Search Results
Setting up an E-commerce Business, We chat with Barry from Naughty B
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th January 2015Over the years we’ve interviewed hundreds of startup founders about their entrepreneurial journey, but none quite like this.
Barry is the founder of Naughty B, a new Ladies fancy dress, lingerie and adult toy retailer; he is also a husband and father with a full time job in the RAF.
We caught up with him to find out more about this combination of industries, his e-commerce journe...
Read Post »
Read Post »
School for Creative Startups Comes to Sheffield
by: Startacus Admin ~ 23rd September 2014It’s Sheffield Startup Month here at Startacus, a great opportunity to showcase the city as the hotbed of entrepreneurial talent that it is.
We have been especially impressed with the number and variety of creative Startups which are sprouting up and spreading their creative ways all over the city… like a wonderful rainbow of creativity.
It seems we are not the only ones who have no...
Read Post »
Read Post »
CEO of Young Enterprise NI shares her thoughts on Belfast, its future and its young people
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th May 2014Our month long look at Belfast as a startup city is slowly drawing to a close - and what a month it has been. We have had a huge range of opinions from both within the city and much further afield, some positively glowing with praise and others cutting in their criticisms.
To begin the winding down of the month we thought it would be interesting to get the opinions of someone who has lots of expe...
Read Post »
Read Post »
Belfast- The UK's Best Startup Secret
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th May 2014We are very excited that May is our Startup Cities… Belfast month! a whole 31 days in which we showcase the vibrant and fast evolving startup scene of the Northern Ireland capital.
Rebecca Kincade (a lady in the know) and editor of Northern Irish business blog NI Business Now shares her analysis of the city’s surprisingly active startup scene.
Belfast: The UK’s best kept start...
Read Post »
Read Post »
Plastic Bank - Turning one man's trash into another mans treasure
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th February 2014
Now for one of those great win/win/win ideas that we're so fond of here at Startacus... and this time its a really good one Vancouver man David Katz has had a marvelous brainwave which has the potential to sort out a number of concerning issues which are particularly prevalent within less economically developed nations. He has devised a system designed to remove plastic waste from th...
Read Post »
Read Post »
Spotting entrepreneurial opportunities in the Green economy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th June 2013Richard Boothman from Ecoskill starts a series of blog posts on Startacus on spotting entrepreneurial opportunities in the green economy. In his 1st post he highlights what you need to know about the opportunities in the green economy.This is a good time to be an entrepreneur. There's a real buzz around new business start-ups and some of the best role models are entrepreneurs. But where are the ho...
Read Post »
Read Post »







- Startacus and Hatch Enterprise offer speed networking IWD-inspired event 24th Feb 2021 Startacus and Hatch Enterprise celebrate International Women’s Day by partnering with NetMinds to bring together female founders for a virtual speed networking event
- Wombat lands £2m investment as appetite for thematic, fractional trading grows 9th Feb 2021 The innovative investment platform Wombat secures major funding to help with further development and to expand the shares and investments on offer
- TryTech Aims to Help London’s Disadvantaged Young People Develop Skills and Careers in Technology 9th Feb 2021 Innovative new platform, TryTech is launched aiming to provide young people with the skills, knowledge and support to secure knowledge-based roles in tech startups
- STEMS seeks to examine the diversity of STEM talent in NI 8th Feb 2021 Startacus & Matrix NI partner on STEMS, 3 interconnected events, exploring themes around AI and bias, STEM development in schools & the workplace, & tech growth & entrepreneurship