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Techcelerate needs following partners - M&A - Fundraising - Recruitment - Software product development - need a representative in North West We have tech companies exploring funding and IPOs. Please check our partner fees before you get too excited https://lnkd.in/dhyams3Q Please don't email thinking I need above services for Techcelerate itself. We need partners to help our Tech Founders and Tech Companies. I will be ignoring all emails that do not meet this specific need. 😀 Always research before shooting from the hip! Thank you. hashtag #IPOs #techstartups #fundraising #investments #techinvestment

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Welcome to the Scale with Strive podcast, the place where you come to listen to some of the world’s most influential leaders of the SaaS industry. 🚀    Today, we're very pleased to welcome Ellen Chisa, Partner at Boldstart Ventures!    Boldstart's speciality is partnering with Founders at inception, and our conversation was centred around advice for Early-Stage Founders when looking to build a company.    Hosted by Dylan Hoyle, some of his key takeaways from the conversation were:    💡 The first steps that a Founder should take when they have an idea.    💡 The specific qualities that VCs look for in Founders when considering investment.    💡 Some of the common mistakes that Founders make when pitching to Venture Capitalists.      🎥 Watch the full episode on our website: https://lnkd.in/eDUbBanv  🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eA938kxm  🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/e55Q_ghP    Let’s Dive In!    #saassales #scalewithstrive #podcasts #gtm #vc #venturecapitalist

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Boom! Incredible event last night by Phase One in partnership with ZINC talking about one of the top areas for startups: Customer discovery and building something people want. A huge thank you to Ella Morris, Rosie Webster, Nick Marsh, Stefan Sabev and everyone who joined us! Key takeaways: - Make customer feedback part of your DNA at your company. - Spend time with your customers. - Build something that you would want to use. - Go to where your users are. Examples: Meta for B2C, LinkedIn for B2B, going to markets to find people building physical products (just how Etsy got started). - Don't try to prove yourself right - you'll always find justification in your research. Do the opposite. Try to prove yourself wrong. And the most important one: just ship it. I meant when I said I would do anything for my users. As a founder, having that customer obsession is a true superpower. Ship fast. Talk to users—Obsess over their problems. Thanks everyone!

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What I love about Saledock’s unified ePos and eCommerce platform is how it totally simplifies a retailers store operations. Aimed at independent retailers, it gives them several hours back each week and saves them money. At the same time, if they trade online it seamlessly unifies their inventory, across multiple stores if needed. With bags of loyalty type features as standard, it gives independents the sort of features that the large multiples pay 10’s if not 100’s of thousands for. All for a very independent friendly price. What’s more, if you want to build or refresh your web presence, they have a bunch of free web design templates. But they also have a team that can also build a bespoke site and for those that choose a bespoke option, they get the option of paying up front or building the web design into the monthly subscription. No wonder they’ve had a spate of retailers leaving Shopify and switching platforms. Shout out to Layla and Lee for taking one independent retailers challenges and building the ultimate platform to solve those and many other issues. What started as a fitting for wedding costumes, turned into product design consultation / product market fit research exercise and then ultimately Saledock. Great story, great founders and great product! (Disclaimer, we invested in the team last year.) #epos #independantretailer #retail #retailers #storetills #ecommerce

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Small Business Saturday is prompting much needed conversations about how we can support the UK’s small businesses and help them thrive.   #SMBs are the backbone of our economy – accounting for 99% of the UK’s business population - yet they continue to struggle with late payments and an economy not built for digital transactions.   It's critical for any new government to create a fully digitised economy, helping these businesses succeed and supporting broader economic growth.

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Word of warning to retailers and agencies When choosing and recommending payment solutions, ensure you fully understand that providers that don’t do KYC checks (Know Your Customer) up front do them whilst you are trading and locked in, if they decide they don’t like a business after trading starts, they can put a hold over your earned money. They deem it their money due to the risk of chargeback and can legally withhold money from your business, potentially starving you of working capital that you may need to pay your suppliers and curtail your marketing spend, this can negatively spiral your business into a rapid descent to administration. (This isn’t speculation, it came from a retailer I met today!) Be very vigilant and don’t just assume getting on a KYC free payment solution or joining an ecommerce provider that white labels and forces / overly encourages you to use one is a good thing - it could literally be the end of your business. Whilst a bank or decent acquirer will drag you kicking and screaming through KYC and may put unfavourable terms to you if your books aren’t showing massive positivity, it is usually better the devil you know than the angel you don’t And don’t assume the ecommerce provider that white labels and sells you it will be able to help, they most likely will have no say.

