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Whether you’re a developer or a gamer or simply someone who’s really into tech, we reckon the upcoming Campus Party would be right up your street.The event which is being held in London for the first time is an annual week long 24 hours-a-day festival where thousands of hackers, developers and technophiles, otherwise known as “Campuseros” get together and embrace all things...
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As the UK enjoys the much anticipated return of the sun this week, ice-cream vans up and down the country are putting the pedal to the metal to make the most of the remaining days of Summer. However one such van promises to be a an unexpected treat for style-conscious sun-seekers and a bitter disappointment for children seeking sweet refreshment - here's the scoop... (sorry I couldn't resist&helli...
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You've tried everything. You've literally tried everything. But your startup /business / freelancing service - call it what you like - just ain’t working in its current form. No-one said that starting your own business would be easy, or that business success would happen overnight, but this business is sinking, and you're stuck in the sand. Sounding a little like the opening credits of a ...
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Every now and again we post on the Startacus Facebook page (handy link included there!) a quote, an image or a pic that we reckon will offer you a little inspiration, motivation, or simply a wee chuckle. After all, there can be a lot to laugh about when starting a business - from the attempting, the starting, the messing up to the hopefully succeeding. So, when we stumbled upon Bad Drawings of m...
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Don’t Pitch Me Bro! With a tagline of “Get the feedback your product deserves, not the feedback your pitch earns” we thought this pitching / networking event in London deserved a look... A great idea doesn’t necessarily mean a great (and profitable) business. Nor does pitching your said fab idea to your friends and family, who in X-Factor like tradition are likely to ...
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Gemma Pirnie has guest written for Startacus before. One such post was aptly named Lessons learned on the Startup Road and aptly named as this post addresses just that again, but with Gemma's startup just about the launch we were keen to find out what other pointers Gemma could highlight. Over to Gemma... "I’m just about to launch my company, Your New Crew, this month and it has m...
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Setting up a Bookstore - What the Dickens? As you have hopefully noticed, over recent weeks we have been writing articles discussing the ins-and-outs of setting up various businesses. So far, we have covered setting up: a B&B business, a photography business and a magazine business (to name just a few) and this week we are turning our attention to that most traditional of enterprises... the b...
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Spontly - Startacus interviews Jim Mann So...I was at this fab wedding a few years back and we all had disposable cameras at our tables - my goodness there were some brilliant poses pulled. However, I never got to take a look at the pictures - in fact I can’t remember ever being at a wedding where anyone except the wedding couple get to take a look at the entire collection of photos taken....
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Let’s face it. Most of us would get nowhere without our to-do lists to keep us right. Sometimes though we end up spending more time adding tasks to the list than we actually do completing them.The result?A seemingly never-ending to-do list and an increasingly demotivated brain! Well, that could all be a thing of the past thanks to our latest Startup of the Week.Postpone is a to-do list web ...
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When Startacus got tweeted (is that the right terminology?) the other day asking to give a shout out about an App themed competition that is closing asap for entries, we thought we could do better than just tweet about it - hence this rather speedy news post to tell all… With a tagline of ‘Innoapps: Get empowered to App the World around you’, you can guess this is a competition...
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Social Media Tips -  beginner things to avoidWe all get told about the best ways to use social media - but what about the things you really should be avoiding? Here's some info on how to avoid the most common pitfalls when using social media...  Trying to use too many new ways of communicating at once Imagine if the lightbulb, the bike, the car, the internet, the phone, and so on ...
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Continuing with our recent series of “Starting a..” articles, which have already included starting a Jewellery Business, a B&B and a photography business, this week we are taking a look at the ins-and-outs and ups-and-downs of starting your own magazine. A valiant undertaking indeed, but one with potentially great rewards! Firstly let’s assume that you are someone with a goo...
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