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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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Our pals over at NACUE (that’s the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs) are once again on the hunt for student / graduate entrepreneurs who reckon their business has the potential to hit the big time. Returning once again is their Varsity Pitch Competition, now a mainstay of the UK’s entrepreneurial event circuit, and an annual showcase of the marvellous innov...
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What Qualities Will the Next Generation of Entrepreneurs Need to Stand Out? Entrepreneurs are a special bunch. They believe in themselves enough to work hard for the success of their business. However, some entrepreneurs are better at the game than others. Either way, entrepreneurship is difficult, but some people just seem to be better at it. What qualities should the next generation of entrep...
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Eye Contact tips for Pitching Entrepreneurs Mariana Lucia Marquez is the co-founder of recently awarded Startup of the Week MetaSpeech.com a public speaking consultancy that helps entrepreneurs upgrade their non-verbal communication. A couple of weeks ago she started her series of Body language tips for pitching entrepreneurs with posture. But what to do with the eyes?! Well grab a coffee, take ...
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Body language tips for pitching entrepreneurs: Start with posture Mariana Lucia Marquez is the co-founder of recently awarded Startup of the Week MetaSpeech.com  a public speaking consultancy that helps entrepreneurs upgrade their non-verbal communication. MetaSpeech are regular speakers at Google Campus and the trailblazing "Campus for Mums" and hold office hours at Incubus, Innovation Ware...
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