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Have you checked this out: Job market growth forecasted for North East economy Using latest labour market insights, Novus - Foundations for Change has projected a 5.9% increase in job roles by 2028, with the creation of 57,197 new positions across the region. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/et4DDnae

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Who's joining John-Morgan Galeyn and me for a trip down CRO lane? 🛒 It's Q2 and e-commerce is generally a bit slower right now. That's why it's the perfect time to think about how to optimise your Shopify store if you want to ace the end-of-year sales rush. On the 15th of May, we're taking a one hour deep-dive in 5 essential CRO tactics, so your Q4 is less stressful. Sign up link in the comments! #ecommerce #shopify #cro

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Lemon Raises £500K in Pre Seed Funding Round to Enable SMBs to Save Thousands on SaaS Spending Co-Founder and CEO of Lemon Matt Bird commented: “It’s clear that we’re going through a really interesting period for SMBs at the moment,. Taking into consideration the challenging economic landscape with funding drying up everywhere you turn, SMBs now need the tools and services to help them build better businesses as cost-efficiently as possible. With software being the third largest spend for an SMB, we really think Lemon can become a core part of how an SMB uses SaaS. https://lnkd.in/eHzkqN5v Koen Christiaens Edward Stevenson #fintech #finance #banking #paytech #payments #fintechnews #paymentsnews

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Having specialised knowledge in a particular industry isn't just a nice-to-have for software suppliers—it's essential. At Gaina Software, we focus all our efforts on helping wholesalers in the food and drinks sector.   When a software supplier understands the unique challenges, regulations, and trends within your industry, they can tailor their solutions to fit your specific needs. This means:   - Optimised Performance: Solutions are fine-tuned to handle industry-specific processes and workflows. - Compliance and Security: Adherence to industry regulations and standards, ensuring your data is protected and your business is compliant. - Innovation: Leveraging industry insights to anticipate future trends and innovate proactively. Partnering with a supplier who knows your industry inside out translates to more efficient, effective, and innovative solutions. It’s the difference between generic software and a strategic asset that drives your business forward. And with team members who have 25+ years experience, I'm willing to bet that you won't find a software supplier with more expertise in the industry. Find out more in our video. #software #erp #wms #warehousing #wholesale

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Welcome to the Scale with Strive podcast, the place where you come to listen to some of the world’s most influential leaders of the SaaS industry. 🚀    Today, we're please to share another exclusive clip from our episode with Jeremey Donovan from Insight Partners.     Incase you missed it, the episode was hosted by Adam Richardson and some of his key takeaways from the conversation were:    💡Breaking down RevOps – What is it? How does it help your business? Why is it important?    💡How to know if you are ready to make your first RevOps hire.    💡What skillsets to look for when making that hire.       🎥 Watch the full episode on our website: https://lnkd.in/e8s7XTxY  🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e8AfD7ts  🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/ePkMUe3B  Let’s Dive In!  #saassales #revops #heysalespeople #scalewithstrive #podcasts     

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Welcome to the Scale with Strive podcast, the place where you come to listen to some of the world’s most influential leaders of the SaaS industry. 🚀    Today, we're please to share another exclusive clip from our episode with 📈 Jeremey Donovan Donovan from Insight Partners.     Incase you missed it, the episode was hosted by Adam 🚀 and some of his key takeaways from the conversation were:    💡Breaking down RevOps – What is it? How does it help your business? Why is it important?    💡How to know if you are ready to make your first RevOps hire.    💡What skillsets to look for when making that hire.       🎥 Watch the full episode on our website: https://lnkd.in/eMVygKS8 🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eY3_2K2p 🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eNXp2Gca Let’s Dive In! #saassales #revops #heysalespeople #scalewithstrive #podcasts     

