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Upskilling could be the key to a more diverse workforce
by: Startacus Admin ~ 12th December 2022
Sarah Gilchriest, President of Circus Street, discusses why businesses should think about addressing the digital skills gap and diversity in parallel.
When we look to the future, much feels uncertain, but one thing we can be sure of is that we will be living in a world where we are all more reliant on technology, be it as individuals or businesses. The problem, though, is at the moment we just ...
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Ulster Bank Funds Diverse Entrepreneurship
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th July 2022
The recipients of the 2022 Ulster Bank Enterprise Fund are announced, each aiming to promote and encourage entrepreneurship amongst underrepresented groups.
Ulster Bank has partnered with three organisations to champion diverse entrepreneurship across Northern Ireland.
ArtsEkta, One in Five, and Enterprise Northern Ireland, have each been awarded funding through Ulster Bank’s Enterprise ...
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Ethical Equity Partners With Streets Consulting To Help Underserved Founders become Investor-Ready
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th June 2022
Ethical Equity and Streets Consulting join forces to deliver Founder Workshop to help close the inequality gap in startup to scaleup funding.
Ethical Equity, the UK’s first ethically compliant investment platform, today announced a partnership with Streets Consulting, the financial services and technology business development, marketing and communications consultancy, to deliver a o...
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Hootsuite partners with BYP Network to enhance mentorship and career opportunities for black careers
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd May 2022
New mentorship programme aims to enable Hootsuite employees to shed light on their lived and sector experience and support BYP Network members’ career development.
Hootsuite, the global leader in social media management, have just announced details of a new partnership with BYP Network, a platform connecting the Black professional community with corporations to enhance networking, create ...
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Growth Platform for Black, Asian and ethnically diverse professionals launches new website
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th May 2022
Career Masterclass has launched a new website to showcase its offerings, as a strategic partner for businesses wanting to bolster D&I policies.
More good news from Career Masterclass, the leading online career growth platform for Black and ethnically diverse professionals which we have previously featured. It has just launched a new website to showcase its suite of enterprise solutions...
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HR DataHub - benchmarking data for all aspects of HR
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th April 2022
HR DataHub is a benchmarking platform with all the insights and tools you'll need to make data-led HR decisions.
Even the most well-meaning of businesses can struggle to ensure that their employees are treated as well as they should be. Whether it is a case of ensuring that the business is as inclusive and diverse as you want it to be, as responsive to employee conflicts, or simply ensuring tha...
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Top 10 Black Founded Startups To Appreciate and Celebrate
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th March 2022
The lowdown on 10 innovative startups, each with an important story and mission, an exciting future ahead and all created by black founders.
1. Boxx
Boxx was founded by Anna Samuels in 2016 with one primary mission; to make boxing accessible to everyone and not just to focus on contact on movement but on mindset too. With all the uncertainties we’ve faced in our lives over the past two...
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Diversity is a strategic priority for 6 in 10 startups
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th March 2022
New research undertaken by Innovate UK indicates that diversity is set to be a key strategic priority for startups in the year ahead.
Nearly two thirds of start-ups (63%) say that making their workforce more diverse is a strategic priority in the year ahead, according to new research from Innovate UK. Innovate UK found a further fifth (22%) of start-ups say they have done some work to make thei...
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Flair Impact Closes $1.8 Million Seed Round
by: Startacus Admin ~ 1st December 2021
Flair Impact secures major investment to support US expansion and drive its mission of creating a world where all ethnicities can thrive.
Here at Startacus we love hearing and reporting good news about startups, and even more so when we’ve been following their journeys. So we’re delighted to share word one one such startup today - Flair Impact, the black-owned, people analytics com...
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How to Start an Inclusive Culture
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd November 2021
Transformation and change specialist Sid Madge of Meee, suggests five ways that you can create an inclusive culture in your business.
By developing an inclusive culture, that works for all, within your new organisation, you will create a healthy place to work that people enjoy being part of. You’ll retain great staff, and your productivity will improve. In other words, you&rsquo...
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- Vegan Dog Food Brand, Omni Smashes £400K Crowdfunding Target 1st Feb 2023 Crowdfunding success for Omni, the vegan dog food brand, reaffirms the recession-proof growth of the pet nutrition industry.
- Raise Spring Accelerator programme seeking applications for next cohort 30th Jan 2023 Want to build an investable, scalable tech startup? The Raise Accelerator programme is now open for applications and will help you do just that.
- Leading French Travel Co. Offers Mentoring to two UK startups on its prestigious two-month programme 23rd Jan 2023 High-potential social impact startups from the UK sought for the 9th annual Les Tremplins by Voyage Privé programme.