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Considered by many to be the best accelerator program in the world Techstars recently made the headlines by announcing its first ever program outside the US. Its choice of location? None other than London. There’s already a very vibrant startup and tech scene in London so it’s a pretty natural choice although the UK government and initiatives like Tech City have also apparently pl...
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Healthcare innovation is a surprisingly under discussed area for start-ups, despite being arguably one of the most rewarding fields to work in. Next month’s NHS based Innovation Expo in London will provide a format for entrepreneurs from the medical world to pitch their wares at the massive two day event in London’s Royal Docks.The potential for promotion is substantive with more than ...
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Last week marked the release of a new YouTube channel, called beBusinessTV. The channel is a joint project by two large Irish firms, digital company beActive and the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Programme. In essence, it’s a new YouTube channel designed specifically for “entrepreneurs, Mumpreneurs, risk takers, people with new ideas, students who are thinking outside the bo...
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Last week marked the exciting launch of the 2013 CultureTECH (capitals are essential) festival. Although it doesn’t actually begin until the 9th of September, that presumably leaves plenty of timeto get excited for it... So what is there to be excited about? Well the festival in itself is a must for geeks in all their many varieties. Over the course of the weeklong experience, so...
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London Web Summit The London Web Summit launches on Friday and is, by most professionals’ reckoning, one of the ‘must attend’ features of the start up calendar. Designed to bring together a multitude of minds from various tech fields, it proclaims to be an exciting amalgamation of multi-nationals, start-ups, media, finance and investment, and advertising specialists.Said minds c...
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Corporate and independent sponsorship is a massive global business and one which recent website start-up, ‘SponsorsHive’is seeking to make a name for itself in. Its premise is simple. Presently, Event coordinators and planners often spend large amounts of time and effort in trying to coerce companies to sponsor their events. It is, according to SponsorsHive founder Sean Obedih, a &ldq...
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Handmade in Britain - Designer Makers take note   November to many of us may seem like months away (probably because it is!), however to many Design Makers in the UK, November is an important date to think about right now. Confused? Let Startacus explain all... The 8th - 10th of November are the dates when the Handmade in Britain Contemporary Crafts and Design Fair takes place in Chelsea, L...
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If you’re a Third level student in Ireland (North or South) and you think you’ve got a great idea for a business, the good news is that you needn’t wait until graduating to do something about it. The recently launched Think Outside The Box Awards could be just what you need to make that idea a reality now! The awards which are sponsored by Enterprise Ireland, Invest NI, Cru...
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It’s all very well having that great idea that you think could become the next big thing. However, sometimes having the cold hard cash to help make it happen is what’s needed more than anything. We all know that funding for startups isn’t always the easiest to come by these days, therefore any initiatives or projects that do their bit to help ought to be welcomed with open arms!O...
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Fancy winning £25 Amazon Vouchers for you & £25 Amazon Vouchers for your friend? You better get on it and enter our Recommend a Friend Competition!  From the start it’s been clear that some of you love Startacus almost as much as we do! Any chance we get, we’re telling anyone who’ll listen all about it and if they happen to be interested in self employment, ...
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Could you change the world in a weekend? Well, in reality probably not, however if you have an idea that could potentially do just that then a new initiative by Barclays ought to be of interest. Barclays are facilitating two Social Enterprise Weekends later this month, during which tech entrepreneurs and creative designers will be working together in teams to create and develop new and innovative...
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If you’re thinking about starting a business, you’ll not really get very far if you don’t create a Business Plan. It’s a mistake to assume that you can just drift along and deal with things in an ad hoc random manner - planning is a must! Whilst for some people drawing up a Business Plan may not be too daunting a task, for others even the very thought of it can be an ordeal...
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