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A Mathematical Thinking Model Can Beat Stress in the Workplace
by: Startacus Admin ~ 20th April 2023
Feeling stressed or overwhelmed by your startup? Mathematician and author Francis Keith Robins shares 10 practical tips that will help.
Starting a new business can feel like entering an exciting new world. Sadly, there old world is still around, with its Social Media storms, combative politics, lowest-common-denominator press, and economic stresses seemingly everywhere. It’s inevitable th...
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unplugged - the startup that wants to help you go off-grid
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th January 2022
unplugged is a startup that's on a mission to help you unplug from your devices so that you can completely recharge.
The idea of ‘unplugging’ from social media, the internet in general, and spending time in the real world is one that we’ve all had a smug friend suggest to us while we try to answer a hundred work emails over lunch. These people have cleverly discovered the elus...
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How Business Owners Can Cut Down On Stress This Spring
by: Startacus Admin ~ 17th January 2022
It may still be a pretty challenging and stressful time for businesses. However, here are a few basic tips that should help...
We all know that stress is part of the deal when you start your own business. You are signing up for an incredibly difficult journey and you are taking an awful lot of responsibility onto your own shoulders. But the last couple of years have put us all through the ringe...
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Derry Wellbeing Expert launches Nutritional Programme to help stressed out society
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th May 2021
Jade Bradley, founder of Restore Nutrition and one of our Impacting Founders discusses her holistic approach to health and gives us some top tips to ‘kick start’ our wellbeing journey…
As we draw to the close of our ‘Impacting Founders’ programme which saw Startacus support NI-based female founders, we are meeting and hearing the stories from some of the fantastic...
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Qoboo - the therapeutic robotic cushion
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th January 2021
The lowdown on the Japanese robotics startup that has created Qoboo, a therapeutic robot in the form of a cushion with a tail
Qoobo is a cushion. A furry cushion. Qoobo is a furry cushion that...wags its tail. Well, thanks for stopping by for another article-- Oh, you want to know more? About the furry cushion that wags its tail like a cat that’s had a terrible accident.
Qoobo is the pro...
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AlphaBeats - playing music to pause the mind
by: Startacus Admin ~ 15th January 2021
AlphaBeats is a startup that's created an innovative way to help us all us fight stress while we unwind listening to our favourite music...
In our modern, always-connected world, we often mistake for relaxation time what is actually just sitting in a more comfortable chair to stress about things, perhaps on our phone instead of our laptop. We finish work and let out that relieved work’s-o...
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Innovation ecosystem leaders discuss resilience, mental health and innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd June 2020
As the world is returning to 'new normal', serial entrepreneurs and key figures from the real estate and venture capital industries opened up in a conversation around surviving a crisis and channelling trauma into strength.
The latest ‘Ecosystem’ webinar series commenced with a chat on overcoming adversity between one of world’s most successful entrepreneurs in the PropT...
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Don’t blush. There’s no shame in aiming for a lifestyle business
by: Startacus Admin ~ 29th May 2019Many of us dream of fitting our lives around work rather than vice versa. Building your own lifestyle business could be the way to finally do it says Transmit Start-Ups’ communications consultant Laura White.
Not everyone starting up in business has ambitions to take over the world. The motivation for some is simply to have a bit more control over their own little universe and there’s...
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Why you should provide health and fitness training for your team
by: Startacus Admin ~ 30th November 2018Keith McNiven, founder of London based personal training company Right Path Fitness, tells us why you should provide health and fitness training for your team.
Your staff are your most valuable asset, they are the ones who represent you at the front line, provide customer service to your customers and clients and ultimately determine if your business will sink or swim. What you need to succeed ar...
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Workplace wellbeing strategy: how can SMEs tackle stress?
by: Startacus Admin ~ 16th May 2018This year, Mental Health Awareness Week (14 - 20 May) is shining a spotlight on stress. Jaan Madan, Workplace Lead at Mental Health First Aid England, shares some top tips on how small businesses can keep their stress levels in check.
Over recent years more and more business leaders, celebrities and even the royal family have spoken up about mental health – which is encouraging to see...
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- SureIn Secures €4M to Close the SMB Insurance Gap 15th Aug 2023 Innovative InsurTech startup SureIn announces a €4M Seed round to further its mission of making insurance easy, transparent and hassle-free for SMBs.
- SuperFi raises $1M pre-seed funding round 28th Jul 2023 SuperFi, the debt prevention platform, has announced a $1m pre-seed funding round to support people during the cost of living crisis.
- Startups rely on AI & sustainability for new partnerships 27th Jul 2023 41 startups from 13 countries, including the UK, have been selected for the 8th Kickstart Innovation program, one of Europe’s leading innovation platforms.
- Another Round closes £300k Seed round to revolutionise personal training 21st Jul 2023 Personal training platform Another Round has secured £300k in its latest fundraise, including investment from angels and its community.