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ISO Spaces - Popups made from Recycled Shipping Containers...There are few things which are more well suited, or have been more eagerly embraced by the popup phenomenon, than the humble shipping container. We could ramble on all day about how much we love to see these unsightly, rusted heaps of metal transformed into sleek and stunning urban spaces - it just makes us smile.   Aside from...
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You cannot escape them…they are everywhere.    They began as something of a novelty - a happy quirk adding a bit of variety to your news feed, but now they have taken over!  We are of course talking about the overused and much lamented social media competition. Some of you will be wondering why our tone is so aggrieved, as you glide past such competitions with hardly a secon...
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Got an innovative idea for a biotech business but need a little capital to help make it happen?This recently launched comp by Oxbridge Biotech Roundtable and SR One ( the VC arm of Glaxo Smithkline) is well worth a look. Here’s the lowdown:The OneStart comp is open to life science entrepreneurs aged 35 or under who live or work in Europe or America - North or South who have innovative biote...
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If you are a regular visitor to Startacus, you will know that over recent weeks we have been outlining the specifics of setting up a popup shop with a renewed spirit and vigour. So far in the series we have brought you ‘How to set up a popup shop’, ‘How to select and secure a location for your popup shop’ and ‘The legalities of setting up a popup shop’.  No...
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Wonderloop - The world’s first video profile platform... Facebook, Linkedin, Twitter, Pinterest…here at Startacus we love ‘em all! But (and it’s a pretty big but), the sheer volume of information that’s available about the people you connect with can actually make it very difficult to get a clear sense of what they are all about. That’s why we are very glad t...
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A couple of weeks ago we asked if any more early stage startups wanted to tell their weekly startup tale. Well, to kick the new batch of startups off, Rormix an emerging music video discovery platform said they would delighted to create a startup diary on Startacus. Over to Agi, the PR and marketing team member of Rormix to start diary post week one:#discover: The Birth of Rormix V...
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Falcon Enamelware - Cardboard Popup When we think of the popup phenomenon we will generally envisage innovative and cutting edge startups looking for an exciting and modern way to introduce their product to market or create a bit of excitement - like these - Number 26 Stopup Shop, Propstore and WeArePopup.   But what about a 100 year old enamelware manufacturer with a strictly classical ran...
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Last week we featured our new special offer with online Accountants Crunch, and the week before we started our 100 free mini business cards promotion with Moo. So this week we thought with Accountancy and Business Cards deals done, we would move on to the formidable subject that is business insurance. This week’s Startacus member benefit comes via those kind ol’ folk at Simply Busines...
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So, let’s start with a caveat - this ain't a detailed review of the speakers and the talkers, the financial wins, and the events - you will hear enough about them from all the other press at ‘The Summit’. This is an alternative look at The Summit (the artist formerly known as Dublin Web Summit), where we’re picking out our fave 4 things at the event - things that might not ...
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Mention a job board or recruitment agency to many people and you’ll be usually met with a “Grrr…” type response, followed by a few gripes and complaints - either they haven’t actually helped if they’ve been looking for a job or they haven’t actually helped if they’ve been looking to hire staff. A generalisation? Perhaps. However it’d still be ...
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It’s fair to say that in recent weeks we've been having something of a ‘social enterprise-fest’ here at Startacus, with such inspiring tales as Manchester Veg People, Pop-up bikes and Avaaz.org. Today we keep the wheel turning with an inspirational project which is putting the pedal to the metal with its not-for-profit bicycle refurbishment service that rescues those underloved b...
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In Part 1 of recruiting for your startup we discussed the logistics of employing a new staff member - for example working out where someone's going to sit and work. This might be all rather dull, but it is however an important cog in the recruitment process. In the second part of recruiting for your startup we returned, with pointers on creating that all important job description for your startup...
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