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Want to catch up with the latest tech news? Then you are in the right place. The Startacus Technology News Round-up collects together the latest technology stories affecting UK businesses courtesy of marketing and technology blogger Justin Firth. Included within this edition; door-to-door robot deliveries, charity donations go mobile, Microsoft make a smart bra, the Yellow Pages goes under, and a...
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Business Jargon in the Workplace – what do office workers really think about it? Thanks to the ever-increasing number of office jobs, some strange terminology has wheedled its way into the everyday language of workers nationwide; business jargon. “Blue sky thinking”, “touching base” and “going offline” - these are just a handful of examples of the many pe...
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#Startaclaus Day 2- Win a Huddlebuy Gold Card!! Here at Startacus, we thought we would do our bit to help the season of good will be a little less painful on the pocket and a little more fun into the bargain! So we've enlisted the help of Startaclaus- a jolly old fellow with presents galore for hard working self starters like you! As you would imagine, the gifts and presents are all related to t...
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A few weeks ago we opened up a new call for Startacus members to tell us what’s happening in their little corner of the world…A Self-Interview of your startup or business if you like! And what better way to start this new feature than with our friend Cally Russell, Founder of Mallzee - the personalised shopping app that integrates social media interaction into your shopping experienc...
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Here at Startacus, we thought we would do our bit to help the season of goodwill be a little less painful on the pocket and a little more fun into the bargain! So we've enlisted the help of Startaclaus - a jolly old fellow with presents galore for hard working self starters like you! As you would imagine, the gifts and presents are all related to the theme of starting a business and over the next...
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It’d be fair to say that these days we’re all pretty much used to food labels outlining the nutritional content of whatever we’re eating. Should we choose to pay attention, we can quite easily work out the calorie content of every meal we consume. But what about the other side of things - how we burn calories. Figuring that out hasn’t always been as easy. And that’s ...
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Those kind folk over at Crunch Accountancy are spreading the festive cheer, with a timely post on what tax exemptions startups & freelancers are entitled to for a Christmas Party! Over to Crunch to explain:Shameful flirting under the mistletoe, unusual amounts of merriment, and a sore head the next day can only mean one thing at this time of year – the work Christmas party! You might be...
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Entrepreneurial Spark is back on the hunt, and this time for Scottish based startups looking to continue their entrepreneurial journey and business development. We've featured Entrepreneurial Spark a few times here on Startacus. In fact the Scottish based social enterprise that offers regional accelerators in Scotland, has done a pretty good job in impressing us. From guest blogs from some of th...
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Got big plans for your startup in 2014? If so, this recently launched comp from Dell is certainly worth a look. The competition will see 2 companies being given the opportunity to base themselves at Dell’s UK Head office in Thames Valley from April 2014 and to become a Startup in Residence. The benefits of that? Well, for a start there will be dedicated work space for up to 10 employees, ...
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As every self starter, startup or new business owner knows, counting the pennies and the pounds is pretty vital - and never more so than at Christmas time when there are all of those extra festive costs to deal with. So, here at Startacus, we thought we’d do our bit to help the season of goodwill be a little less painful on the pocket and a little more fun into the bargain. How? Well we&rs...
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Any semi-regular internet user will have come across what is known as a 404 error page at some point or another. These appear as a result of the websites server being unable to retrieve the requested information, usually due to someone clicking a dead or broken link. While they have been around for a while, many websites have started to take advantage of these pages. They are a result of somethin...
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It is probably stating the obvious, but here at Startacus we love it when determined self-starters put their imagination and creativity to good use...it’s kind of our thing. That`s why when we came across a young man named Chris MacRae who is doing just that, we leapt at the chance to get on board and lend a helping hand.  You see, young Chris is a student of psychology at St Andrew's ...
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