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Applications still open for The Debut Sessions Christmas Pitch comp with the opportunity to win a Term Sheet for a £100,000 SEIS investment If you’re a recently formed UK startup, take note, you’ve only got a few more days to apply for this fab comp. The Debut Sessions is hosting a LIVE Christmas Pitch Competition, via virtual events platform, Hopin, on the 15th December, 10am...
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The lowdown on Numan, the London-based startup and online clinic that's on a mission to help men to take control of their health and wellbeing Currently, 3 out of 4 men will not go to a clinic for treatment when they are suffering a health issue, preferring to ‘tough it out’ or suffer in strong, manly silence. After all, that’s how decades, centuries, millenia of society ...
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Wild is an eco startup that's creating high performing products, using natural ingredients, whilst reducing the impact we have on the environment and our surroundings... Deodorant and antiperspirant is something that (unfortunately only) most people put on every day. In this more environment-conscious age, what we see when we think about this is piles and piles of plastic going to landfills, be...
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The Limerick-based startup that can perceive, predict and prevent automotive accidents in real-time using proprietary long range imaging sensors & AI on-the-edge Every year, there are around 1.35 million deaths on the road worldwide, and more than 50 million people worldwide are permanently harmed by road accidents. The (always less important) cost to the global economy as a result of all t...
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  Insights from Speedinvest, Amplifier, La Famiglia and Redstone, four of Europe’s leading early stage venture funds, on current VC funding for female founders and what changes are needed Overall VC investments in 2020 are at par with previous years – but in Q3 2020, venture capital funding for all female founders is on pace for its worst year since 2017(US data). In the week of...
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Carverter is an online platform that’s on a mission to help us all to switch to greener cars sooner, by providing independent advice and comparisons in one handy place With the UK set to ban the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in 2030, it’s probably the right time for us all to either start to consider greener alternatives when we’re next buying a car or at the very least d...
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Effective branding should reflect your business and what you're about - this advice and these tips will help you ensure that it does just that Branding is an important part of any business and it’s critical that you get it right, especially when you’re just starting out. The branding you create should be a reflection of your business and depending on what you present will depend on ...
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The innovative car management app, Caura releases a new insurance product to help reduce the cost and time taken to insure a car Managing your car insurance just became a whole lot easier thanks to Caura, the car management app for every drivers’ needs. It has just launched Caura Protect - a new insurance product that significantly reduces the cost and time taken to insure a car. Now, Cau...
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  The innovative Spanish startup on a mission to help us have a greener future by disrupting how we can source electricity from nature... It’s no secret that we are in need of a sustainable source of energy that doesn’t contribute to the destruction of the planet. We have wind farms, solar farms, hydroelectric whatsits, and a drive to improve on these and the batteries that stor...
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If you're considering starting up an online business, here are a few of the key ways that you can intensify what you do to sell more Have you ever thought of starting an online business? It may seem difficult, but possible. You may have to undergo financial and legal hoops to get in it. For this reason, if you lack enough knowledge on how it goes, consult an accountant or any other ex...
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If your business is going to survive, here are some of the key areas where compliance is essential and where negligence could cost you... “The cost of non-compliance is great. If you think compliance is expensive, try non-compliance”-U.S. Paul McNulty. In 2018, British Airways was fined a whopping £183.39 million by the Information Commission Office (ICO) for breaching the pe...
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5 tips on how businesses can successfully set up their website to convert customers to a sale for the all-important upcoming Black Friday With high street stores firmly closed this Black Friday, businesses are set for a digital shopping weekend as their customers move online to find their sales. For many businesses, Black Friday holds an additional pressure this year after the challenges ...
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