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The lowdown on Pentaform, the London-based startup that has created an easy-to-use and eco-friendly personal computer that is globally accessible We won’t detail yet again the high cost that the convenience of plastic has on the environment, as we have done so many times previously, due to the encouraging number of startups being created to combat plastic waste in one form or another. But...
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Jon Higham, MD of UK-registered online pharmacy Medicine Direct, explains what strategies brands can use to enhance consumer trust online Nobody could have foreseen the unique and testing times that the world faced last year. As 2021 begins, these times look set to continue. With most physical stores being forced to close, the e-commerce world has become imperative for countless consumers who ...
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KodyPay is a York-based fintech startup that's on a mission to streamline the checkout experience and make it digital and contactless In this age of smartphones, the cloud, decreased patience for waiting, and interconnectivity, it can be frustrating when we find ourselves unable to perform a certain action quickly and simply - something like paying for a thing. One of our own Startacus team has...
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5 tips on how businesses can successfully set up their website to convert customers to a sale for the all-important upcoming Black Friday With high street stores firmly closed this Black Friday, businesses are set for a digital shopping weekend as their customers move online to find their sales. For many businesses, Black Friday holds an additional pressure this year after the challenges ...
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Startacus launches Vi, a new 6-week digital programme for pre-seed and pre-accelerator level tech startups to get them ready for investment, growth and scale Colm Long, Former VP, Global Operations at Facebook, Naomi Timperley, co-founder of Tech North Advocates, Femi Kalejaiye, Senior Equity Campaign Manager at Crowdcube, Perdie Alder, Co-founder of Spice Startups and Eamonn Carey, MD of Techsta...
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Artificial Intelligence is a powerful tool for business owners and marketing - Gez McGuire, serial entrepreneur and digital marketer gives us the lowdown on what AI is, how to use it and its future in business... Whether we realise it or not Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now a major part of our daily experience. Internet giants such as Google, Facebook and Amazon are all AI platforms guiding wh...
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QRclean the startup which has created the only QR code Hygiene Transparency Solution for businesses which benefits both customers and employees  If you’re in the hospitality sector, you’ll know only too well the impact that COVID-19 has had on your business. And now as lockdown eases and businesses are re-opening, it is vital to restore confidence that your business is safe and t...
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Major investment news for the innovative digital education platform Bibliu... Great news for Edtech startup BibliU with the announcement that it has raised £500,000 as part of a Series A extension funding round, supported by Angel Investment Network (AIN), the world’s largest online angel investment platform. The London-based startup is a digital education platform that pro...
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A look at Zobi - the startup that's on a mission to prevent cybercrime across your home network care of Hedgehog! We are ever more connected to the internet in our homes. How many devices do you have connected right now? Your phone and laptop? Your TV and a game console? Your smart fridge, doorbell, thermostat, the camera watching your baby? How many of those devices are capable of running t...
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The startup that is merging the traditional and the digital... There can be no denying the fact that photographs are one of the most special ways of preserving memories. And whilst we may take more photos now than ever before, chances are we rarely print them and most probably we rarely look back on them either. It’s just not the same as when we had old photo albums to pore over. Recogni...
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