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Start-up Hub
Start-up Hub Problem Page: How do I pitch my business to corporate clients?
It’s not going to be easy, and there’ll likely be a whole bag of nerves involved, but pitching your business needn’t be the stuff of entrepreneur nightmares. It’s a chance
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Start-up Hub
Cisco Start-up Hub: Tom Talks To… Emily Mackay, Crowdsurfer
Crowd finance is now a global industry that takes in thousands of platforms where funders and fundraisers connect and transact billions of dollars. Despite this, and the 84% growth that
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Start-up Hub
Start-up Hub Problem Page: How can I avoid being the victim of ‘start-up tourism’?
“We’re not fans of start-up tourism. We’re not here for that dog and pony show… work with us.” – Mutaz Qubbaj, co-founder and CEO of Squirrel One of our Start-up Hub
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Start-up Hub
Start-up Hub: Making the most of your investor pitch
Time spent with potential investors can be a precious commodity for start-ups, so it makes sense to be as prepared as possible for any eventuality. Following the great response to
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Start-up Hub
Cisco Start-up Hub: Tom Talks To… Helen Watson, People Puzzles
Many employees of large companies might look on in envy at the inherent flexibility and perceived freedoms that working in a tech start-up offers. And indeed, the ability to work
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Start-up Hub
Cisco Start-up Hub: Corporate Tax for Tech Start-Ups (Guest blog)
You told us that corporate tax was something you knew you needed to know but didn’t really understand so we reached out to Kreston Reeves, a leading accountancy and financial services firm
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Digital Transformation
3 things I learnt at Cisco Live Europe 2016
Cisco Live Europe is always something special. The 2016 event held in Berlin was no different, with over 12,000 attendees and 300 presentations and breakout sessions over five days. This
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Start-up Hub
Cisco Start-up Hub talks to … Jude Ower, Founder and CEO of Playmob
We love to celebrate successful entrepreneurs on the Cisco Start-up Hub, to learn what makes them tick and understand the challenges they have to overcome. This time we meet Jude
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Start-up Hub
Start-up Hub Problem Page: patents and intellectual property law
This month’s problem page is a topic area that our community has told us is important, but they need to learn more about: patents and intellectual property (IP). An entrepreneur
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Start-up Hub
Cisco Start-up Hub: Tom Talks To… Rob Moffat, Balderton Capital
In the last three months of 2015, venture capital firms invested $1.3bn in UK companies, capping off a record-breaking year. In total, UK start-ups received $4.75bn in venture capital funding
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