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As the midnight hour approaches and the future of this United Kingdom hangs tentatively in the balance we had planned to offer up an in depth, realistic and unbiased account of how a yes or no vote in the Scottish Independence referendum would affect startups in the country. But then we thought, “surely everyone has had quite enough of these dry, tiresome political / fiscal postulations by ...
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Branding Mistakes when starting a business...               You’ve had your great eureka moment and you are now in the midst of formulating your actual, living ‘n breathing business - fab! Now for branding…but many first time business owners, thinking that your epiphany for having said great business idea, also equates to becoming ‘...
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Update: DEAL NO LONGER IN DATE - DEAL NOLONGER IN DATE. Update: DEAL NO LONGER IN DATE - DEAL NOLONGER IN DATE. Update: DEAL NO LONGER IN DATE - DEAL NOLONGER IN DATE. Update: DEAL NO LONGER IN DATE - DEAL NOLONGER IN DATE.  Over the last few months, we’ve been agreeing some rockin’ deals with ‘big business’ to get Startacus members some fab deals and d...
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At printed.com, we spend our days working with small businesses and start-ups, anyone from freelance designers, local printers and kitchen industries, to help them get on their feet through the majestic medium of print. Make no bones about it; taking the time to make sure your business cards, flyers or signage are just right can really make the difference between getting that partnership or luring...
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Last week Lauren shared some good news with us all (funding!) and what this funding will mean for her big idea...This week she returns and addresses the all important issue of sales, and attracting sales. Over to Lauren to explain all...I’m not a ‘natural’ sales person, so in order to address the sales aspect of my business I started by thinking about my experience with sales up ...
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