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Support The Workers' Cafe on Kickstarter
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th June 2016Despite the feeling of being just another enormous cliche, the local coffeeshop persists as a mainstay of the rootless worker, the creative, the entrepreneur, who merely wants to escape the isolation and silence of working from home.
If you have spent any time working in a cafe or coffee shop, you are probably well acquainted with the many challenges which come along with it- the awkwardnesses...
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Modlist Wins upSTART Belfast Pitch Battle
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th June 2016Team Staratcus had rather an exciting time last wednesday- and exhausting… oh so very exhausting.
After months of preparation, we welcomed 27 tech startups to Belfast, for our first ever Startup pitch battle ‘upSTART Belfast’ which took place during this year’s Digital DNA.
These 27 intrepid startups battled it out before a 10-strong panel of industry leader...
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3 Reasons to Start a Business Before the EU Referendum
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th June 2016Chris Conway is the MD of Accounts and Legal, a leading small business accountancy firm in London. Here he tells us some reasons why now is a great time start a new business, despite the uncertainty created by the UK EU Membership Referendum.
Three reasons to start a company despite Brexit uncertainty
Companies are still registering at a record rate, despite several economic and pol...
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Startup of the Week - HireHand
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th June 2016Whilst the pop-up phenomenon of the last few years has helped many budding entrepreneurs and early stage startups to gain customers and build brand awareness, it has also brought with it some challenges. For example, whilst it may seem a great idea to have a pop-up food stall for a few weeks in a prime city centre location, it may prove a tad difficult if there is only one person to staff it durin...
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Startup of the Week - Crozdesk
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st June 2016If you’ve ever been tasked with sourcing new software for your startup you’ll know only too well how challenging a job it can be.
Whether it’s deciding on which cloud storage service to go with or which tool you should use to improve your SEO, it can be a minefield to say the least.
That however need no longer be the case thanks to our latest Startup of the Week.
Crozdesk is...
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Hop Aboard The Digital DNA Express
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st June 2016If you will be making your way from the Republic of Ireland to Digital DNA in Belfast, the team have arranged a nifty way to get there for free, in comfort, and whilst doing something productive as well!
On the 7th of June (the day before Digital DNA) a specially chartered train will set off from Cork to Belfast, stopping in Dublin on the way, to bring delegates of Digital DNA to their final dest...
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Facebook Live- Is it time to take notice?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 31st May 2016Is it Time to Take Notice of Facebook Live?
We have written before about how brands are making the most of Snapchat and how the more personal style of interacting with customers does their business no end of good. Now, sneaking up behind us and whispering ‘boo?’ is Facebook Live. It didn’t exactly shout at us when it launched last year, and some people aren’t even aware ...
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Win A Ticket to Digital DNA 2016
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th May 2016We have got 2 tickets to give away to Digital DNA
This year’s event will be taking place on the 8th June at St George’s Market in Belfast. Here, Digital DNA will host its very own 'digital' marketplace and global collaboration to promote Technology, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. The non-traditional venue was built in the 1890’s and remains one of the best marketplaces in the...
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Why Innovation is crucial for all Businesses
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th May 2016Laura McGarrity, Internal Communications Specialist at Allstate NI highlights why innovation should be in mind with everything you do, despite the size or age of your business.
"For a lot of companies Innovation can be a buzz word to drop into their strategy or they task a small ‘innovation’ team to do R&D related to their industry. What they don’t realize is tha...
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Less than 1 week to apply for global accelerator
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th May 2016Attention founders with a tech-focused startup!
Do you need some additional support with development and market potential?
There is less than one week left to apply for UK based global accelerator StartPlanetNI!
The 3-month intensive programme will begin in September 2016 in Belfast, and having had a very successful first cohort complete the programme in recent months, the team is pla...
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Zendesk Deal for Startacus Community
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th May 2016Are you a member of the Startacus community who has founded a technology startup?
If so, we are very pleased to announce that we have secured a great deal from the team at Zendesk for our members who meet certain criteria.
ZendeskZendesk is the world’s leading cloud-based customer service software solution that brings all of your customer service communication into one place...
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Startup of the Week - Repairly
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th May 2016For most of us, there can be few things more frustrating than when our fave gadgets have an ‘off day’ - whether it’s the phone that’s continually freezing or the tablet that’s refusing to switch on, it can turn a regular old day into an absolute nightmare. And of course it always seems to happen at the most inconvenient time - the day when we’ve got meetings bac...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.