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We had a brilliant time at the last Friday Night Mashup Tech Meetup in Belfast and so are delighted to tell you that the team have just announced that the next event will be taking place on Friday June 13th at Titanic's Dock & Pumphouse – and of course it’s going to be bigger and better than ever! For those of you who are unfamiliar, Friday Night Mashup is a regular event taki...
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Welcome to the Startacus monthly financial news round-up, brought to you by Sophie Turton of Crunch Accounting. May has seen some absolutely fabulous developments for the small business community, as SMEs go from strength to strength across a variety of industries. The growth in the sector has also prompted calls for better financial backing from banks and more support from the government, demons...
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As you are probably aware (and if not, where on earth have you been?), June is our Bristol Startup month - a month when we will be dedicating an inordinate amount of space on Startacus.net to the startups, creatives, self-starters, innovators, places and events that make Bristol the startup city that it is. But that’s still a week away from fruition so why all this talk of Bristol? By a mar...
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A quick question for you… are you interested in learning and development, technology and entrepreneurship? You are! Then Crossover Edinburgh’s Product Forge Hackathon weekend could be just the thing for you, and as an extra treat we’ve managed to nab Startacus members a £10 discount on the £45 weekend ticket price… marvelous! So what is the Product Forge Hack...
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Based in and around London and wish you could get some cost effective office space for your startup? Well with this fab deal with Club Workspace, your wish may have just been granted... There are a few things that pretty much every startup, freelancer, entrepreneur, self starter needs when starting a business. Web Hosting - tick    A working laptop - tick    A business bank ...
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Welcome to the Startacus Technology News Roundup. This is your guide to all the business technology news worth sharing and caring about - courtesy of marketing and technology blogger Justin Firth. UK Changing Tech Habits Revealed Based on a detailed survey of 2000 UK individuals, the new Deloitte’s media habits report gives key insights into changing media consumption. According to the rep...
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Win a free ticket to TableCrowd and Startacus' Dinner for Entrepreneurs First came Willy Wonka’s Golden Tickets to visit the Chocolate Factory, and now, something almost just as sweet. In case you haven’t already heard, on May 29th we’re co-hosting a dinner in Clerkenwell, Shoreditch together with the fab Tablecrowd crew. The evening will see a whole host of entrepreneurs and s...
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Here at Startacus we are always looking out for new startups and exciting ideas - after all there are fab new ones being dreamt up every day by people just like you! So when the chance comes along for us to spread the word about a great little comp that in turn is helping bring ideas to life, we like to help as much as we can. The lattest such comp that’s come to our attention is Get Starte...
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Calling all UK technology startups - we’ve got something here that we reckon you’ll be interested in. That ‘something’ is the Microsoft Ventures Accelerator. In essence it could help take you and your business to the next level. Here’s the lowdown on what it’s about: The Microsoft Ventures Accelerator is based in London and is a three month programme aimed at ...
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Startacus.net is an online and offline platform that has become a leading publication, and information source for a broad range of startups, and entrepreneurs.  As well as this, we are an experienced events organiser, creating beneficial connections between startups, and those who wish to work with them. We have grown a substantial niche audience and a recognised and well respected independe...
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Great news now if you happen to be a Scottish entrepreneur, - our friends over at Entrepreneurial Spark (ESpark for short) are on the hunt once again for early stage startups and ventures to take part in their fab free business accelerator.   The ESpark programme, which is now the largest free business accelerator in the world (woo!), takes place across 3 locations in Scotland, namely Glasgo...
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Welcome once again to the Startacus Tech News Round-up - A quick catch-up on all the latest technology news for UK businesses courtesy of marketing and tech blogger Justin Firth. Facebook Flying, Twitter Tiring. Following encourage news on increasing mobile advertising revenue, Facebook have announced plans for a new mobile advertising platform that extends well beyond the Facebook page. The &l...
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