Culture

Are you struggling to answer the question ‘Do I need business insurance?’. As Michael Jackson once famously sang ‘you are not alone’.  I’d wager dollars to donuts that this question is one of the most common that we get asked here at Startacus (along with “Did you mean Spartacus?”). It seems that as soon as the words ‘business’ and &lsquo...
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Two startup car related posts in one day - but more on that later… Last year we featured the Startup Rally, a literal drive around Europe over 19 days where a group of startup Founders accelerated around various European startup cities in an attempt to learn from each other, each startup city and also gain the opportunity to pitch for investment from a whole series of VCs and Angels. And...
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Ok then, we appreciate that the title “Why your startup teams needs to be like a car” may perhaps seem a little silly. However, maybe it’s because a punchy title ‘wheely’ gets you intrigued, or perhaps it’s because like many of our tongue in cheek posts, there’s no harm in hamming up the truth a little. A good and understandable analogy or two does seem to...
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Designers take note - the D&AD Awards are back and they’re looking for creative folk just like you. Since the early 1960’s the awards have helped to inspire a community of creative thinkers by celebrating and stimulating the finest in design and advertising. The awards are aimed at showcasing and celebrating commercial creativity in the design world and are recognised globally a...
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Let’s face it. Buying online isn’t always that easy. There are the time consuming searches, the deliberating over various options, the multiple tab opening whilst you compare prices and of course the frustration when you can no longer find ‘that’ site again when you want to show your other half your potential purchase! That however is exactly what our latest Startup of the...
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A week or so back The Pitch top 100 was announced... So in true Startacus tradition we took a gander over the runners and riders that feature in Britain’s ‘biggest small business competition’...If you cast your mind back a couple of months you will remember that we featured Britain’s ‘biggest small business competition’ “The Pitch” as part of our Bri...
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In case you haven't heard, August is our Manchester Startup month - an entire 4 weeks when we delve into the culture, people, events and self starter spirit that makes the capital of the north one of the most vibrant and exciting places in the UK to set up a business. To continue along our current thread of startup inspiration we now have a self starter tale for you, from someone who has ‘be...
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So it’s the beginning of another month and that can mean only one thing here at Startacus - it’s time for us to begin examining the startup scene of a brand spanking new UK / Ireland City. So far in our startup saga we have spent time looking at Belfast, Bristol and Glasgow, examining the startups, events, people and places that make them the great self starter cities that they are. No...
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The Northern Ireland based Propel programme, an intensive 12-month accelerator of sorts, aimed at fast tracking innovative startups (and offering up to £20k in finance) is back! Here are all the details... Anyone who visits Startacus regularly will know we have a healthy interest in the startup scene in NI (in fact today alone we've featured some news on NI based Startacus member Stephen He...
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Tom Trainer BSc FCA, Chartered Accountant and owner of Chartered Accountant Online gives us the lowdown on the basic business tips that every startup should know... 1. Bank Account This is the simplest tip and the easiest one to put into practice. Get a bank account and a debit or credit card used solely for the business. It doesn’t need to be a business bank account, if you tell the b...
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Self Starter drums up interest in unique 'drumkit in a box' instrument We're going all Norn Iron on ya today. First up, we highlighted news that the NI based Propel programme was open for innovative startups and now here's another NI startup story for your reading pleasure... A young self starter, Startacus member, inventor and musician from NI, Stephen Henderson is currently raising capital via...
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Two Italian Entrepreneurs, who moved to the UK as part of the Sirius programme, aim to link the consumer to the brand with Adverdose their online platform and app for running brand competitions. Mario Dughi, Co Founder of Adverdose, recently registered on Startacus and showcased their startup in our Collaboration area. So we caught up with Mario to find out a little more about Adverdose, and where...
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