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How is the United Kingdom becoming a Global Entrepreneurial Capital?

The Startup Magazine

The technology sector in the United Kingdom is upbeat for 2022, with the majority of tech companies surveyed by industry organisation TechUK expecting revenue, investment, and staff to rise this year. What makes the UK stand out in the competition? Global Talent Visa. StartUp Visa.

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[Interview] Bo Zou, Toronto-Based Digital User Experience Specialist And Thought Leader

YoungUpstarts

It also showcases how getting it right can transform startups into players: Pokemon Go caused software startup Niantic’s revenues to skyrocket by $600 million within just three months of its mid-2016 launch. He also believes that startups often have an advantage in using technological advances to help them innovate customer experiences.

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What is a Social Enterprise?

Up and Running

states for-profit companies can accept donations and nonprofit companies earn revenue, which dispels the myths that a nonprofit can’t make money, or a for-profit venture would miss out on donations. ” To many prominent entrepreneurs and impact-focused investors, socially-minded businesses are the direction of the future.

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Entrepreneurs, Commit Not These 7 Deadly Sins

YoungUpstarts

There’s a lot of focus these days on teaching entrepreneurs how to do startups right : Validate the market before you build a prototype. The truth is, there are “wrong” mistakes that entrepreneurs can make early in the game, mistakes that will impact a startup’s ability to attract capital investment later on. Conserve cash.

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Meet 4 more of Europe’s fastest-growing tech firms:  Leetchi, MAG Interactive, Run a Shop, and Hailo

The Next Web

These startups include companies from France, United Kingdom, Germany, and Sweden. The companies were chosen based on actual revenue, traffic and employee data between 2011 and 2013. Entrepreneur Events Insider' The Next Web has been hunting down the fastest-growing startups in Europe.

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How Founders Can Become Better Leaders

Up and Running

Think about the costs of poor leadership and company culture left unattended: high turnover, disengaged and less productive employees, and even reduced revenue or financial penalties—just ask Uber how their leadership issues are affecting productivity in light of the recent resignation of their CEO. She was know as the iron lady. Unbendable.

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35 Ways to Fund Your Small Business

Up and Running

OnDeck awards loans based off of the annual revenue of your business. Entrepreneur reports how this program was expanded just earlier this year. Can Capital awards loans based off of the monthly revenue of your business. The United Kingdom Funding Resources. Prosper offers peer to peer lending.