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Turning your car hobby into a business
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st February 2021
If you're considering turning your car hobby into a business, here's the lowdown on the key equipment you'll need to do just that
It’s everyone’s dream to make their hobby into their job, however it’s often not a realistic prospect. That said, if your passion happens to surround fixing cars, you’ve got a better chance than most of making your dream a reali...
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A closer look into Business car insurance
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th October 2020
If you plan to use your car for your business, you'll need business car insurance - here are some of the key things to consider
Do you make use of cars as part of your business? If so, this will mean researching into a different type of insurance than ones used on vehicles for personal use. Usually these could be costly, but in the long run more extensive cover could lead to overall cost saving...
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Caura - the car management app that empowers drivers to never get a fine again
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd September 2020Caura is an innovative service that enables drivers to manage all their car needs from one simple app, thereby minimising admin and mitigating penalty fines...
Great news for UK drivers with Caura announcing the availability of its industry-first product that enables drivers to manage all their car needs from one simple app. Drivers set up Caura using just a vehicle registration number, and ...
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Ev.Energy optimises electric vehicle charging
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th September 2019The lowdown on Ev.Energy, the innovative London-based energy-tech startup that optimises electric vehicle charging...
Electric vehicles are the future, right up there with artificial intelligence, holograms, and the dystopian wasteland that once was Earth. Manufacturers like Tesla are showing that electric cars don’t have to be slow, ugly, and boring, and more people are becoming ...
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Humanising Autonomy wants to improve human interaction with automated vehicles
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd April 2019Humanising Autonomy is a startup that's on a mission to improve human interaction with automated vehicles, by building human-centered tools that define how autonomous systems interact with people.
Autonomous cars are coming. In some places, they are already in place. The likes of Tesla say that self-driving cars are the future, and they’re working hard to make that future now. The biggest p...
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Startup of the Week - LeaseFetcher
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th August 2018LeaseFetcher - Car leasing made easy, thanks to this comparison website startup which is on a mission to fix car leasing and make the entire process easier than ever before.
Over the last few years, car leasing has become increasingly popular, both for businesses and individuals - and it’s pretty easy to see why. There are tax benefits, the advantages of being able to get a new car eve...
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Drover offers cars by subscription
by: Startacus Admin ~ 2nd April 2018Drover - the startup that offers all inclusive car subscriptions for everyday and private hire drivers across the UK.
Cars are expensive. A few of the Startacus team can attest to that. A fairly priced second-hand car is all well and good, but something’s wrong when you pay a few times that for repair. You said the brakes were new!
Anyway, the point is insurance is expensive; fuel, repairs...
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BMW Group Financial Services Japan launches Innovation Lab 2018 for Entrepreneurs
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th February 2018High quality startups from all over the world are invited to participate in the Second BMW Innovation Lab, with the 10-week programme this time based from the BMW Group Financial Services Japan offices, in Tokyo.
Based for the first time in Japan, ‘BMW Innovation Lab 2018’ will aim to explore how startup technology can help in offering an enhanced experience to its customers and...
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Startup of the Week - Tootle
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd November 2017If you’ve ever tried to sell a car, you’ll know only too well that it can be a bit of a chore. Putting an ad in the local paper can prove to be a waste of time if you get no calls or enquiries and if you decide instead to traipse round some local dealers and they’re not offering you a decent price, it can be frustrating to say the least.
Help is now at hand however thanks to an ...
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Parkio - the driver's friend offering a smart city solution
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th September 2017Parkio was one of the startups to pitch at upSTART ‘17, the annual startup comp which Startacus runs in partnership with the fab folk at Digital DNA, and since then they have continued to gather momentum.
Developed by Rob Kramer from Austria and Mihai Negrean from Romania, Parkio is a smart cities solution app that connects drivers with parking spaces - the kind of simple idea that we ...
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