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We do love the extraordinary here at Startacus. So when we first heard of the Invisable Bicycle Helmet we have to admit we were rather blown away. So the Invisable Bicycle Helment then? Yep, we know this one is hard to believe and if we’re being honest, it was only until the last 20 seconds of their promo video that I truly believed that this wasn’t a very early April Fool’...
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Nick Giles is the co-founder of Seven Hills, an acclaimed and award winning campaigning communications company. Named as the UK’s fastest-growing PR consultancy by PR Week magazine in 2012 and listed as one of the UK’s 100 best new firms by Startups.co.uk, Seven Hills, co-founded in 2010 by Nick Giles and Michael Hayman, has been credited with redefining UK enterprise through init...
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Inspiring others is a key aspiration for Startacus. And whether it was by chance or fate, we are glad that we stumbled across Action for Children’s “Byte Night” promotion stand at a recent event. So we thought we would let you all know about it too - perhaps you can share a tweet or two about the event - in fact perhaps you could spare a night of your own time to raise money, or...
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Are you starting a business? We supply the lowdown on VAT in the UK and Ireland - how and when to register and who has to do it! VAT? *yawn*... Many of us, particularly the more creative amongst us, probably feel the same when the whole matter of VAT rears its’ head. However whilst it may be deemed the “boring stuff”, if you are serious about business, it’s one of those thi...
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People doing their own ‘thang’ is key to Startacus. So when we were told about Refound, bringing old furniture and artists together to create one off unique pieces of ‘artwork’ furniture, highlighting local artists and providing a platform for them to sell their work (oh and a pop up shop too), we couldn’t help but find out more. Talk about the Startacus spirit... thi...
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Hardly a week goes by these days without some new conference, unconference, event or festival being promoted targeting the creatives, the entrepreneurs and the startups. All good to see! However for many of us the location, the costs and the practicalities of being away from “work” for a few days at a time is far from ideal, no matter how interesting the speakers and the workshops may ...
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Inspiration is all around us and in this particular case, possibly quite literally for some of us! Field Lover is a UK based platform which in essence “matchmakes” people looking for land to rent (be that for weddings, festivals, hobbies, horticulture, whatever) with landowners who would like to earn some extra income from their unused fields. Field Lover - brilliant eh? One of those &...
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There is  no introduction necessary to this particular 'buzz word' that seems to have quadrupled in popularity since the beginning of 2014... but we will give you one anyway. Coworking is essentially working in a shared work environment; it allows for networking and collaboration for numerous industries, business owners and individuals. It also comes in the form of many spaces, such as offic...
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So, let's get the detail out of the way. You have until the 30th September to apply for this Cisco and Infusion lead RAPTOR grant to help you develop a network-based or cloud-based technology solution for either Retail, Transport or the Urban Environment. Interested, or have an idea?The RAPTOR project by the way, aims to address the challenges associated with Start-Up involvement in open innovatio...
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Guest Writer, Cally Russell, Founder of new business startup Mallzee, talks to Startacus about his journey and the advantages of making mistakes and then learning...'Nothing is a more certain sign of insanity than to do the same thing over and over and expect the results to be different' – Einstein A fellow young entrepreneur tweeted this quote recently and it has been stuck in my head ever...
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At Startacus we love to highlight and feature innovative and creative initiatives that are happening all over the world that inspire us and we hope will inspire some of you too. One such project is the Startup Kitchen programme which started earlier this year in Washington DC. The project is enabling a startup food entrepreneur to partner with a local restaurant and to temporarily operate their fo...
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How to Fund a Social Enterprise? These places may be able to help...If you’ve got an idea for a business and doing social and environmental good is a bigger priority and focus than making money for yourself, you’re probably considering going down the Social Enterprise route. And you’re not alone - the last few years has seen a significant rise in the number of new businesses bein...
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