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The f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100’ campaign that's showcasing the inspirational female entrepreneurs who are running small businesses and supporting their communities at the same time Some of the UK’s most inspiring entrepreneurs have been recognised for their powerful contribution to society, the economy and communities. As part of its annual f:Entrepreneur ‘#ialso100&rsqu...
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  Insights from Speedinvest, Amplifier, La Famiglia and Redstone, four of Europe’s leading early stage venture funds, on current VC funding for female founders and what changes are needed Overall VC investments in 2020 are at par with previous years – but in Q3 2020, venture capital funding for all female founders is on pace for its worst year since 2017(US data). In the week of...
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Ambition, a pre-accelerator programme run by LEO Donegal and NDRC launches to help early-stage female founders from Donegal take business ideas from concept to pitch... Great news for female entrepreneurs from Donegal with the launch of Ambition, a new pre-accelerator programme run by Local Enterprise Office Donegal in partnership with NDRC. The programme aims to help early-stage female entrepren...
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According to analysis by the Centre for Entrepreneurs, business formations reached new record in 2019 with more than five new tech startups launching every hour... Impressive stats just announced by the Centre for Entrepreneurs with the news that more than five new tech startups launched every hour in 2019 - leading to a record 681,704 new business formations over the year. These findings are the...
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The lowdown on equity crowdfunding and some common misconceptions care of upSTART 2018 Major Sponsors, Seedrs.  "Equity crowdfunding can often be a shrewd way to fund a business. Yet there are certain misconceptions that could lead to an entrepreneur mistakenly discounting it as a viable funding option: 1. A capital injection is the sole benefit from equity crowdfunding Not so. Although fu...
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Supercharge Growth Without Raising Money Patrick Walsh, serial entrepreneur and the owner of PublishingPush.com which specialises in PR and book marketing. Here Patrick tells the story of a group of entrepreneurs who supercharged the growth of their startup in a non-traditional way, without raising capital.     “Need to grow your business rapidly? You should raise venture ca...
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  An Excellent Opportunity for Entrepreneurs and Startups At Startacus we are committed to connecting the entrepreneurs and startups of our community to the people, spaces, and opportunities that can help them to grow and scale their business. Over the past few years, we have continually highlighted good PR as one of the most crucial aspects of any startup's growth strategy and have f...
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£10K Boost For Derry & North West Entrepreneurs Aspiring entrepreneurs in the Derry and North West region of NI & Ireland are being given the opportunity to benefit from a £10K seed capital boost as new local accelerator ‘Growing Startups’ launches in the area. Growing Startups Participants in the intensive 12-week programme will also be given access to a ...
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Free Design & Visual Tools for Entrepreneurs If you’re feeling creative and are keen to tackle some of your business design tasks yourself, you don’t need to splash loads of cash to get the online tools for the job.  There are many great free tools available that will let you express your creativity and produce professional looking work.   Here are some free design...
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Everything is going a bit startup these days. From the startup bus to the startup boat, it seems that if you can feasibly make something entrepreneurial, then it has been done! But have you heard about startup homes yet? Startup homes sit at the front of  a new phenomenon known as ‘co-living’ whereby a number of entrepreneurs live together in a productive atmosphere design...
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