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5 Tips on Choosing a Domain Name Any startup who has ever needed a website knows the horror story that unfolds when choosing the correct domain name for your startup. It’s an absolute tirade of trouble when your business name isn’t available as a ‘.com’ or ‘.net’ or whatever other address you may want to use.This is only the tip of the iceberg however as &lsquo...
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E-commerce businesses can experience significant success with minimal investment. However, it is important to ensure all expenditure and overheads are carefully monitored and considered – cutting unnecessary costs and saving money wherever possible. Here, we explore seven ways to cut the costs of starting an e-commerce business. Drop Shipping Rather than plunging a big chunk of funds into...
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Did you read Part One of our Startup Support UK Feature? In it, we featured some unique organisations that can help you get to grips with the world of business and explore the world of self employment. Some of these organisations included The Prince’s Trust, Tech City and Young Enterprise.  We hope that it was informative and you were able to take something away from it, and if you did...
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We can’t believe it’s that time once more. The Playable City Awards are back. We don’t like to play favourites with our creative self starter events, but let’s just say if we did, this one would be pretty near the top of the list. For those of you who haven't got a clue what we are talking about, here’s the lowdown. Playable City Awards Every year Bristol based cr...
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For many startups free positive publicity will become the holy grail of their entrepreneurial journey… and why not? Free, organic publicity is often one of the best ways to achieve a number of your goals quickly, with the least amount of effort or monetary input on your part. Startups who find themselves unwittingly at the centre of a viral media storm can receive a huge array of benefits ...
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Business Social networking, and by extension, social marketing have become a staple part of a startup's healthy marketing ensemble. With noses planted firmly in smart phones, and every other business snapping at the bit for attention, how can any startup hope to stand out against the crowd? The same way they had since starups in ancient Egypt managed to convince customers. Being creative!(This is...
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The idea of starting a business can be quite daunting. You may be wondering where to start or how to go about making that first important step. If you’re one of those people, you’re in luck, as we have taken the time to compile a list of some of the key organisations that we consider a great help for those out there who want to step into and explore the world of business. Whether you...
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A couple of weeks ago Nazia Nasreen shared her inspiring startup story on Startacus. This week she returns with some handy beginner tips for setting up a niche online retailer. Over to Nazia to explain all.. “Over the past ten years there has been an increase in e-commerce stores as online shopping has increased. The number of people setting up their own online business has also increased. ...
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Last week we reported on Google’s announcement that it is to incorporate ‘mobile optimisation’ as a ranking signal, into its search algorithm from the 21st of April 2015. Don’t be alarmed though as this sentence isn’t nearly as apocalyptic as it first appears.It does however mark a very significant shift in the history of the search engine and is poised to have a sub...
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Any content driven or web based startup will probably come across that ever present hurdle of early stage monetisation. Your content isn’t making you immediately famous and groundbreaking; you’re also hosting a site and need the funds to keep things afloat. That’s ok, there are a few options open to startups like this that will help ensure some form of income, in some shape or fo...
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Steve Pritchard is the founder of Proovide a B2B dating site, helping to introduce startups and SMEs to the right suppliers for FREE. Below he shares some valuable advice to startups and small businesses on choosing the right business suppliers. Over to Steve to explain all... "A business can’t afford to waste money on the wrong supplier and this is even more crucial for startups, where eve...
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Getting setup in a digital world of business is horrifyingly daunting. There are big scary words, a complex and convoluted system of hosting and a cornucopia of billing practices and charges flying around; and that’s just to get your domain name sorted! The amount of work that goes into creating an online platform is staggering, and as a startup or startup team, we figured it’d be bes...
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