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If music’s your thing, then we reckon this innovative startup will be right up your street...Music Gateway is an online platform which is “the world’s first global marketplace for the music and creative industries” and also happens to be our latest Startup of the Week. Professional musicians, producers and more can use the site to make new connections, collaborate and of c...
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If you’ve got an idea or are involved in a project that has social innovation at its very core, then the European Investment Bank Institute’s latest initiative would be well worth a look. The underlying aim of the Social Innovation Tournament is to help entrepreneurs across Europe with ideas and projects which have a social, ethical or environmental impact as their primary goal. Alth...
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It’s been the worst kept secret in tech land for a very long time, but just last week Google finally announced the news that it is to incorporate ‘mobile optimisation’ as a ranking signal, into its search algorithm. Many will have been caught off guard by the rather sudden announcement, but no one can deny, it’s well overdue. When you consider the exponential increase in t...
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Steve Pritchard is the founder of Proovide a B2B dating site, helping to introduce startups and SMEs to the right suppliers for FREE. Below he shares some valuable advice to startups and small businesses on choosing the right business suppliers. Over to Steve to explain all... "A business can’t afford to waste money on the wrong supplier and this is even more crucial for startups, where eve...
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Finding suppliers and services for your startup is probably one of the most overwhelming and daunting tasks any starting entrepreneur can have to deal with, you need someone who can supply what you need, for an appropriate price, you need to know how good they are and what they can do for you; all whilst being able to maintain a good business relationship. Startacus talked to Proovide founder; St...
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  Nazia Nasreen is a rather inspiring lady. You see many people can spot a gap in a market place, but very few will actually throw caution to the wind and try to fill it… Nazia is one of those few!She is not who most people would think of as typically entrepreneurial- an audiologist and young mother, there was little to suggest that she would one day be making a cracking success of h...
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World’s largest start-up accelerator and competition open for applications You may have heard of the successful accelerator programme called MassChallenge, which takes place annually in the Massachusetts city of Boston. This refreshing accelerator programme, which takes zero (yes, zero) equity, provides entrepreneurs with free resources and opportunities to help them succeed. Some of the g...
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EcWelcome to the Startacus monthly financial news round-up, brought to you by Sophie Turton of Crunch Online Accounting.  Microbusinesses are making a comeback this year, as the government puts more pressure on their own to pay up on time and provide SMEs easier access to public sector contracts. Unemployment also hit the lowest point since the economic crisis. Let’s take a closer look...
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If getting found online in local search results is key to your business, then read on! The good folk at new local SEO specialist Ginger Viking aim to help one lucky Startacus member with a fab local SEO package worth £999. First up though, who are Ginger Viking? Local SEO specialists Ginger Viking are a startup based in Penicuik, South of Edinburgh. They aim to help search engines and new...
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Some truly outstanding news for the people of Belfast now, as Web Summit announces that this June (2015) it will be bringing its unique brand of technological celebrations to your fair city, with the first ever stand alone conference in its history. Speaking of Web Summit history, let's quickly recap on some of the details WebSummit began in 2010 as an informal meet-up of 450 members of Dublin&r...
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Generally, most business competitions are aimed at one particular niche or market sector or indeed one type or size of business. That however is not the case with the recently launched National Business Awards. Now in their 14th year, these awards are aimed at businesses across the board - from the large corporates to the small startups. No matter what industry or sector or indeed size of business...
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We all know that learning to drive and drive safely at that, can be one of the most important  things that we ever do - thanks in no small part to the sense of freedom, independence and empowerment that it brings. Of course when we’re at the learning stage, the first hurdle we face is finding an instructor - a friend may recommend one, we pick up a business card on a supermarket notice...
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