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By Jason Downes, Managing Director, Powwownow Some business owners, senior managers, and entrepreneurs are so concerned about their company they don’t take holiday even though they should. Here’s how to keep your business running like clockwork while you’re away. Like so many other managing directors, or indeed anyone working in a fast-paced business environment, my workin...
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By Lucy Elkin, founder of myworkhive.com, a social venture bringing great remote jobs to a wider audience For many early-stage startups, an office is an expense you just can’t afford. Around 70% of UK businesses start from home. Yet as your team starts to grow, most organisations outgrow working around the kitchen table or in a coffee shop. That used mean taking on an office lease, bringing...
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Natalia Komis is an adventure maiden, creative activator, business strategist, serial entrepreneur and friend of Startacus. With her new venture Remote Mission - an inclusive remote jobs site, just about to launch, we wanted to find out more about Natalia's motivation and her mission to help people around the globe live the life that they want, where they want, to do good and to be able to pa...
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For some, remote working is just something to do when you’re snowed in or can’t be bothered with the commute; for others it’s a way of life.  However, few people have remote working ambitions beyond the local coffee shop or a park bench down the street. But what if you could work remotely in a different city every month for a whole year?  That’d be pretty co...
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It’s going to happen sometime: you will need to downsize, upsize, change location, or perhaps, as happened to us recently, find yourself suddenly office-less. Certainly you could work from home, or Dave’s mum’s garage, but it’s not ideal. While plenty of people make home offices work, if you’re in a team you most probably need an office office, unless remote working a...
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Written by Ben Brandall of Process Street Remote teams have hurdles that some office teams don’t. With all the advantages that remote teams have there are some minor disadvantages to them, but thanks to the amazing technology that we have today, we’re in a fortunate place to solve those problems. Working remotely means that we don’t have to tolerate getting cramp by sitting in ...
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Often, an entrepreneur or team member in a startup will find themselves having to work away from the office. Many startups and digital businesses won’t even have an office. If you find yourself on the move, working from home, or collaborating with colleagues or freelancers around the world, you are probably going to need more than just email to keep in touch. With that in mind, here are 6 ap...
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With the pitch of “Living the Dream, and travelling and working remotely across six destinations in six months”, Startacus was naturally intrigued by the concept of Terminal 3. Having recently visited our online startup showcasing space to showcase Terminal 3, we heard from the team (two co-founders with a passion for startups & travel) about their plans for the 6-month long ...
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In days gone by, creating a business was a very different ball game to what it is now. Of course the general idea remains the same, but the day-to-day processes have changed dramatically, not least of which is the range of environments in which a business can now be created and developed. Not many years ago the necessity of having a custom dedicated business space, such as an office or retail ou...
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