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Startacus members! The nice people over at Novanym are offering you guys - the members of our Startup Community 10% off a new domain name, brand, logo and even startup name! Novanym owns and advises people on a huge array of domain names, which you can buy and then officially own for your new business. The beauty of this though, is that you’re not just getting a name, you’re getting o...
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Are you a multitasking founder of a Startup or small business team that needs a help in becoming and staying organised? Always keen to help make the process of starting and sustaining a business easier, we were delighted when the good folks at Soapstone asked us to run a giveaway competition for two lucky startups / self starters to win six months free use of Soapstone! So what is Soapstone, and...
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If you’re a small business in the digital sector, then a newly launched comp by BT and TechHub may be well worth a look. The Digital Innovation in the Public Sector initiative is seeking small companies throughout the UK that are developing digital products and services that in turn can significantly benefit and make a difference to our public services – health, education, wherever. ...
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We’re delighted to bring you news that our friends over at FreeAgent are once again giving away £5k towards one small business' tax bill, to help make the whole process a little bit sweeter.  The competition will take the form of a prize draw, which is automatically open to any Ltd. company Director or Sole Trader who subscribes to FreeAgent and submits their self assessment tax ...
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A couple of weeks ago we asked each of 2014’s Startacus Self Starters of the Week to pitch to us in 200 words or less, why they should be considered for the Self Starter of the Year accolade. Alongside the fab title and obvious kudos, the Self Starter of the Year wins a fab package of prizes care of key sponsor Marketest, and Moo.com, Huddlebuy, Net Lawman, Penelope, Creative Barcode, and I...
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Calendars at the ready folks, it’s time for a look at some of the UK and Ireland startup events happening in 2015. In our daily ramblings across the world of startups over the past year, we were lucky to come across and have the honour of attending, a huge range of fabulous startup events in the UK and Ireland.  Now we would like to share some of the ones coming up in 2015 that we reck...
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Fancy your chances at winning one of the world’s most prestigious business awards? Then read on because Ernst & Young have just launched their search for the “Entrepreneur of the Year 2015”. Here’s the lowdown… The Entrepreneur of the Year Award originated in the US in 1986 and now has spread to more than 60 countries worldwide and as it has grown in size so ha...
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Get involved in Digital Shoreditch 11th - 24th May 2015 We are delighted to be a media partner of the Digital Shoreditch Festival, one of the largest events of its kind in Europe which celebrates, showcases, and supports the outstanding technical, creative, and entrepreneurial talent of the capital and beyond through a 2 week long glut of events, on an annual basis. The festival includes talks, w...
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We are delighted to announce that Swansea is our first Startup City of 2015! What does that mean? Throughout February 2015 we will be dedicating lots of time to telling the world all about Swansea and its startup scene. But we need your help! We want the people of Swansea, or anyone who knows the city well to help us to showcase it to the world. This could be through writing an article about th...
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Financial forecasts that will affect small business in 2015... 2015 has been hailed as a‘pivotal year for small business’. There are now more startups, self-employed and small businesses than ever before, in fact 99% of the 4.9 million businesses in the UK are small and micro businesses. This is a key sector of the market and it is increasingly important for policy makers to focus on ...
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Getting good publicity, promotion and PR for your startup or tech business can be an expensive affair. To level the playing field, we have devised a cost-effective press release service to make it both easier and more importantly, affordable to tell the world about your startup or tech business. As Startacus is a leading publication, and information source for a broad range of startups, and tech ...
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It’s the start of 2015 and for those of you prone to a good ol’ startup New Year’s Resolution; we think we have a fab post-Christmas cracker of a startup news story for you. This could really set the wheels in motion for a very successful 2015. First things first though - this article is for you if… You enjoy the sunshine and the odd holiday or working holiday abroad ...
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