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Last month here at Startacus we focused on Glasgow Startups and Glasgow as a Startup City. But our focus on the people, places and spaces around Glasgow (and all our other startup cities) doesn’t stop at the end of a given month, so when we had the chance to chat to Colin Bryce from Cobry, specialists in Google Apps for Business, who work with businesses to migrate, manage, and prosper in &...
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What do start-ups need to know about the growth of BYOD? Any business which has just begun or is about to start trading will probably welcome any opportunities to save money. Technology is among the biggest expenses any new business will face, but allowing new employees to use their own devices for work instead of a business laptop or tablet could be much easier and, when watching the pennies, ch...
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As you probably know (and if you don't, where on Earth have you been?) that May is our Startup Cities… Belfast month, a whole 31 Days dedicated to shining a spotlight on the vibrant and fast evolving startup scene of the Northern Ireland capital. What's particularly striking about the Belfast Startup scene is the number of high quality tech businesses which are being created, so to kick off...
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Many small businesses are already feeling the benefit of some of the more popular apps available, such as Skype, LinkedIn and Feedly. However, there many others, perhaps less known ones that can support you with all your business needs.The team at Penelope - the virtual phone system for small businesses kindly highlight their current top five apps to help you out with your everyday business n...
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If you’re an app developer, making your mark on the world and getting your app noticed isn’t necessarily the easiest thing to do, so it’s always good to hear about initiatives and projects that are helping app developers do just that. The latest of these has just been launched by those stalwarts of the telecoms world, Nokia.Their recently launched Asha Developer Competition is lo...
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Whoever first said that time is our most precious commodity was certainly right. At one point or another most of us end up wishing there were more hours in the day and no matter how hard we may try we may not always get through all the things we planned. Whether you’re trying to start a business while juggling a full time job or simply trying to find the time to do that hobby you really...
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If you had said "Brainstorming and Apps" a few years ago - people might have looked at you a little silly. Surely the old white board and marker pen would suffice? But now with Apps all the rage and with you trying to find a solution to a problem or simply have an idea that you’ve been thinking about doing something about, it’s likely that you’ll be doing a little brain...
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Guest writer for Startacus Tim Armoo, Founder of Doodlar.com highlights his top 5 apps that will help with your new business...There’s over 500,000 apps available within the iTunes store, so say Apple.  A huge amount. As you’ll find within most large markets, within that colossal number is a lot of rubbish, apps that you’ll download as a novelty only to never use again. My A...
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If you’re an app developer, you’ll know just how difficult it is to get your app to market and then once it’s there get it noticed. After all, app development and marketing are two very different things - an issue which our latest Startup of the Week is doing its best to rectify. PreApps is a new platform where apps can be previewed before they actually get released.The idea is ...
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Do you remember when taking note of something simply entailed jotting it down on a piece of paper or in a simple old notebook? Of course, whilst this may be still the case for some of us, it’s good to know that these days we have other options too, namely thanks to the plethora of excellent note taking apps which exist. Which should you use though? Well, to help you decide, here are our...
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