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24 Year-Old Founder Sells Bedroom Startup To UK Education Giant
by: Startacus Admin ~ 11th November 2020
Major success for 24 year-old UK entrepreneur having sold his bedroom-built app to UCAS, the UK's university admission service
Fab news for a 24 year-old first-time entrepreneur who built a mobile app company from his bedroom, as he has just announced that the business has been acquired by UCAS, the UK’s university admissions service.
What is even more remarkable is that the young ...
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ISOLATION INTERN to help startups recruit specialist talent during Covid 19 restrictions
by: Startacus Admin ~ 7th May 2020Blackfinch Launches ISOLATIONINTERN, a platform to help startups recruit specialist talent during Covid 19 restrictions. Partnership initiative with investment and venture capital firms and universities allows startups to enlist the UK’s brightest students and researchers to work from home.
Blackfinch Group announces the launch of the #ISOLATIONINTERN platform in partnership ...
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Building a strong foundation for your startup journey via education
by: Startacus Admin ~ 19th March 2020How uni can be of real benefit if you're planning to build a startup...
Many successful startups are founded by people who have not followed the traditional educational route. Having a degree is not a requirement for becoming a successful entrepreneur. However, for some people, going through college and graduate school is still the best route.It provides them with a structured way to build the sk...
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Startup of the Week - Paperclip
by: Startacus Admin ~ 22nd August 2019The lowdown on Paperclip, the startup that is providing customised marketplaces for universities and their students...
As we all know, attending university can be a pretty expensive affair these days. Therefore anything which can help a student to make a little more money during those uni days ought to be welcomed with open arms. Our latest startup of the weekis a business which is doing jus...
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SurreyIDEA scraps tuition fees for investment in ideas
by: Startacus Admin ~ 26th June 2019University digital enterprise academy SurreyIDEA, to scrap tuition fees like a conventional university, for investment in their students’ enterprises, taking a percentage of the profits! A win-win all-round, the University of Surrey and the participants will surely hope.
A ground-breaking initiative from the University of Surrey is launching an inspiring innovation and digital enterprise ac...
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Haru wins Ulster University Students’ Union Shark Tank competition
by: Startacus Admin ~ 3rd April 2019Haru Ltd, a third-party platform to enable charity shops to accurately price, upload and sell items online wins the Ulster University Students’ Union Shark Tank competition 2019.The winner of the Ulster University Students’ Union Shark Tank competition was announced last night at the glittering UUSU Student Excellence Awards held at the Glenavon House Hotel in Cookstown.
Jacques Hill ...
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Launchpad post grad incubation and acceleration programme looks to next cohort
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th November 2018Launchpad, the innovative, post-graduate incubation and acceleration programme developed by Falmouth University in Cornwall, that creates new digital businesses to meet identified market demand, are on the hunt for their next cohort.
Bringing together a mix of software engineers, digital creatives and business people to solve industry challenges set by strategic partners, Falmouth Unive...
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Launchpad, the award-winning incubator/accelerator building high tech startups in Cornwall
by: Startacus Admin ~ 21st June 2018Launchpad, an innovative, post-graduate incubation & acceleration programme developed by Falmouth University, building high tech startups in Cornwall to meet identified market demand in just 12 months.
Fancy earning a no-fees Masters and starting your own business at the same time in something you are passionate about? Step forward, Cornwall-based Launchpad, an innovative, post-graduate incub...
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NACUE Varsity Pitch 2018 opens for applications
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th June 2018Are you are a UK college or university student or a recent UK graduate with a new business or business idea that could be the 'next big thing'? If so, check out the NACUE Varsity Pitch Competition for 2018, there's £10k up for grabs.
Applications are now open for this year’s Varsity Pitch Competition 2018, with the opportunity to pitch for £10k equity free cash and a raft of pri...
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GrantFairy - the scholarship app for students
by: Startacus Admin ~ 6th May 2018The lowdown on GrantFairy - the innovative UK scholarship app for students, that matches them with scholarships, bursaries and grants...Student debt is a crippling weight that many university graduates have to live with, and that we as a society have come to accept as just a part of life. Tuition fees are excruciating, and combined with basic living expenses while you’re actually at uni...
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