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One of the biggest problems that writers face, even the most accomplished ones, is the problem of things getting in the way - yes - distractions. It’s probably the reason why most writers have their own little spaces away from everyone and everything where they can let those creative juices flow. However as we all know writers have regular lives too so it’s not always possible to ...
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Diana Hallare, founder of Stateside startup The Daughterhood Coach starts a series of blog posts for Startacus on the importance of telling your life story as part of your startup tale...I started The Daughterhood Coach after a series of conversations with a social entrepreneur, Clarene White, who founded Food for Your Soul Ministries. Within a month, I handled most of the basics including the reg...
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Quantitative market research is the use of numerical analysis to provide information useful to businesses. It is often about asking and surveying your potential client’s feedback on your business idea, product, or service, and collecting information relating to a company’s potential customers. It allows start-up entrepreneurs, managers, and businesses to make decisions based on co...
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Let’s face it. The entrepreneurs of the future are right now sitting in classrooms, playing in playgrounds and maybe just maybe dreaming of what they’re going to do one day...Whilst traditional education of course has its place, it’s recently been great to see all sorts of new initiatives and projects being developed with the aim of inspiring, motivating and educating our childre...
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If you’ve already tried your hand at the wonder that is 3D printing, you’ll need no convincing about how important this technology is. But if you haven’t tried it and you’d like to, we know just the place. Now admittedly, we know that there are FabLabs appearing all over the place where you can witness this digital fabrication first hand, however this other ‘place&rsq...
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If you’re a Scottish based designer, artist or maker, you’re going to love this innovative initiative from the inspirational design company, Make Works. Fi Scott and Vana Coleman, the design duo behind Make Works are spending this summer going on a 3 month tour of Scotland where they aim to find and visit 180 Scottish factories, makers, foundries, workshops and small businesses. Trav...
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Lauren is about to start her own business and on a weekly basis is going to share a little of her journey on Startacus...Over to Lauren with week 1's blog post... Week 1...Like many entrepreneurs, I always dreamed of starting my own business. A corporate job was a sensible option for me but I longed to escape the meeting room and daily commute for something more exciting. Over the years I have th...
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With a closing date of the 30th June and an application to submit you’d better get your skates on if you are a web based startup interested in applying for this year’s Ignite100 accelerator program...Based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Ignite100 is a “mentor-led” accelerator which is due to take place this September.This year, successful startup applicants will also spend two...
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We’ve all been there, well certainly any of us that have ever worked in a customer service, or customer facing role. The complainer, the moaner, the always unhappy customer, who whilst potentially being 1% of your customer audience, can end up taking up 99% of your energy, stress and time. However, maybe that 1% have a point. Maybe that 1% can be your most valuable audience. Maybe if you ca...
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Part 1 - "Start Now". Vincent Haywood Founder of Braqes starts his Startup Diary with a call to action to all wannabe entrepreneurs.... "I almost called my startup some sort of Mexican name, the reason being that I was chilling on a beach in Cancun when my girlfriend told me to stop talking about it and just do it. I’d made this mistake a few times, coming up with what I thought were ...
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Got an idea for a business but just need that little bit of cash to get you going? Or maybe you’ve already started a business but could do with a few extra pounds to help take it to that next stage.If either of these scenarios ring true for you, the recently re-launched Fund 101 could be worth a look. Fund 101 is an initiative run by the folks over at Enterprise Nation which provides small ...
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Browsing the internet is pretty easy right? However what happens if you’re on of those people who has umpteen tabs open at the same time, sites bookmarked right left and centre? Not quite the most favourable browsing experience is it? Well thanks to our latest Startup of the Week that could change completely. MyWebRoom is a bookmarking site with a difference. You can basically create ...
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