startups

Partnering for Innovation, London

Following the Technology Strategy Board's announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D, Creative Industries KTN is excited to announce a series of regional events to run alongside the funding call entitled, Collaboration Across Digital Industries.

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Date: 29 June 2010
Location: IAB, UK

Partnering for Innovation, Manchester

Following the Technology Strategy Board's announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D, Creative Industries KTN is excited to announce a series of regional events to run alongside the funding call entitled, Collaboration Across Digital Industries.

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Date: 24 June 2010
Location: Bridgewater Hall, UK

Partnering for Innovation, Glasgow

Following the Technology Strategy Board's announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D, Creative Industries KTN is excited to announce a series of regional events to run alongside the funding call entitled, Collaboration Across Digital Industries.

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Date: 8 June 2010
Location: Scottish Youth Theatre, UK

Partnering for Innovation, London

Following the Technology Strategy Board's announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D, Creative Industries KTN is excited to announce a series of regional events to run alongside the funding call entitled, Collaboration Across Digital Industries.

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Date: 3 June 2010
Location: IAB, UK

Partnering for Innovation, Bristol

Following the Technology Strategy Board's announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D, Creative Industries KTN is excited to announce a series of regional events to run alongside the funding call entitled, Collaboration Across Digital Industries.

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Date: 2 June 2010
Location: The Watershed, UK

London Startup Weekend

London Startup Weekend takes place June 4 - 5 - 6 2010 in just under 2 weeks. Startup Weekend is the place to come for anyone with a new idea that they want to see brought to life.

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Date: 4 June 2010
Location: IBM UK, UK

Partnering for Innovation, Newcastle

Following the Technology Strategy Board’s announcement that it is making £18m available for collaborative R&D as part of the digital test beds programme, Creative Industries KTN is excited to announce a series of regional events to promote the funding call.

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Date: 25 May 2010
Location: The Live Theatre, UK

Pixels at Dawn 2

D&AD and Ravensbourne invite you to Pixels at Dawn Two: A pub debate. The guns are drawn (again), as we look further into the world of convergence between advertising, design and broadcast industries.

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Date: 11 May 2010
Location: Rich Mix, UK

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Seminar Roadshow

The information packed free seminar will take a look at the ground-breaking new features in CS5 for design, video, web and photography. Learn how the tightly integrated Adobe Creative Suite 5 software and services build the digital communication and creativity skills you need for today’s technology-driven workforce.

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Date: 3 June 2010
Location: TBC, UK

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Seminar Roadshow

The information packed free seminar will take a look at the ground-breaking new features in CS5 for design, video, web and photography. Learn how the tightly integrated Adobe Creative Suite 5 software and services build the digital communication and creativity skills you need for today’s technology-driven workforce.

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Date: 25 May 2010
Location: TBC, UK

Next Top Startup

We are searching for the next top startup - 25.000 € cash prize, two days of intense mentoring by successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, ten finalists one winner. This summer in Barcelona

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Date: 21 May 2010
Location: ESADE Creapolis, ES

Search Engine Strategies Toronto 2010

Search Engine Strategies Toronto 2010! For those who want to learn more about doing business online, covering topics such as PPC, social media, video marketing, link building, mobile, and more!

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Date: 9 June 2010
Location: Hyatt Regency Toronto, CA

One Small £50k Step Startup Competition

a wheelbarrow of cash by racy3000The One Small Step competition from Barclays Business will see ten businesses collar £50,000 in funding for their startup.

With funding hard to come by, this looks like a good opportunity to secure that crucial initial cash to get the ball rolling. The competition has a broad remit:

"The brief is open - it could be a lifelong ambition or a recent brainwave. It could be a personal experience or a distant dream. Even a revolutionary concept that changes the world. It’s an open invitation and anyone with a great business idea and the drive to make it happen could win."

In an X-Factor meets Dragon's Den move, the One Small Step competition will sees the public vote on a shortlist of three companies from each region drawn up by the judges. Expect to see plenty of Twitter and Facebook canvassing for your vote over the next few weeks.

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22 April 2010 by Sam Michel

Job Interview Questions to Ask A Start-up

Interview Flickr image

If you're interviewing with a start-up, in digital there are thousands, there are a whole bunch of interview questions you should ask.

It's not just a chance to make yourself sound smart, but to find out if the company who are interviewing you are going steady, not just in the financial sense.

It's something you'll want to know before you commit yourself.

Interviewing; it's just like dating.

Things like burn rate, financial backing and their current profit/loss situation should all be subtly investigated.  Here's our list of the top questions to ask in a start-up job interview:

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21 April 2010 by Suzanne Morrow

Leancamp

For the first time, we're bringing together the world’s Agile and design-led business leaders, such as 37 Signals, XPLANE and Lean Startup.In open-format, one-day event, they’ll share their techniques and experience to help you get your business off the ground faster.

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Date: 10 May 2010
Location: Great Western Studios, UK