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The Centre for Entrepreneurs launches
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd October 2013We might be still in the midst of pretty challenging economic times, but that hasn’t hampered more and more self starters emerging and trying to make their mark on the world by developing their ideas into tangible businesses. And that has been music to our ears here at Startacus. As you’ll know only too well if you’re a regular visitor to the self start society, we’re big a...
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Member Deals and Discounts!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th October 2013We are currently reviewing all member deals to begin afresh in 2018 and therefore all deals until further notice are on hold. Apologies for any inconvenience.
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Creative Wanted for £1k Concept Cupboard & Ticketmaster Project
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th October 2013Here at Startacus, we like interesting mashups between startups and big businesses - especially when it is the individual, the self starter that benefits. In fact, check out our own recent £1k link up with Marketest for our self starter award (*self promotion done) or our feature on the £50k e-commerce startup comp that Shopify are currently running as good examples.
So when we heard ...
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Global Social Entrepreneurship Competition – 'Changing the world, one business at a time'
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th October 2013Are you a university level student with a great sustainable business idea that could provide a solution to some of the world’s greatest challenges?
Here at Startacus we are no stranger to entrepreneur/startup competitions, in fact they are one of our favourite things to write about! We are also keenly interested to hear about social enterprises and projects which are setting themselves the ...
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Claim 100 free mini business cards!
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The Irish Times Innovation Awards
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th October 2013Based on the island of Ireland and an Innovator, an entrepreneur or a scientist? This comp from the the Irish Times and InterTrade Ireland is well worth a look.
The Irish Times Innovation Awards have over the last few years been showcasing innovation excellence and this year is no different. Entries are wanted from companies large and small, individuals and organisations alike who can demonstrate...
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Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th October 2013Now in its seventh year, the Stelios Award for Disabled Entrepreneurs is currently looking for entries, but with only a matter of weeks before the closing date, time is of the essence.The award which is sponsored by the founder of easyJet, Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and in partnership with Leonard Cheshire Disability aims to both support disabled entrepreneurs and at the same time highlight and prom...
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Pinterest News - A few Pinteresting developments
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th October 2013Those of you who are regular visitors to Startacus or indeed our Pinterest account will have noticed that recently we've had a renewed vigour in our musings about the image sharing site (check out our Pinterest Analytics article for info on how it can help your business).
It seems our new interest in Pinterest could not have come at a better time as the site’s CEO Ben Silderman has just mad...
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Dublin Web Summit - where the tech world meets
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th October 2013It’s that time of year once again where thousands of the tech world’s most prolific movers and shakers descend upon the Irish capital to take part in the event which organizers are now boldly proclaiming to be the “biggest global tech event”. Are these boastings justified? Well in its short 4 year history the summit has grown from 500 attendees in 2010 to an expected 7000 t...
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Startacus launches partnership with Huddlebuy with free business Gold Card competition
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th October 2013Wanna save yourself and your business some money? Thanks to our new partnership with Huddlebuy you can do just that!
Here at Startacus we know only too well that when you’re running a business, it can sometimes be tough to find good business deals. Whether you’re an early stage startup or you’ve been up and running for a while now, getting the best deals whilst saving money and ...
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Startup loans aims to increase Northern Ireland Enterprise
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th October 2013Startacus recently spent some time speaking with Rockstar Youth MD and Founder Jonathan Pfahl discussing the organisation’s drive to develop the UK government’s startup loan scheme across the water in Northern Ireland.
As one of only a few facilitators of the Startup Loan scheme in Northern Ireland, Rockstar Youth aim to develop their market leading programme for young entrepreneurs a...
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The Shopify Build a Business Competition
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st October 2013If you’ve got a product that you want to start selling online, then this is the perfect time to do just that. Why now you may ask? Well, basically because the eCommerce platform Shopify have just launched their latest Build-A-Business competition and they’ve partnered up with the Huffington Post so it’s even bigger and better than before.
Entering couldn’t be eas...
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