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QUB Enterprise SU startup programmes reach completion
by: Startacus Admin ~ 27th May 2022
The Enterprise SU Team at Queen's University Belfast continue to lead the way in fostering entrepreneurship and inspiring innovation...
Since the academic year will soon be drawing to a close, it’s a pretty good time to shine a light on a couple of the fab programmes and initiatives that the Queen’s Students’ Union’s Enterprise SU team have been delivering, all aimed at...
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NI businesses Collaborate on Industry-Led Careers Inspiration Events
by: Startacus Admin ~ 13th April 2022
4C UR Future LIVE events set to provide young people from across Northern Ireland with an insight into the future world of work.
Exciting times ahead for 4C UR Future, the social enterprise that aims to empower young people to make more informed education and career choices, with the news that they are bringing Northern Ireland’s business community together to support the delivery of a se...
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Scots schoolgirls named as most promising future investors
by: Startacus Admin ~ 14th March 2022
Schoolgirls in Lochaber and Stenhousemuir win Growing Future Assets competition and are named as the most promising next generation of business investors.
The youngsters, aged between 13 and 18, came out top in the Growing Future Assets Competition, a contest to nurture future women in investment and encourage them to consider a career in the industry.
But the winners faced tough competition t...
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Tech Champions comic to showcase NI tech-related careers and pathways
by: Startacus Admin ~ 24th February 2022
TECH CHAMPIONS comic aims to provide an innovative and visual approach to showcasing careers and opportunities in tech for young people in NI.
TECH CHAMPIONS, an exciting tech-themed careers comic set to launch soon, will be celebrated at a school-focused event on Thursday 10th March as part of Derry & Strabane Enterprise Week.
The innovative comic, aimed at young people, will showcase si...
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Hazaar - the UK's first zero waste student marketplace.
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2022
Created by students, for students; Hazaar is a Manchester-based green-tech startup that enables students to buy and sell their second hand items.
We have written before about startups created to promote sustainability in shopping, such as Beagle and its search engine for sustainable products, Twig and its ‘bank of things’ to power a circular economy, or By Rotation and its fight aga...
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NI STEM event to showcase STEM careers at NI Science Festival
by: Startacus Admin ~ 4th February 2022
Live-streamed event at NI Science Festival set to inspire young people in Northern Ireland on exciting STEM career opportunities and pathways.
I LOVE My STEM Career! will all take place on the mornings of the 21st and 22nd Feb, highlighting exciting STEM-focused career opportunities and pathways for teenagers and young people.
Via the event live stream (and with a limited number of ticke...
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Workscan - sourcing work placements made easy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 5th November 2021
The lowdown on Workscan, the startup that's on a mission to help connect students with work placements in a simpler, more streamlined and engaging way
Finding work placements as a student can be daunting and difficult, and because it’s your first work position, you might not even know what you’re really looking for. There are plenty of platforms available to host these placement off...
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Week Gen-C - Career inspiration for pandemic-hit youth
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th May 2021
Week Gen-C is a part-employability, part-career and part-entrepreneurship focused digital event that's been created by young people, for young people in the NW of NI
The pandemic has affected us all but young people have been particularly hard hit by the impact it has had on both their education and employment prospects.
In a bid to mitigate this, two North-West NI based organisations, Enterpr...
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Covid-NITeen looks to bring out the best in NI student innovation
by: Startacus Admin ~ 8th February 2021
Covid-NITeen is an exciting step-by-step project for NI students, from year 10 and up, to create new and innovative digital or product-based business ideas that address some of the key pandemic-related challenges
We’ve all had to make changes over the last year and adapt to the new normal in which we find ourselves - from social distancing through to home-schooling and online work-outs. ...
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Housemates - student accommodation made easy
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd January 2021
The lowdown on Housemates the Manchester-based startup that's on a mission to make securing student accommodation easier than ever before...
One of the challenges that students face when moving away from home to study is accommodation. For many, finding somewhere to stay alone is too expensive, so looking for housemates to share the costs with is the best solution. But whether looking for a pla...
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