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A study shows that 40% of employees tend to leave after a year if there is a lack of proper training. This is a massive loss for small and medium businesses as the cost of hiring and onboarding is quite high. Everyone wants to learn new skills and be at a senior position in future. It is high time that SMBs start investing in their employees and minimise the risk of losing people because of lack o...
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Training provider or potential course attendee? This SaaS startup helps training providers make the most of their customer feedback... Whilst there is a plethora of training providers out there, it is not always that easy to find the one that’s right for you or your organisation. There may be directories galore outlining trainers covering all sorts of subjects, however identifying exac...
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Toppa wants to become the Netflix of bitesize learning, by giving subscribers unlimited access to hundreds of hours of bite-sized interactive business courses, downloadable documents, mentoring and training from business experts that have actually 'been there and done it', with the aim of making professional learning fun. In today’s fast-paced and always connected world, finding the time to...
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The Adecco Group (think HR and Recruitment solutions) have announced a definitive agreement to acquire General Assembly (think education and career transformation) for $412.5m. The acquisition aims to position the Adecco Group as a leader in the fast-growing up-/re-skilling segment, complementing it's existing solutions and creating significant synergies in Talent Development & Career Tr...
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The Liverpool startup, Oh This Way, that's providing alternative education and training for creative people, bridging the gap between education and industry.  Older generations like to complain that the young are lazy and brought up wrong, and that this generation and then this generation will be the cause of the world ceasing to spin. But then along come people like Robyn Dooley to pro...
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Startacus are chuffed to announce that Startacus members can obtain 3 months free access to General Assembly's online learning platform, Front Row...We know though that sometimes it’s not always that easy to take an idea and turn it into something real. That’s the very reason as to why we created Startacus - the self start society - it’s where creatives, dreamers, self starters a...
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Here at Startacus, we are all for any free or cost effective training, workshops, or mentoring that helps you take an early stage business idea, be it big or small, and take it forward (or not as the case may be!) in a positive or productive way. So step forward the Lean Startup Machine - no it’s not a fitness boot camp - it’s a three day workshop for building a successful business. ...
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