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Compass News - the innovative journalism startup that'll help you navigate the world of news from the publishers you can trust. Consuming news is both easier and harder these days than ever before. Some outlets even put their news on paper, an idea they saw in a chip shop, we’re guessing. Print? Is that what it’s called? That doesn’t sound right. Either way, a dozen news so...
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Perlego - The EdTech startup which is on a mission to make textbooks more affordable via its innovative subscription service As we all know, studying can be an expensive business. And therefore anything which can potentially help students save some money ought to be welcomed with open arms - especially when it’s not only helping them save money but also helping them study at the same time.C...
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Drover - the startup that offers all inclusive car subscriptions for everyday and private hire drivers across the UK. Cars are expensive. A few of the Startacus team can attest to that. A fairly priced second-hand car is all well and good, but something’s wrong when you pay a few times that for repair. You said the brakes were new! Anyway, the point is insurance is expensive; fuel, repairs...
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Veri is aiming to take the pain and paper out of compliance and quality assurance with their software that verifies quality assurance and ensures excellent outcomes. Who hates paper? Well, okay not literally paper 'per se', but paperwork and work-associated paper trails? Of course you do, well apart from YOU Sarah, but that's fine. Having delivered training in data protection, and after 20 y...
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Popsa - the innovative app that's using AI to disrupt the photobook market.As printed photographs have given way to digital photos, so the photo album has given way to the photobook. We haven’t lost the desire to have a physical collection of our photographs for posterity, but it has become a little less easy. That little digital-photo printer is handy, but where did you leave the power cabl...
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"Although a lot of companies are now talking about open innovation and developing start-up collaboration programmes, it’s fair to say that not an enormous number are doing it well." Oliver Camp, Account Manager at McCann Enterprise shares his thoughts and experiences on open and collaborative innovation. If there’s one problem with big gatherings of like-minded people, it’s that...
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The Liverpool startup, Oh This Way, that's providing alternative education and training for creative people, bridging the gap between education and industry.  Older generations like to complain that the young are lazy and brought up wrong, and that this generation and then this generation will be the cause of the world ceasing to spin. But then along come people like Robyn Dooley to pro...
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Following [email protected]é’s involvement at this year’s 4YFN event in Barcelona, suitcases are once again packed, this time with the team heading to South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas in search of the next big idea. Key to HENRi’s proposition is enhancing quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. To achieve this ambition, HENRi - via its open innovation ...
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Whitespace Ventures Corporate Innovation Club has published its second report, titled Titled 'Internal Innovation – Look Within For The Answer', compiling insights and ideas from leading voices in Corporate Innovation. The 2nd report brings together key themes from the latest bi-monthly gathering of the group's members. The Club is formed of a community of over 40 international and glo...
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Like many industries, the food sector has generally always relied very much on the middleman - typically the wholesalers who form the link between retailers and buyers. Whilst this traditional supply chain has served the industry well to date, a little innovation would surely be welcomed, especially when it benefits both restaurateurs and food producers alike. This in essence is at the very core ...
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