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Innovate UK and The Prince’s Trust are seeking 18-30-year-olds with ambitious business ideas that could turn into important innovations  If you’re 18-30 years old, are based in the UK and have a great business idea this is for you! Innovation UK has partnered with The Prince’s Trust to find young people from across the UK with innovative ideas that they can help turn...
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NI-based with a startup or idea for an innovative product or a solution? This is for you - the Invent 2021 competition is now open for applications... Invent, the annual competition organised by Catalyst and partners Bank of Ireland is once again open for applications. The competition aims to recognise and reward local innovations and proof of concept ideas that have the greatest commercial po...
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If 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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Written 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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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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As 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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“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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Ever 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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Do 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 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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