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“If one cannot enjoy reading a book over and over again, there is no use in reading it at all.” So said Oscar Wilde and it’s probably a statement that the founder of our latest Startup of the Week would agree with. Danny Fein has created a startup which has enabled an entirely new way of appreciating literature - by displaying it and by wearing it. The name of that startup? Lito...
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The advantages of business broadband for startups - Chris Marling, editor for the consumer broadband website Broadband Genie explains all..."Whether you’re starting your business up at home or in an office, you’ll be opening yourself up to the world of business deals – and broadband is no exception. But what do these deals offer; and are they preferable to the domestic deals...
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There’s a pretty serious Enterprise Conference happening in London in the next couple of weeks so we of course thought we should tell you folk all about it... The two day conference is being organised by NACUE the leading body representing young Entrepreneurs in the UK and takes place on the 18th and 19th April in central London. The event is aiming to “to connect the biggest names i...
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Starting a tourist Business Last week we wrote about Starting a Fitness Business and this week we feature one of the most satisfying things to do in this world, in the opinion of many, is to travel. It is, as Mark Twain said, “...fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness... Broad wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in one little corner of th...
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Just a few weeks ago, a video released by Code.org went viral. Featuring tech luminaries such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, its core aim was to spread the word of how important it is for young people to learn how to code. Of course it’s not just young people who can benefit from learning how to code - we all can.So whenever we hear about a project or initiative that aims to inspire, mot...
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Digital High Street 2013. Technology versus the high street (not). If you own a pop-up shop, retail space or want to start a retail business, but have concerns about the future of the high street, this 2 day event might be for you... The death of the High Street has already written. The story of the commerce takeover and victory, already told, leaving retail favourites Woolworths, HMV and (until...
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Real Time Information - what is it? Here at Startacus we don’t like getting overly serious too often - after all there are plenty of other sites out there that dot the i’s and cross the t’s. However on this occasion we thought best to address the little beast that is Real Time Information. And before you all shout “what is that?”, you better start reading, as Real Ti...
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An Interview with Erin Spens, Editor of the rather fabulous Boat Magazine, a nomadic publication that focuses on one city each issue.I met Erin Spens briefly whilst her and her team were in Derry working on their latest edition of the Boat magazine. I’ll admit, I loved the idea. They go to cities, find their stories, write about them and leave again. Their turnaround of content when they act...
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At Startacus we like to give you a variety of articles. Sometimes we’ll write about a successful business. Sometimes we’ll write about an inspirational story in which the odds were stacked heavily against someone. Today, we have the happy opportunity to wrap the two into one.Summly, when it was created, was akin to a drop in the metaphorical ocean of the internet. That it was sold then...
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Back at the end of January we highlighted the Emma Jones and Enterprise Nation inspired Startup Workshops that are running across London in IKEA stores during the rather handy evening time (for those with full time and day time commitments) of 7pm - 9pm. At an also rather reasonable £20 these workshops were aimed at inspiring and motivating attendees to do ‘that thing’,‘st...
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It’s a week for planes. Our dear friends at The Employable this week wrote about how to become a pilot, the new World War Z trailer has something to do with a plane (albeit, crashing) and now; British Airways are hosting a ‘Hackathon’ Tech Challenge at 30,000 feet. The trip will take participants from San Francisco to London as part of British Airways ‘unGrounded’ ca...
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We promise not to ham up this feature on developers Love BACON - the two day tech conference about all things that developers love...(but we might...just a tad...) Let's cut straight to the matter of the name - it stands out. BACON is a conference that not only focuses on the corporate stuff, the business stuff, but also the techy stuff that developers really like to talk about and work on - all ...
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