Innovate UK’s Business Tips: Defining Your USP
Defining Your USP – Knowing your startup’s ‘Unique Selling Point’ before launching will help form a big part of your business success. It is important to have a clear idea of what you stand for, what you offer your customers and what makes you different from other providers in your field. The tips in this […]
IP Theft Set To Rise Within The Next Year – How Can Entrepreneurs Protect Themselves
According to a recent survey by Deloitte, IP theft is set to rise within the next year which could potentially affect thousands of UK start-ups. Intellectual Property (IP) can be your company name or logo, an invention or design, be it software or an App or a product. Whatever your IP, it is one of your most valuable assets […]
Global Entrepreneurship Week 2016 – Celebrating Entrepreneurs
Global Entrepreneurship Week is a world-wide celebration of entrepreneurship and it’s back in the UK this year. Starting today till 20th November, the week long campaign aims to inspire the next generation to start their own businesses and increase economic growth. There are several events, taking place around the country, for aspiring startup founders or innovators […]
Pitch@Palace 6.0 Selects 12 Startups To Pitch At St James’s Palace
Pitch@Palace 6.0 – a programme set up by The Duke of York in 2014 to accelerate UK businesses – has chosen 12 startups to pitch at St James’s Palace to investors. The selected 12 tech startups, pitching on 2nd November, are: 3D Industries; Codec; Doodlemaths; Drenched LTD; Flock; Jumpack; Mobile Power LTD; OfferMoments; Prison Voicemail; Pzizz; Senergy […]
Ambitious Entrepreneurs – Legal Advice For Setting Up A Startup
The great news for ambitious entrepreneurs is that the most recent statistics show that the number of Startups are at an all-time high in Britain. Have you ever had a thought about a company or brand, along the lines of: ‘I could do that’, ‘if this business did this, it would be so much better’ or started a […]
What Are The Traits Of A Successful Start-up Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurs – are they born or made? This topic is endlessly debated in the start-up world and a lot of aspiring entrepreneurs want to know if they have what it takes to become successful. I think it’s a combination of both and what really determines success in entrepreneurs is their passion to make it regardless […]
7 Important Lessons To Learn From Running A Health Tech Startup
Running a health tech startup is hard work but can be highly rewarding – not to mention a lot of fun. This article is based on my experience of co-founding DocTap GP Clinic, a provider of affordable, short notice GP appointments to people in London. We certainly didn’t get everything right the first time, but for […]
University Degree – No Longer A Passport To Success
Matt Gubba, founder and CEO of BizBritain, believes a University degree is no longer a passport to success or a guarantee to a profitable business. He outlines alternative steps aspiring entrepreneurs can take to reach their goals. Going to university doesn’t necessarily equal success, and skipping university doesn’t necessarily equal failure. Becoming successful is all about […]
Competition – EDF Energy Pulse Awards – Innovation Challenge
EDF Energy calling start-ups, innovators and entrepreneurs for its energy innovation challenge – EDF Energy Pulse Awards. EDF Energy is looking for new ways to address key challenges facing the energy sector through its EDF Energy Pulse Awards competition, which is made up of 4 challenges. Start-ups, innovators and entrepreneurs are being offered the chance […]
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg visits Nigeria’s Tech Startup Scene
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg recently visited Lagos, Nigeria, in his first-ever trip to Sub-Saharan Africa, to learn more about the city’s “vibrant developer and entrepreneurship ecosystem.” Nigeria is Facebook’s largest African market with 16 million users and Mark’s visit to the country’s economic capital aims to establish how Facebook can support its growing tech startup scene. […]