to access all their cloud accounts as well as devices, drives and computers - whether at home or in the office. Of course it’s not just about accessing the de...
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If you’re anything like us, then you love gadgets. Little gadgets, big gadgets, useful gadgets, pointless gadgets; we love ‘em all. So when an opportunity aimed at encouraging inventive thinking within the tech world comes along…we are all over it! Future Gadget 2015 The Future Gadget 2015 competition, is giving people with imaginative tech innovations the opportunity to secu...
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  Who doesn’t love the smell of fresh coffee in the morning? It’s the perfect way to kickstart your morning, and it smells good too! If you love coffee as much as we do here at Startacus then you may be interested in hearing about Pact, an inventive coffee delivery service that just keeps moving up! Pact are a London-based subscription coffee startup which was founded in 2012 ...
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Ever had one of those mornings, you get into the office, you have some coffee and a snack, and then it hits you like a ton of bricks; that award winning business idea that’ll definitely make millions? We’ve all had that, or at least something very close, but the question remains, “What can I do about it?” Most businesses don’t appreciate employees taking time out for...
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One of our favourite things about the explosive development of crowdfunding, is that it gives people with quirky, fun and amusing ideas the opportunity to bring them to realisation, in a way that simply wouldn't have been available to them just a few short years ago. Now we ask you, what could be more quirky, fun and amusing, than your very own Hillary Clinton ‘Ready for Action’ figur...
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Do you have a clever business idea but don’t know where to start? Well, you’re in luck, the folks over at Marketest have officially opened up registration for their Business Startup Competition and you can win the chance to test your business idea and get some feedback from potential customers! Marketest are a successful online market research company who have over 10 years experience...
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Every year, Dell headquarters in the Thames Valley and Dell for Entrepreneurs throws open its doors to an ambitious and innovative startup by awarding them the much coveted title of their UK Startup in Residence. It's a fiercely contested competition, for which the winner will receive some of the best regarded startup support in the industry, helping to strengthen and support their fledging ventu...
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There are a million and one reasons not to start a business, and a million and one more reasons to actually get out there and do it. So, what is the biggest, baddest bogeyman when it comes to entrepreneurship? What’s the worst thing that stops businesses from ever being created? According to a recent survey by Business is Great, that accolade goes to none other than the age old destroyer kn...
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