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It is a worrying thought; when you work for an organisation whose services many people could benefit from, to come across people you could help or who would be interested in an organisation like yours – but who have no idea your organisation exists! It can be especially dispiriting to wonder how many more people there are out there who you have not met – but whose lives would be improv...
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Innovation in messaging thanks to the social ice-breaker app for the London tube TubeChat, that's aiming to connect people in a disconnected world... Whether we in today’s world are more or less connected or isolated depends on whom you ask, but most would agree that one-to-one, personal interaction is at an all-time low. You can have a best friend on the other side of the world whom you ta...
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PwC and UKBlackTech have joined forces in a drive to encourage greater diversity in the technology sector and will host a series of Tech Insight and networking events across the UK, aiming to inspire more young people from a range of backgrounds to pursue careers in technology. The partnership will see PwC and UKBlackTech, which was founded in 2016 by a group of technology leaders passionate...
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Enterprise Nation has launched a new £2m tech-enabled platform, built with support from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales (ICAEW), as part of its mission to become the UK’s leading provider of business support. Aming to increase the enterprise support group’s reach and resources to deliver accessible advice, support and acceleration on demand to the U...
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Irish Early-Stage Investment Firm Lucey Fund are hosting an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on October 31st in Belfast.  The Lucey Fund aims to share hints on how to manage finance, get funding and what is the first thing entrepreneurs should do when starting a company. Ask any questions about early-stage startups and get a consultation from the fund that invested in 100+ companies. Who ...
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Building and maintaining good relationships with your customers is absolutely essential for any modern business. Even in today’s world of digital advertising and targeted micromarketing, word of mouth is still a very important consideration for any business looking to reach its maximum potential. Satisfied customers are a great source of free advertising, but the consequences of poor custome...
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With 1000’s of hosted dinners, 1,000s of diners and an estimated 300,000 opportunities for people to meet, created, TableCrowd are now looking to further expand their online and offline social network by raising £400k via leading crowdfunding site Crowdcube. Startacus (that's us) love a good chit-chat. Startacus also loves a good feed. But, team Startacus admittedly struggles with the...
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Jemma Goba is the Managing Director of Tanami, video production company that creates engaging promotional video content, then delivers it strategically via social media. Here Jemma writes for Startacus on how you can make an impact at business networking events... I’ll admit it; when I first began attending networking events I didn’t get it. I’d eagerly scan the room for po...
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Powered by Jobbio, EXPAND London, the careers & tech networking event is back once again in the Capital on the evening of Thurs 9th March 17. Here's our preview... EXPAND London is where the UK’s leading tech companies come together to network with their peers and connect with exciting, relevant talent. With a mission to differentiate EXPAND from the traditional 'careers fair', EXPAND o...
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Serial entrepreneur and self-starter James Eder is back with new App Causr that aims to connect you to the people & the opportunities that you may have otherwise missed... In 2005 James Eder and his brother Mike launched studentbeans.com a platform that over only a couple of years scaled across the UK to reach millions of students, becoming arguably the nation’s top and largest website ...
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