Calling individual angel investors, IFA’s, tax advisers and fund managers. The EISA (Enterprise Investment Scheme Association) are running a survey to help understand your views on EIS / SEIS investment schemes. As a membership organisation they have been lobbying hard for both startup and investment support in the form of government tax incentives. Director General…
So You Want To Write a Tech Book? By Jason Bell If there’s one question I get asked most of all, it’s not about what I actually do for a living or specific tools like Kafka and Hadoop, it’s this: “What’s it like writing a book?”. Well it’s certainly an experience, it has highs and…
We’ve debated and considered lots of tools and put together this list of 15 top tools that founders need in the startup world. Some are free, some have a small subscription free. Founders can do a lot with these tools, get their website created, emails sent and prototypes designed. They can manage their finances, get…
On Thursday 18th June, Remote Raise hosted 7 great startup pitches with an audience of 40 angels and funds. The event was to be hosted in Belfast in April this year, however due to COV19 lockdown plans quickly were put on hold until the time was right. As lockdown measures are now easing and with…
Startup founders that have identified a real problem and created a solution have a startup idea. They have a vision for disputing industry, making life better, easier, quicker or different by making that idea into a business. That startup idea often has a digital or technical element that needs creation. This can be a web…
Raise is delighted to be working with JP Irvine from Keystone Law on all things corporate law for the startups in our accelerator programme. It’s key for founders to relations with professionals in law and accountancy to keep them right when starting and building their business. JP is a tech savvy lawyer is leading the…
As steps are made to ease the lockdown, some companies are putting plans in place to open up offices. There are key considerations that employers should make and Charlene Armour, the CEO of Armour is here to answer a few questions: What would be the first step that a company should take when putting plans…
Last Thursday, the Raise Startup Club hosted a meetup on Zoom with guest speaker Mel Morrison from Bluesona. Mel has built Bluesona up over the last few years from an idea to a startup that now sells through their partners in the insurance industry. Having identified the problem of drivers being distracted by their mobile…
Northern Ireland has a long recognised and well deserved reputation for innovation within the national and global financial services industry. The recent FinTech Week, delivered online by Innovate Finance, had a number of webinars that showcased the work of FinTech NI. This group chaired by David Allister (Danske Bank) and with an active board including…
Practical Suppliers for Offices in light of COV19 As you plan ahead to open up the office, here is a short list of practical suppliers of useful items you may need for your office. Note this has just been a short research piece by Raise. It would be advised that you get in touch with…
