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Entries are now open for upSTART, Northern Ireland’s most exciting startup pitch competition which features an all-expenses paid trip to explore the New York tech scene for the winner.  Part of Digital DNA 2019, powered by PwC, the tech event held in St Georges Market in Belfast in June, upSTART is in its fourth year and this year is exclusively open to startups from Northern Ireland w...
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With the aim of reaching 1 million classrooms and kitchen tables by 2021, Derry-based EdTech startup Makematic have raised £1m to help brands connect with education through bitesize educational animations and live action videos. Founded in 2016, educational media company, Makematic, whose clients and partners include Adobe, Microsoft, Crayola and the BBC, have secured a £1,000,000 see...
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When employer and employee relationships breakdown. We chat with Patricia Rooney, Partner in the Employment Department at commercial law firm Tughans, about what to do as a business when an employee comes to you with a complaint or grievance, managing a grievance process, when a business has a grievance against an employee, disciplinary processes, managing performance and protecting your busi...
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The Startup World cup returns to Belfast for 2019 with the NI regionals held on 25 March and once again delivered by Belfast Global Shapers.January of last year saw the Startup World Cup expand to include Belfast in its regionals. This month sees it return once again to give one NI startup the chance to win $1,000,000 investment. The Startup World Cup is an American platform powered by Fenox Vent...
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Based in Northern Ireland and have an innovative idea? The lowdown on Catalyst Inc's annual competition INVENT 2019, that showcases and rewards local innovations and proof of concept ideas... INVENT is Catalyst Inc's annual competition, supported by Bank of Ireland UK, which showcases and rewards local innovations and proof of concept ideas that promise the greatest commercial potential...
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The IgniteNI Accelerator is aiming to put investment-ready tech companies on a global stage, thanks to their new San Francisco 'landing pad'. With applications set to close midnight 20th January, Startacus thought it time to look back at a number of the startup cohort to have gone through the last IgniteNI accelerator, whilst also offering a handy reminder of all the key details a startup would ...
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The Belfast Raise, a Belfast investment event connecting startup founders with investors, entrepreneurs and mentors is back Thursday 8th November, 2018.   One of the hardest challenge for startups founders is meeting investors and mentors who have been on the business journey. An even harder challenge is for investors and entrepreneurs to meet start up companies who are so busy running ...
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As the tech startup scene and startup ecosystem in NI continues to grow, Clare Kelly, Director of leading serviced offices and coworking spaces provider, Glandore suggests that this growth is only the beginning of a further period of continued sector development. "The tech startup scene and startup ecosystem in Northern Ireland will only continue to grow. It doesn’t take much to ...
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If you are an early-stage startup or entrepreneur based in Northern Ireland, you better be quick if you want to apply for the next IGNITE lead Propel Pre-Accelerator programme. With applications closing Friday 2nd November ‘18, we took a quick look over all the key details someone will need to know to apply. Delivered by leading UK startup support programme and investment network, IGNITE, ...
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As business in Northern Ireland continues to evolve, our office and work environment evolves with it. Clare Kelly, Director of leading serviced offices and coworking spaces provider, Glandore explains how co-working spaces are helping to change the way business is done in NI.  “Northern Irish companies are increasingly looking for more adaptable workplaces that allow room for growth wi...
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