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Finding the right accelerator programme for your start-up

7 September, 2012

By Mischa Dohler, CTO, Worldsensing While there are many accelerator programmes and boot camps available to small businesses like ours, the practical benefits for entrepreneurs can vary dramatically – as does the opportunity to attract funding from business angels and investors. Businesses need to consider some important areas when assessing a mentoring or accelerator event: […]

Inspiring Interns celebrate placing their 1000th intern

6 September, 2012

Original post by inspiring interns With hundreds of thousands of new graduates flooding an already crowded employment market, the media is traditionally heavy with dire warnings about young jobseekers’ lack of prospects at this time of year. Fortunately, one start-up company in London is helping buck this trend. Inspiring Interns are celebrating creating 1000 graduate internshipssince being […]

In The World Of Tech, Women Can Have It All

6 September, 2012

Original post by MICHAL TSUR AND LEAH BELSKY via TC The blossoming tech startup generation, and the new wave of professional women seeking success in the workplace and at home don’t always cross paths. Tech industries suffer from a noticeable lack of strong female leadership at the top, while powerful women have mostly flocked to traditional […]

Bootstrap, Don’t Borrow: How To Finance Your Business Without a Loan

6 September, 2012

Original post by DIANE KENNEDY via D&B The most powerful way to build your business is without a loan or investors. The money you make will all be yours, unencumbered by debt, or the need to share with other investors. There is something all-American about building a business all by yourself, from the ground up. So let’s […]

This App Knows More About Your Facebook Account Than You Do

6 September, 2012

Original post by Emily Price via Mashable Nearly 50% of my Facebook friends are married, which adds up to 123 people total. Meanwhile, 20.1% or 51 of my friends are in a relationship, and 13 are engaged. All this information I now know thanks to a new “Facebook Report” by Wolfram Alpha, which will gift you with […]