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When its comes to startups and all things startup-related Mary McKenna is a lady who knows what she’s talking about. She has had a long career launching and developing start-ups in the UK and US and was the first person ever to receive an MBE for Digital Technology, Innovation and Learning… mighty impressive stuff! She is also from Northern Ireland, so who better to cast a discerning...
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We are very excited that May is our Startup Cities… Belfast month! a whole 31 days in which we showcase the vibrant and fast evolving startup scene of the Northern Ireland capital. Rebecca Kincade (a lady in the know) and editor of Northern Irish business blog NI Business Now shares her analysis of the city’s surprisingly active startup scene. Belfast: The UK’s best kept start...
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That’s right all you lovely Bristolians - we are delighted to announce that Bristol has been selected to be the second city to get its own month long feature fest as part of our Startup Cities series here on startacus.net. Basically for one whole month (this June) we’ll be putting the startup scene of your lovely city in our spotlight as we take a look at everything from exciting peop...
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Today is a rather special day at Startacus.net… it heralds the beginning of a year long series during which we will be holding a magnifying glass up to 12 of the UK and Ireland’s most burgeoning startup cities. In the pipeline and already under preparation are our month long examinations of Manchester, Birmingham, Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Shefield, Bristol, Edinbu...
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Let’s face it - for many of us, presenting to an audience can be a pretty daunting affair. However, whether it’s a promotional sales presentation or a pitch to investors, getting it right matters.Whilst admittedly practice can make perfect, so too can getting good honest feedback and constructive suggestions on how we can improve. Getting that feedback isn’t always easy though - ...
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Dan Manzi and George Penman are both Startacus members and most importantly the Founders over at Evergrad a, coming-very-soon, online platform which aims to connect ambitious graduates with fast growing small businesses. We asked Dan to tell us all about their journey and Evergrad, just a few days before their platform goes live...Over to Dan to tell all... "18 months serving on a large...
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We first spoke to Patrick Collins, founder of Timely PA, nine months ago when he told us about his company and vision for the future. Since then the business has grown rapidly so we decided to catch up with him to hear all about the exciting developments.Thanks for speaking to us again Patrick – we hear that things are going well for TimelyPA, so tell us how your business has grown since the...
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Now that 2014 is well and truly underway, New Year and all those resolutions we made may seem a very long time ago. How many of us start the year with the best intentions and then gradually other things get in the way and it becomes harder and harder to stay disciplined and keep up the momentum.Well...that need no longer be the case, thanks to our latest Startup of the Week.Promise or Pay is an in...
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Whilst we’d all agree that travel is great - whether it’s for business or for pleasure, we’d surely all agree too that the impact of travel on our environment is unfortunately less so.No matter how environmentally friendly and eco-conscious we may be, we still can’t wholly avoid the carbon emissions generated by our journeys. Well...thanks to our latest Startup of the Week,...
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It’s always nice to hear about the ways in which modern technology is helping to make a real, measurable positive difference to peoples lives… We don't mean “Isn't it wonderful, I can sync my phone with my kitchen appliances so my fridge will email me when I'm out of milk” type improvements, but genuinely life changing benefits. In a move worthy of Willy Wonka, German Fo...
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Have you ever been out-and-about and bumped into somebody you would rather not have? Be it 'one of the exes, a co-worker or that guy that always wants to stop and talk'. Let’s face it, it has happened to all of us. Well that could become a thing of the past thanks to Cloak. We at Startacus are rather intrigued by this notion. There are plenty of location based apps out there, that connect y...
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Rormix return with a new diary post, with new news, advice and with an exciting update on their music discovery App...#discover: The brand new Rormix iOS app  Hi everyone, Rormix have been relatively quiet in the past few months - but we haven’t fallen off the grid, we’ve just been incredibly busy. And now we return with great news! Our biggest news is that we’ve released...
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