Inspiring

If there is one thing that the digital age has taught businesses, it’s that they need to innovate constantly.  The opportunities are endless, but you have to reach out and take them before someone else does. Enter pizza chain Dominos, who have just taken a couple of huge strides forward in IoT, and marketing though the introduction of  a geniously simple little gadget. "The Easy ...
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With Apps World now just a matter of weeks away, we are delighted to announce that we have 4 GOLD PASSES worth £1025 each to give away! Now in its 7th year, Apps World has steadily grown into the World's leading multi-platform event within the app industry. It is a must-attend inspiring showcase of technology, which attracts experts, innovators, startups, investors, and developers from ever...
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Reimagining Innovation in The Arts At Startacus we have long been convinced of the interdependence which exists between enterprise and the arts. Creativity is after all the very lifeblood of innovative entrepreneurship. It is the force that drives progress in commerce and technology, and allows ambitious and impassioned individuals to find new and lucrative ways of doing things. Member of the St...
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Here’s one for you. Did you know that the online search industry is dominated by one mega company? Of course you did. You probably also know that there are other search engines on the market, Yahoo, Bing, and so forth, but unless you are very anti-establishment, the chances are you don’t use them very often.  I mean why ‘Yahoo’ something, when you can ‘Google&r...
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It's often not always that easy to take an idea and turn it into something real. There can be many barriers which get in the way - some are personal such as a negative mindset or fear, whilst others can arise via other people - being told that an idea won’t work, that it's a waste of time, that it won't last, it won't scale or it won't make money…you get the drift! Dealing with thes...
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Ever feel that you’re stuck in something of a rut? Yearn to do something a tad more exciting that takes you out of your comfort zone? If you’ve answered yes, then adventure company Unknown Epic could be right up your proverbial street. Their mission is quite simple, namely to “inspire people to leave their comfort zones and experience nature in its purest forms”.A worthy ...
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Could you be our next self-starter of the Week? The Startacus community is crammed full with amazing people doing amazing things and every week we pick one of them to be our Self Starter of the week. At the end of the year, one of these inspiring people will win our Self Starter of the year award, as well as a treasure trove of amazing startup / business related prizes. What is a self-star...
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As most of us can attest to, our high streets have had a pretty tough time of it lately. With the rise in identikit shopping malls, the growth of out of town retail parks and of course the multitude of economic challenges it’s not been an easy few years. However all is not doom and gloom. There are people and initiatives all across the country who are on a mission to fight back and to ...
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Think all co-working spaces are the same? Well we can pretty much guarantee that they’re not! Admittedly there are certain features and attributes which they all have, but they often have their own quirks and idiosyncrasies which make them entirely unique. In fact our recent feature on Co-Boat proves that very point - it’s a co-working space on a boat - a boat incidentally which will...
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Here at Startacus, we’re huge advocates of co-working. We love everything about it - from the flexibility it offers through to the opportunities it provides for making new connections and inspiring creativity. Recently though we’ve discovered a co-working space which is like no other we’ve come across. It’s a co-working space on a boat - a boat which will be sailing the hi...
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Fancy a little serving of positivity and happiness with your morning latte? Then we reckon you ought to pay a visit to your nearest Happy Café. Don’t assume though that a Happy Café is just a regular café with particularly cheery staff! It’s much much more than that. In essence it’s a place where people can connect and engage with other people who have a mu...
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There is rather a lot of debate at the moment about the influence of technology on our lives.  Often opinions on this hot issue are polarised into 2 distinct schools of thought; those who believe technological advancement is improving the quality of our lives, and those who believe it is detracting from it. However there is one thing on which most people are united; if used properly, and res...
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