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From Concept to App Store - Working With a Design and Development Partner
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th February 2018Written in partnership with the digital delivery team at Studio Graphene, we take a no-nonsense look at what to expect and how to work effectively with a third party digital design and build team.
It is most often the case that those who come up with the idea for an app are not themselves developers; whether you’re an entrepreneur with a great idea for a fitness app or a company that wants ...
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The Must-Follow Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a New Business
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th January 2018Need a step-by-step guide to starting a new business? This handy guide written by Samuel Atkinson of 1st Formations will surely make for a helpful start for those looking to operate a UK based business.When starting a new business, you have to understand that there is more to getting your business off the ground than just making sales. Long before that ever happens, there is a lot of planning and ...
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Test out your business idea
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th September 2017
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. They previously wrote a fab article for Startacus on the importance of market research and now they share some invaluable thoughts on why you really need to test out your business idea first before launch...
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REWIND< Are Cassette Tapes set for a Tech Renaissance?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th May 2017Check out Elbow, a new cassette player concept, aimed at restoring the glory of the good ol’ fashioned cassette tape.
If video killed the radio star, then CD killed the cassette, and MP3 the CD...(kinda). Ugh, you get what we mean. But nostalgia, on the other hand, doesn’t kill anything, but simply brings it back to life, reinvents it, and makes it current again.
Step forward EL...
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Starting a Business in 2017 - A Beginner Checklist
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th January 2017If the New Year has given you the motivation to start that new business you’ve been thinking of for a while, there will be a lot to consider and plan in the coming weeks. We have put together this 10 area starting-a-business checklist to help you a little, rounding up some of our most useful beginner articles on the subject, plus some top content from around the internet.
Concept st...
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6 Tips for Making Sure Your Startup Can Survive and Thrive
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th March 2016We all know that starting a business is likely to be an extremely challenging process and there is never any guarantee of success no matter how brilliant your ideas might be or how dedicated you are to realising your ambitions.
The truth is that the startup process is tough and unforgiving, so the more you can do to tilt the odds of achieving success and sustainability in your favour, the better....
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Whose business idea was it anyway?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd February 2016Whose business idea was it?
Hot on the heels of his previous articles on legal and personnel issues such as Who makes the decisions in your company? and if Your Co-founder Left, Who Would Own Your Business? legal eagle Thomas Taylor returns with another pressing and often discussed issue.
This time the ‘idea’ part of starting a business gets the legal treatment...after all, whos...
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Self Interview with Steamer Lane Clothing
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th June 2014We started planning Steamer Lane Clothing or (rather our aspirations to start a business together) by checking it against four essential criteria- the viable business test.
Firstly it needed to be home made, in the sense that we could be almost completely self-reliant using our own initiative, skills and labours without the need for expensive equipment or ultra-specialist personnel.
Secondly, it...
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Lady Dinah's Cat Emporium- Londons first cat café
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd April 2014There’s an old saying that goes “Sometimes the craziest ideas are the best ones”- or something along those general lines - and here at startacus we are certainly no stranger to weird and wonderful ideas… but this one left even us somewhat amazed.
Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium- is the fittingly majestic title bestowed upon London’s most bizarre cafe newcomer. The t...
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