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With enormous thanks to the team at Apps World, we have 1 Startup Networking Plus + Package currently worth £2400 (inc VAT) to give away... Apps World and Project Kairos Every year, Apps World delivers a series of mobile app industry, multi-platform events- the only conference to focus entirely on apps from conception, investment, and startups all the way to design, development, ...
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Kairos - An ancient Greek word meaning ‘the opportune moment’- how apt therefore that it’s also the name that Apps World have bestowed upon their new startup project. Every year, Apps World delivers a series of mobile app industry, multi-platform events across the globe and have grown to become the world leader in their field attracting an impressive range of attendees incl...
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BMW Group Financial Services, a retail and commercial finance provider are currently on the hunt for early-stage startup companies to partner up with for their new UK based Innovation Lab. As Startacus is always keen to highlight fab Corporate and start-up collaboration opportunities, check out all the details below… Designed specifically to discover new technologies, BMW Group Financial ...
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What’s Next After Brexit: Why The Business World Won't End Now That We've Left The EUWritten by Alexandra Isenegger - Alexandra is the Founder and CEO of Linkilaw"It’s been a tumultuous last few weeks. One of uncertainty, of resignations and of surprises. Only a few days after the result - and the shock is just setting in. On the eve of the referendum, most of the media...
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Watch this summary of all the happenings at our latest Tech Startup Pitch Battle. After months of preparation, we welcomed tech / digital startups to Belfast, for our Startup pitch battle ‘upSTART Belfast’ which took place during this year’s Digital DNA.   An array of Startups from all over the UK and Ireland pitched to win a prize fund worth £50K ...
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With ‘the biggest political decision in our lifetimes' now just 1 day away, the team at Startacus had considered coming down on one side of the argument with an impassioned and compelling call to action- an appeal to our readership to share in our convictions and help drive home the result we so desperately want. But we didn't do it.It occurred to us that there has been quite a lot of that ...
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If you will be making your way from the Republic of Ireland to Digital DNA in Belfast, the team have arranged a nifty way to get there for free, in comfort, and whilst doing something productive as well! On the 7th of June (the day before Digital DNA) a specially chartered train will set off from Cork to Belfast, stopping in Dublin on the way, to bring delegates of Digital DNA to their final dest...
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The Annual Return is changing to the Confirmation Statement.  Here’s what you need to know. Big changes ahead. On 30th June the good old Annual Return is having a face-lift and will reemerge as the Confirmation Statement. This is all part of The Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act. Here we’re going to take a quick look at what is changing, what isn’t changing and ...
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We have a number of FREE VIP Tickets to Digital DNA technology and enterprise expo in Belfast to give to VC’s and Angel investors. This year Digital DNA (8th June 2016) is playing host to a Startup Pitch Battle which will provide an attractive opportunity for VCs and Angel Investors seeking opportunities in the technology space.  upSTART Belfast will showcase approximat...
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Attention founders with a tech-focused startup! Do you need some additional support with development and market potential?   There is less than one week left to apply for UK based global accelerator StartPlanetNI! The 3-month intensive programme will begin in September 2016 in Belfast, and having had a very successful first cohort complete the programme in recent months, the team is pla...
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Are you an ambitious student or graduate entrepreneur with the passion to take your business all the way?   If you are then this could be an excellent opportunity! Varsity Pitch Competition The annual Varsity Pitch Competition from the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) has been launched once again, and they want to hear about all of the great innovati...
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Twitter Discussion about Startup AcceleratorsTuesday 17th May 10am - 12pm  At the end of April in Clerkenwell we hosted a tech Startup meetup in which leaders from the UK Startup ecosystem shared insider’s perspectives on how to give a stellar performance throughout an accelerator experience. We are now bringing this discussion online with a Twitter hang out under the hashtag #Accele...
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