Tips

Anna Tsyupko is the 24-year-old CEO of London-based FinTech company Paybase. Paybase delivers an end-to-end solution for payments, compliance and risk – all rolled into one unified API. Anna has previously written for Startacus on some of the key challenges of building payments into an app and now she returns to share some top valuable tips she has learnt along the way on running a...
Read Post »

Neil Whitney, Health and Safety Consultant for CFS explains why UK startups need to take health and safety compliance seriously..."For the majority of startup businesses, it's fair to say their main concern isn't likely to be Health and Safety. Health and safety can often seem like a bit of a burden in terms of time, cost and, ultimately, lack of ROI. However, recent research has found that the c...
Read Post »

With the UK's love of street food showing no sign of slowing down and the great British summer finally upon us, it's the perfect time to take your restaurant on the road. Serving your food at local business parks, on highstreets, and in shopping centres is one of the best ways to build your brand and get more guests through the doors of your restaurant. If you land a pitch at a festival, it will ...
Read Post »

Chris Phillips is an experienced mentor/coach and super engaging workshop teacher. He is the Founder of Help Start-up, which works with and inspires entrepreneurs to start and grow new businesses. Here Chris writes about the death of the UVP...The Unique Value Proposition (UVP) The Unique Selling Proposition/Unique Selling Point (USP) There are various versions of this all along the same theme.&...
Read Post »

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in May 2018 and will impact businesses worldwide if they are dealing with personal data relating to EU residents. Elle Hosie, founder and CEO of her own startup Elletrepreneur and expert in data protection laws, summarises some key aspects of the new regulation and how this will affect startups and your business marketing activities.Pr...
Read Post »

Ofri Ben-Porat is CEO and co-founder of mar-tech startup Pixoneye – an advanced computer vision and AI technology delivered on device that offers in app content personalisation for brands. Here, Ofi writes for Startacus on the measured approach Pixoneye took when looking at Angel or VC funding. "I think I can safely assume that everyone visiting Startacus will be involved in at least o...
Read Post »

Chi-chi Ekweozor is the founder and lead developer at social Q&A startup Assenty. Here she aims to clarify some of the facts around the EU General Data Protection Regulation & how it impacts you as a founder of a startup. "Perhaps you’re getting a little tired of hearing about GDPR. What is it? And why should you care? This article aims to clarify some of the facts around the E...
Read Post »

Marketest is a leading online market research company, who conduct market research for existing businesses and startups launching new products or services as well as academic institutions. Here, they share some invaluable thoughts on why market research is an essential part of the business startup process. Over to Marketest to explain all...Often at times, both entrepreneurs and business owne...
Read Post »

How AI and Chatbots Will Simplify Your Startup Marketing But Destroy Your Customers’ Privacy - A guest post by Cathy Wassell. We will let Cathy explain all..."Like all startups, you’d like to get more leads for your business. And fast. But how can you get leads without spending a fortune? Well, chatbots might be the answer. Are chatbots being used now? Artificial Intelligence(AI...
Read Post »

One of the most common misconceptions about the concept of bootstrapping a startup involves the idea that you're supposed to spend as little money as humanly possible during these precarious early days of your organization. While it's true that "saving money" is a number one priority, the fact that this equates to "spend next to nothing" is a myth. Instead, it's about maximizing the value of w...
Read Post »

FirstCapital is an investment bank specialising in advising high growth tech companies on M&A, private equity and growth capital. In this article Co-founder & Chairman, Hazel Moore OBE provides some tips on how to run a fundraising process to improve your chances of successfully raising funding.Raising funding from investors can be challenging and time consuming. You are likely t...
Read Post »

Ignasi Prat is the CMO at Tappx, accredited as Spain's 6th fastest growing tech startup, and a leading app developers community for monetisation and cross-promotion. Here, Ignasi offers his top recommendations for increasing your app download rates, helping you to stand out in a busy & competitive app marketplace. "Mobile app discovery is one of the toughest tasks facing indie devel...
Read Post »