Culture

Those of you who are fashionably inclined will no doubt remember that a few months ago we did a feature on très très chic Belfast based v-commerce startup Taggled.tv and now, just in time for London Fashion Week, they have some rather exciting news to share.  But before we get to that, here’s a reminder of what Taggled is all about. Concentrating (for the time being) on t...
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Net Lawman provide legal documents and templates to individuals and businesses and for all you new & old Startacus members, that link-up means you’re gonna be able to get a fab 25% discount on their standard prices... Here at Startacus we are aiming to create a ‘pick and mix’ of all the bits and bobs that you might need if you are looking to start your own business, or looki...
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As many of you know, one of the core aims of Startacus is to connect people (aka Self Starters) and their ideas with the people, places and services that can help take said ideas forward. And likewise as this is a core aim of this year’s Social Media Week we’re taking a keen interest in all the happenings at this 6th such event. The biannual event is back on our horizon again running f...
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It’s London Fashion Week and whilst we are the first ones to admit that we aren’t exactly fashion’s most dedicated followers, we are certainly not ones to shy away from the spotlight…or a challenge for that matter..   That's why we’ve been looking all around to find inspiring/startup fashion type stories which best represent the spirit of Startacus… ...
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Shabby, a young entrepreneur has just launched her start-up 'TotalTripOut London', a bespoke & private tour firm helping inbound visitors make London and beyond their personal playground. This morning she became a Startacus member and in true self starter style, she sent us an immediate blurb on her journey to date: Check it out and why not send her a message to wish her well!   "A few...
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Back at the end of 2013, we ran a pretty successful festive comp - the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaways, aptly helped on by a merry ol’ fellow called Startaclaus! It was all rather fab and helped a few self starters nab some great gifts and pressies and at the same time helped spread a little Crimbo spirit. With Valentines Day fast approaching we’d been thinking about running a similar ...
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Very soon anybody, anywhere will be able to explore the galleries and art works of Tate Britain in the dead of night with the use of remote controlled robots…my what a time to be alive! In a Terminator meets The Da Vinci Code style move, design studio “The Workers” entered the proposal into the first ever IK Prize which aims to reward and encourage creative talent in the digita...
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Here at Startacus we’re all about celebrating the self starters of the world - whatever age they may be. After all, entrepreneurship shouldn’t be related to age should it? So when we hear of initiatives and ventures that are helping to promote enterprise and ingenuity, well..quite frankly we love it.The latest such venture to capture our hearts is Tenner.In essence, the mission of...
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Hearts. Flowers. Chocolates. They’re everywhere this week. Well...in more places than normal…Why?Well the fact that a certain Valentine’s Day is almost upon us ought to give you a clue.No better time then to highlight a Startup of the Week which is aiming to shake the world of online dating up once and for all. True View is a mobile app which claims to be the ‘new way to ...
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Many small businesses are already feeling the benefit of some of the more popular apps available, such as Skype, LinkedIn and Feedly. However, there many others, perhaps less known ones that can support you with all your business needs.The team at Penelope - the virtual phone system for small businesses kindly highlight their current top five apps to help you out with your everyday business n...
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Here at Startacus, we don't discriminate based on size…whether your plan is to start your own multi-national corporation or a little cottage industry we are here to give you a little hand along the way! In aid of this we have just begun a fab new weekly series of posts which provides lots of the important info and advice you will need through the journey of starting up a part-time business...
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It’s the first week of our new feature on Startacus-  “Entrepreneurial Room 101” We personally have loads of pet hates, disdain, loves, likes and loathes about the whole self starter / startup / entrepreneurial scene - our inability to give all us good folk a universal description explains just that! Taking inspiration from George Orwell’s 1984 and the TV show ...
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