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Is Your Startup Idea Worth Pursuing?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd April 2019If you have come up with a startup idea, knowing where to begin can be challenging. As an entrepreneur, it’s only natural that you will want your idea and dream to be turned into a successful reality, therefore, we have put together three ways on how you can further understand whether your startup idea is worth pursuing.
Analyze the Competition
The first step that you should take in order ...
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From Concept to App Store - Working With a Design and Development Partner
by: Startacus Admin ~ 28th February 2018Written in partnership with the digital delivery team at Studio Graphene, we take a no-nonsense look at what to expect and how to work effectively with a third party digital design and build team.
It is most often the case that those who come up with the idea for an app are not themselves developers; whether you’re an entrepreneur with a great idea for a fitness app or a company that wants ...
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Test out your business idea
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th September 2017
Marketest is a leading online market research company, who conduct market research for existing businesses and startups launching new products or services as well as academic institutions. They previously wrote a fab article for Startacus on the importance of market research and now they share some invaluable thoughts on why you really need to test out your business idea first before launch...
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Startup of the Week - Idea Drop
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th December 2016As we all know, if a business is going to succeed, it needs to be both competitive and innovative - irrespective of what sector it may be in. Therefore having a business culture where innovation and idea generation is proactively encouraged is an absolute must.
Our latest Startup of the Week is on a mission to ensure that developing such a culture is easier than ever before.
Idea Drop is ...
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Social Entrepreneurs Ireland awards 2016 opens for applications
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th March 2016“What if your Big Idea could change Ireland?” is the tagline for the Social Entrepreneurs Ireland awards which have just opened for applications…
With applications opened from last week, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland have €600,000 available in funding and support to award up to 9 Irish social entrepreneurs. (Both NI and ROI)
On an annual basis, Social Entrepreneurs Ireland...
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Adobe's Kickbox - an innovation to create innovators
by: Startacus Admin ~ 10th March 2015Ever had one of those mornings, you get into the office, you have some coffee and a snack, and then it hits you like a ton of bricks; that award winning business idea that’ll definitely make millions?
We’ve all had that, or at least something very close, but the question remains, “What can I do about it?” Most businesses don’t appreciate employees taking time out for...
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Marketest Business Startup Competition
by: Startacus Admin ~ 9th March 2015Do you have a clever business idea but don’t know where to start? Well, you’re in luck, the folks over at Marketest have officially opened up registration for their Business Startup Competition and you can win the chance to test your business idea and get some feedback from potential customers!
Marketest are a successful online market research company who have over 10 years experience...
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Ideas for Convincing the Bank That Your Idea is Credible
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th September 2014Ideas for Convincing the Bank That Your Idea is Credible
If you'd like to start a business and need the initial funds to get your idea off of the ground, you'll have to be persuasive. Convincing a bank that your business idea is credible is quite the challenge. Let's take a look at some tips to make it happen.
Show How You'll Use The Money
Bank lenders will be more receptive to your...
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Propeller-Head Competition for innovative tech ideas
by: Startacus Admin ~ 25th June 2014Ideas are kinda our thing here at Startacus. We love ‘em. That’s why we’ve just revamped our Collaboration space so that you guys can add all your ideas and showcase them to the world. But we digress…
The fab folk over at Brainbox are a tad fond of ideas too. That’s why they’re running the Propeller-Head comp at the moment to help get new and innovative tech i...
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Ideas, Projects, Startups - We want you!
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th June 2014When we first came up with the concept of Startacus - the Self Start Society, our vision was to create a space where anyone, irrespective of location, age or experience could add an idea, big or small, and get all the collaborative support and guidance from the Startacus community to help take that idea forward.
And as you’d imagine, we’ve been busy beavering away at Startacus HQ to t...
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