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A great opportunity for startups in Northern Ireland. Do you want to connect with like-minded start-ups? Would you like the opportunity to receive export support? Then look no further. In partnership with The Irish Times, AIB has established the 'AIB Startup Academy'- an initiative which gives local enterpreneurs support and guidance as well as the opportunity to collaborate with peers, exper...
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Bettina Pickering is the founder of Aronagh (www.aronagh.com), a leadership and behavioural change consultancy, that helps entrepreneurs create and adopt the mindset and behaviours they need for success. How well do you perform when you are surrounded by negative people? When the physical work environment has constant interruptions, too much clutter or does not reflect your business? When the ...
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As we reflect on the journey of Web Summit over the past five years, and the unfortunate circumstances which have unfolded in recent times, we find ourselves disproportionately troubled. Some will think it is fanciful to lament something so trivial as the movement of an event from one country to another, as though our lives will be hugely impacted… but we are not apologetic to say it troub...
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As many of you may know, November is World Vegan Month - a month when many people pledge and commit to embrace veganism - for a while at least!  Of course whilst there are many benefits to the vegan lifestyle, it also comes with some challenges - from finding quality vegan food through to the time it takes scanning labels in a bid to identify ingredients. Our latest startup of the week is o...
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According to the most recent figures released by leading crowd finance data source Crowdsurfer our partners Crowdfunder are now officially the largest crowdfunding platform in the UK having seen more successful campaigns than any other within the last ten month period! Crowdfunding £1M This great news coincides with the announcement that Crowdfunder are embarking on their own crowdfund...
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Crowdfunding is a really remarkable thing isn’t it? It give some of the seemingly most unusual and unlikely of products, services, and innovations, to gain massive financial backing within a matter of days.  It essentially cuts out the guesswork, and blind faith which has traditionally been a large part of the investment process.   It also highlights many an unusual and thought pr...
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If you can summon the strength to go for a run, you will already know that it can have a huge amount of benefits, not just for you, but for other people as well.  It can help to blow away the figurative cobwebs (or indeed the literal ones), relieving stress, and generally making you feel like a champion!   Combine this with some of the great opportunities for charitable fundraising ...
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If football is your thing, you’ll know only too well that it’s not just about what happens on the pitch - fans have an important role to play too. The impact of their support and their loyalty on a club’s success should never be underestimated. Our latest startup of the week recognises just that and is on a mission to both strengthen the link between football clubs and supporter...
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The Propel NI Company of the Year Award has been won by a very interesting technological innovation.   Neurovalens is a local medical device startup that has developed a potentially world changing weight loss technology.   ‘Stimu Slim’, is a unique electronic headset that could become a major player in the fight against the rise in global obesity rates.  It sounds ...
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Last week we gave away 4 free Gold Passes to Apps World mobile technology and enterprise conference worth over £1,000 each, but you don’t need to have that kind of money to enjoy some of the marvellous events and gatherings that will be taking place over the course of the 2-day event! There will be a huge amount of technology, enterprise, and app ecosystem related merriment to part...
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As a nation of pet lovers, it’d be fair to say that the health and wellbeing of our beloved animals is a priority for most of us. And of course when things aren’t going too well healthwise for our pets, we generally avail of the services of our local vet. That’s simply the way it’s always been - until now that is - thanks to an innovative new startup! PawSquad is an online...
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One of the things we like most about crowdfunding is that is it is fairly undiscriminating when it comes to people's financial ambitions.  Whether you would like to raise £100 or £10,000,000 you will probably find that crowdfunding is a viable option for you… ...That’s something which could not be said of every form of traditional or alternative business financ...
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