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It’s our 1st birthday today, and boy are we having a super fine day. Startacus came about because we realised that although there are lots of great ideas out there, being dreamt up every day by people just like you, when it actually comes to doing anything with those ideas, it can be a whole different story. Finding the information, the support, the people and the places that can help can b...
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Richard Boothman from Ecoskill continues his series of posts on the green economy and entrepreneurship. He started by outlining what you need to know about opportunities in the green economy, then he discussed what the green economy actually is, followed by a piece on spotting opportunities. Last time around Richard considered why the green economy is a great place to start a business an...
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Got an idea that you think could help businesses improve their environmental performance? If so, the recently launched GeoVation Challenge ought to be right up your street.GeoVation is an initiative which is funded and managed by Ordnance Survey and is all about encouraging open innovation to address communities’ needs. A core element of the initiative is the running of specific challenges w...
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Derry, the UK City of Culture 2013, is to host a 48 hour coming together of ideas designed to solve social problems from June 14th- June 16th. The two day event is run by Social Innovation Camp who deliver similar events throughout the UK. This is how it works: There is an 8 week open call from 25th March during which the organisers have asked people interested in the project to send in idea...
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Hopefully by now, if you are a returning visitor to Startacus, you will kinda get that we are big on the idea makers...not just the established inventors, innovators and creatives - but those who have the potential to do something unique, individual, and creative with ‘that idea’ that remains stuck in the head. The FutureEverything Summit of Ideas & Digital Invention which takes pl...
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It’s all very well having that great idea that you think could become the next big thing. However, sometimes having the cold hard cash to help make it happen is what’s needed more than anything. We all know that funding for startups isn’t always the easiest to come by these days, therefore any initiatives or projects that do their bit to help ought to be welcomed with open arms!O...
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Making lists of all the things that we have to do is something that most of us tend to do at the start of every day, week or whatever. There’s nothing quite like having a list and then crossing the things off once done - gives a real sense of achievement doesn’t it? Or is that just me? Anyhow...read that again, a list of the things that we “have to do”. “Have&rdq...
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Based in London and looking to start a business? Back in the day (okay, like 18 months ago), the team at Startacus held regular 9-5 jobs. However although we were content in our careers, we still used to come up with some great ideas for new and creative projects that unfortunately all eventually fell by the wayside, and never evolved from simply being great ideas in our heads. We often wondered...
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WAYRA launches new call for idea makers... Launched on the 12.12.12 this Global call for entrepreneurs may not have been that significant a date to some of us, however it could mark the beginning of a life change for early stage Startups the world over if WAYRA get their way... Open until the 20th January 2013, Wayra ( *more about them a little later *) are looking for Technology Entrepreneurs a...
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Joseph Benn is passionate about enterprise having helped hundreds of young people develop their ideas and set up businesses. In this article for Startacus he highlights the 5 questions he asks everyone developing their business ideas... Anyone who works with me to develop their business ideas gets asked 5 big questions. Amongst the people whom Ive assisted these 5 questions have become almost leg...
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