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https://lnkd.in/e-dfxunS Quite excited to be a big name appointment 😊 Can't wait to tell my mum 😁 There was lots of really nice news flow on the raise last week and whilst it is a real achievement in the current climate, the main thing is that we can now put that behind us and move onto the real work of scaling the business. For those that haven't come across Slip yet we have identified the humble receipt as one of the most under appreciated assets in the retail world. Digital receipts have been around for a while, but it feels like the industry has gone stale, with very little innovation and focus on the consumer (sounds a lot like the payments universe a decade or so ago!) Our mission is to transform the receipt from a passive transaction record into a dynamic instrument of engagement, insight, and business growth, all while elevating the experience for shoppers. Through integrating with existing retail systems Slip is developing a new marketing channel for retailers to engage, at a personal level, with their store shoppers. Exciting times ahead 🚀

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Business plans are often thought of as a tool for attracting investment. However, even if you’re not interested in raising capital straight away, a business plan is still a useful, solid roadmap to launch your business. Before even starting your business plan, you must complete thorough market research. The aim of market research is to build up a complete dataset of who your audience base is, including age, gender, and socioeconomic status. Typically, it takes the form of a physical or online survey. Here are the key questions you should ask: 📌 Who is your target customer or client? Where are they based? 📌 What products or services do they already use that you’ll compete with? 📌 What makes your product or service worth the money? 📌 How much would your target customer or client be willing to pay? Click here for more tips on how to start a business: https://bit.ly/3UrKi3n #BusinessPlan #MarketResearch #BusinessGrowth

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Businesses top considerations when choosing a new office: 👨‍💻 31% say tech 💰 25% say price 👯‍♀️ 31% say events and networking opportunities 🎨 28% say design and fit-out Half of businesses say they would pay a premium for a top-quality workspace. Survey results from NCG #data #survey #officelondon #office

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Welcome to the Scale with Strive podcast, the place where you come to listen to some of the world’s most influential leaders of the SaaS industry. 🚀    Today, we're very pleased to welcome Ellen Chisa, Partner at Boldstart Ventures!    Boldstart's speciality is partnering with Founders at inception, and our conversation was centred around advice for Early-Stage Founders when looking to build a company.    Hosted by Dylan Hoyle, some of his key takeaways from the conversation were:    💡 The first steps that a Founder should take when they have an idea.    💡 The specific qualities that VCs look for in Founders when considering investment.    💡 Some of the common mistakes that Founders make when pitching to Venture Capitalists.      🎥 Watch the full episode on our website: https://lnkd.in/ekAVTsKV  🎧 Listen on Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eeTATbBZ  🎧 Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://lnkd.in/eHDt8dhJ    Let’s Dive In!    #saassales #scalewithstrive #podcasts #gtm #vc #venturecapitalist

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Any companies or individuals looking at being fleet operators or need electric scooters?? We have a fantastic proposition - buy Bounce Infinity EVs with SUN battery swapping and get started. Why is it a kick ass prop? 1. You don’t own battery - so no warranty or life headaches. You pay for the energy used. You also get unlimited range and no down time :) 2. Scooter upfront costs is approx 65k* ! That’s as low as a used ice scooter!! 3. Get tracking, geo fence and bunch of things for your EV to control fleet ops. You can disable scooter remotely and do bunch of things. 4. In case you are using petrol scooter then you save a lot by switching to Bounce Ev without worry of high upfront costs or battery charging/ life/ warranty worries :) Ping to know more :) shridhar.h@bounceshare.com Bounce Infinity SUN Mobility

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yhangry X Coutts 👑 is LIVE! (Excited to partner with the Royal family’s bank). This made me reflect on ‘partnerships’ as an early stage founder.. When you see a partnership announcement like this.. it always wasn’t this easy When we started, we couldn’t many partnerships… We didn’t have customers/chefs… We hadn’t established trust… We weren’t yet cool… But with time all of this changed. Now we choose who we partner with. Nothing happens within a year… but SO much can happen in 4 years 📈 Be patient. Keep going 💗 #startups #partnerships #entrepreneurship #founders #coutts #banking #privatechefs

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