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The lowdown on what makes Australia such fertile ground for startups and the lessons we can take from this success Over recent years, the startup community in Australia has been booming. It has become one of the most exciting places to set up a business and the potential for growth is impressively high. In this article, we're going to discuss what we can learn from Australian-based startups. ...
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An overview of some of the key actions you can take to help you increase employee engagement in your startup There's no lack of evidence suggesting the importance of employee engagement for the success of an organization. Whether you run a small family business or a multinational corporation, you're sure to find that boosting engagement can only help you achieve your goals. On the whole, busi...
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  The Wild Curl launches crowdfunding campaign to help with its mission of disrupting the beauty industry and fighting against continuous hair discrimination After facing many years of struggles to find products for curly hair, Vanessa Martins Lopes is now aiming to disrupt the beauty industry and fight against continuous hair discrimination curly consumers are facing. Her brand, The Wild C...
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Bespoken Spirits is an innovative Silicon Valley startup that has created technology to tailor spirits for aroma, colour and taste in a matter of days The spirits industry is a $500 billion one that isn’t overly fond of change or disruption. Disruption is what startups are good at, however, so when today’s startup decided that waiting a minimum of 3 years for a whiskey to be ma...
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The lowdown on Nerdapp, the online platform providing on-demand tech support for homes and businesses The need for quick and effective IT support has never been greater, with 46.6% of the UK workforce doing some work at home in April 2020, according to the ONS. With so many people working from home, an office-based computer support system just doesn't work. Unfortunately, IT support is never s...
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Our latest startup of the week is Whatbook, “a book discovery and social network app for readers, by readers”. We all know the benefits of reading - from helping us to learn more through to the escapism that it offers. And studies have shown that it can be hugely beneficial for both our physical and mental health. So, whether you’re already an avid reader or one of your New Ye...
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MyRound is an innovative app enabling users to buy and/or receive a drinks round via a digital drink token A new app created to help people buy a drink for someone remotely has launched a crowdfunding campaign to help accelerate the development and scale of the service. Developed by eDrinks as part of their group of consumer apps reimagining social drinking, MyRound is a free and easy to ...
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Major investment news for eXate as it secures £2.3 million funding to grow its team, accelerate platform development and expand into new geographies and verticals Great news for eXate, a London-based data software firm which has just announced a £2.3 million seed round led by Outward VC, with additional backing from ING Ventures and Triple Point Ventures, to accelerate the growth of...
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Andy Bojko, Director at Hidepark Leather, outlines his top tips on how businesses can successfully implement small changes to their website to succeed over the next year With many retailers hit hard this year by the pandemic, businesses are turning to ecommerce to regain lost sales in 2021 as their customers move online to conduct their shopping. The events of 2020 have caused a significant sh...
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If you are looking for some simple ways to optimize your workday and keep on track, these basic tips should help you do just that Most people’s jobs are from 9-5, which is a pretty long time to be doing one thing. It is really easy to fall into the cycle of procrastination, particularly when you are feeling uninspired and want the day to go quicker. To not think about work seems like a mu...
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The Finnish fintech startup that lets you become an investor and help fight climate change at the same time Every year, we get closer to the cut off point that we’re told there will be no coming back from the environmental destruction we have wrought. It’s close, and it’s not going away.  Startup after startup is popping up with different ways of combating our impact on ...
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Joko is a Paris-based fintech startup that is aiming to disrupt how consumers have their spending rewarded by retailers Getting rewarded for buying things is nice. You take your bag of new products and you say, ‘Here is my money’, and they say, ‘Thank you, please take some money for your money’, and...actually getting rewarded for buying things is a little odd. Why not d...
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