Culture

Getting setup in a digital world of business is horrifyingly daunting. There are big scary words, a complex and convoluted system of hosting and a cornucopia of billing practices and charges flying around; and that’s just to get your domain name sorted! The amount of work that goes into creating an online platform is staggering, and as a startup or startup team, we figured it’d be bes...
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So, we all know that volunteering is great. It builds essential skills, it promotes generosity, it connects you with others and, let’s face it, it feels pretty darn good. But there is of course one major issue; whilst you’re getting on with all that do-gooding, how do you pay the rent? It’s a problem which has a real impact on the level of volunteer work that the average Joe or ...
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Common start-up business problems and how to overcome them  Below, we will explore some of the common pitfalls faced by small businesses: from handling their finances and managing clients, to hiring their staff. If these new business issues are approached and handled correctly, there’s more of a chance you’ll not only survive the predicted initial lean years, but both prosper and...
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If you want to take part in the Shopify build a business competition then you had better get your entrepreneurial skates on because there are only 5 weeks left for you to register and create your online store.  The Build a Business Competition Shopify is an e-commerce platform which every year holds a Build-a-Business competition in which it challenges enterprising self starters to create a...
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Hoffice lets you Crowdsource a coworking space into your livingroom Ahhh, working from home. One of the best, and potentially worst things about being self employed. On the one hand, how lovely and liberating not to have to make the trek into the office every morning, but on the other, how incredible difficult to create structure and ensure that your day is as productive as possible. We have some...
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Heard of CultureTECH, the festival of digital technology, media and music which takes place in Northern Ireland every year? Of course you have! But have you heard about their meetup / free drinks shenanigans which will be happening in Shoreditch, London (we reckon you might have heard of that place too) on Thursday, March 5th? Well either way read on - here’s the lowdown... At the Trapeze...
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Our pals over at Vitamin just gave one lucky Startacus member a £5000 website and branding package, covering a new custom website, brand management and even creation (if you needed it) and a subscription to their fantastic Vitamin service.  Now they’re giving our members their two cents on one of our favourite topics 'Why and when your business needs a website'. Over to the exper...
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Startacus HQ are delighted to announce that Alastair Cameron, Co-Founder of Startacus has been selected as as one of the Maserati 100. The Maserati 100 is a joint campaign between Maserati North Europe and the Centre for Entrepreneurs to recognise and celebrate 100 successful UK-based entrepreneurs who are giving back to the next generation of entrepreneurs - through investing, mentoring and othe...
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Attention co-working spaces, studios and galleries, venues, restaurants, creative spaces, cinemas, meetup networks and anyone else we’ve forgotten to mention! The Digital Shoreditch Festival is sending out an open call for awesome folks like you to host an event as part of this growing annual celebration of all things tech and creative. The Festival We are delighted to be a media partner ...
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Now for something devilishly over complicated and incredibly convoluted, which can only mean one thing; Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs are involved. Now, we are sure that you have come across the Enterprise Investment Scheme and the Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme in the past…and quite understandably, you were probably horrified into retreat. These schemes, are actually a very u...
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Although they’re primarily known for their wonderful ice creams, Ben & Jerry’s have also become synonymous with encouraging and nurturing social businesses and projects. One way that they have done just that is through their Join our Core competition and since they’ve just launched this year’s comp, we thought we’d give you all the lowdown on what it’s all a...
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Let’s face it - there has never been a better time to drink beer - mainly because of the plethora of independent and artisan breweries which have sprung up throughout the world over the last few years. Since it would appear that the trend for craft beer is well and truly here to stay, you’ll understand why we think that our latest Startup of the Week is on to a surefire winner. B...
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