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We featured the guys from Startup Van back in January as 2 of our ‘ones to watch’ for 2016. Launched back in July 2015 by Founders Graham and Mark, the Ireland-based duo are becoming infamous for filming short videos that give great insight into the going-ons and characters that shape innovative startups and the startup ecosystem itself. Post-January the Dublin team made a trip to Lo...
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Could your startup benefit from some really good market research? Now might be the time to get on the ball, because our friends over at Marketest have once again launched their annual startup competition.  This year, they are giving away expertly tailored and personal Market Research reports worth £1000 and £500 to the 1st and 2nd prize winners respectively. The team at Ma...
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What's stopping you from achieving your business objectives? That’s not a rhetorical question...    Can you put your finger on some of the obstacles that are a hindrance when it comes to achieving the success that you would like to?If so, our friends at Virgin Media Pioneers are asking you to take part in their #PowerUp campaign by taking part in their short survey. It was resea...
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Changes to Entrepreneurs’ Relief announced in Osborne’s recent Budget may mean angel investors now have a greater incentive to invest in early stage startups in the UK. Over to Chris Conway, MD of Accounts and Legal to explain...British startups may have a new best friend, and believe it or not his name is George Osborne. That’s because the changes to Entrepreneur...
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After a highly successful first cohort which has helped to establish Belfast as a go-to location in the UK and Europe for high-growth potential startups, Northern Ireland’s international tech accelerator StartPlanetNI is once again open for applications. StartPlanetNI This 3-month programme beginning in September 2016 is for technology-focused startups who have been in operation ideally le...
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Tuition marketplace, Tutora, raises £150,000 in just four days Towards the end of 2015 we featured an interview with Mark Hughes about his ambitious local tutor marketplace Tutora and since then his innovative platform has gone from strength to strength. In fact, the team has just made crowdfunding history, by becoming the first ever edtech Startup to reach their crowdfunding target on Cr...
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'Bringing the passion, skill, and drama of a boxing match to the Tech Startup arena' Startacus has teamed up with leading European Tech and enterprise event Digital DNA to deliver a boxing style Pitch Battle for Tech Startups! upSTART Belfast 8th June 2016 This is a one-day pitching battle that will see high growth potential startups from the digital space take to the ring to pitch their busine...
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With the aim to create a true “West Coast of Europe” Startups scene, Startup Fest Europe is looking for 50 top Startups and Scaleups to Pitch to over 100 partners of toptier Euro & US-based VCs at an event next Month in Amsterdam. From 24-28 May 16, the Netherlands will host a marathon of matchmaking between startups, investors, developers and corporates with fourteen regional inn...
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  An Excellent Opportunity for Entrepreneurs and Startups At Startacus we are committed to connecting the entrepreneurs and startups of our community to the people, spaces, and opportunities that can help them to grow and scale their business. Over the past few years, we have continually highlighted good PR as one of the most crucial aspects of any startup's growth strategy and have f...
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Startups! On Monday 21st March we are hosting a Tech Startup Meetup / Social in London to explore how develop your business through corporate connections & brand partnerships and reach International markets. Tickets are free and can be booked now. Happening at Club Workspace, Clerkenwell, London (see full address on booking page), we will be taking over their basement for a...
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“What if your Big Idea could change Ireland?” is the tagline for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland awards which have just opened for applications… With applications opened from last week, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland have €600,000 available in funding and support to award up to 9 Irish social entrepreneurs. (Both NI and ROI) On an annual basis, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland...
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We’ve followed the progress of the inaugural participants on StartPlanetNI, Northern Ireland’s only private equity backed start-up accelerator programme with interest since its launch back in June last year. We reported back in October that StartPlanetNI had had around 300 applicants for the first programme that was undertaken at 112 Donegall Street, a purpose-designed accelerator and...
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