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We want you to join in with our #StartingSomething campaign by telling the world (or rather your social media network) about the self starters, inspirational people, or independent businesses, that you think we all should know about! We know that it’s not easy to take an idea and turn it into something real. That’s one of the key reasons why we created Startacus - the self start socie...
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197 Nation is a collaborative platform that’s aiming to crowdsource a smart civilization. Intrigued? So were we... 197 Nation aim to be a collaborative platform which crowdsources the 197th Nation on Earth. A grand idea we think you probably agree!  However as we discovered with our recent feature on the Mars One program (a global project that aims to use crowdfunding to send the first...
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With the upcoming departures of Kelly Hoppen, Piers Linney and Duncan Bannatyne from the BBC’s Dragons Den, we’ve been abuzz with talk and debate about who should fill their empty seats. We’ve come up with a number of ingenious solutions; guaranteed to make the show just as inspired as it was at the beginning and as cut throat and as business oriented as any of Alan Sugar’s...
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Since Valentine’s Day is almost upon us once more, we thought it’d be quite apt to feature a startup which has love at its very core as our latest Startup of the Week. DateMy is an online matchmaking platform which effectively enables you to help someone you love find love. All together now...Aaah… Here’s how it works: As a Matchmaker, you firstly sign up and create a ...
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James Caan, leading entrepreneur and ex Dragon is on the lookout once more for self starters in the recruitment sector who want to grow or develop their recruitment businesses. Since setting up his Venture Capital fund Recruitment Entrepreneur, James has invested in seven startups within the sector. The investment isn’t purely financial though - successful startups also receive intensive...
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Into technology, design and innovation? If the answer’s a resounding yes, then we reckon you’re going to love our latest Startup of the Week. Unbits is a store for the digital age - a place where you can discover the latest emerging tech products from some of the most innovative brands in the world. In essence the platform is aimed at two distinct user groups - the consumers who love...
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Over the last few years the UK has seen a real resurgence in small scale manufacturing - with artisan craftspeople and independent designers and makers alike helping to give the economy a well needed creative boost. This resurgence in ‘making’ has in turn led to the creation of our latest Startup of the Week. Just Got Made is an online platform where designers and makers can connect...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the time is here; the end has come. All week long the voting has been fierce for who should become our Self Starter of the Year 2014. At long last the votes have been counted and verified and we can now reveal that our Self Starter of the Year 2014 is…SUZANNE NOBLE, with a whopping 35% of the vote! This is the pitch that won her the title! “Imagine you’...
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Every so often we are reminded of the very real potential for flourishing technologies to make a tangible social impact and positive contribution to people’s lives. Not to sound too sappy or anything; but we think that is really important. An innovative little iOS app that we came across yesterday, is a great example of this. Be My Eyes Be My Eyes is a new app, that launched on January 15...
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If partying is your thing, then our latest Startup of the Week will be right up your street. Zoolafix is an innovative new online marketplace which connects local partygoers (or Fixers) with guests who want to try out authentic nightlife experiences when they're in unfamiliar cities. Tourist traps be gone! It works in a pretty straightforward way. Basically Fixers create online profiles about t...
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What will the office of the future look like? We don’t mean ‘will there be robotic assistants and virtual co-workers’ but rather, on a more basic level, what will the structure and fabric of the office look like? It’s a question that Dutch design firm RAAAF have had a stab at exploring, along with the help of artist Barbara Visser. The results of their collaboration have ...
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You’ve come from concept to Startup – now what? Manage to magic business out of thin air and your startup is successful overnight? Lucky you! For the rest of us however – Startups take work, training and time in order to grow to the levels we need them to in order for them to be successful. Even Facebook had to learn to walk before it could run. There are a lot of ways to do...
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