Just after re-launching Digital Circle as part of the Raise family, we didn’t let the grass grow under our heels as we headed straight into a Roundtable with the Department of the Economy about the excessive disparity between the demand for digital skills and the supply. The consultation, being hosted by the CBI, recognises that […]
Following Stephen Rice, Founder of NI Startup UpSkill Enterprise on his trip to Missouri, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Dallas. A real life example of the hard yards made in an effort to take an innovative edutech software solution Stateside. Day 1 Belfast – St Louis, Missouri via Dublin and Chicago Early alarm for a monster […]
Raise the Glass was the latest in our series of pitching events for founders and investors. Founded itself when there was no way for startups to meet financiers it’s proving to be popular! Last night we had six pitches, half of them going through the Raise programme and half of them independent. It’s important for […]
Last weeks Raise session was about risk and mitigating risk. The first step was helping our startups identify the risk level they may pose to an investor (and for good measure, this could also apply to early customers, like those who engage via crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter). We have heard before how an investor is […]
For as long as we have been working in this sector, there have always been non-tech founders. People who have an idea, who can pitch, can attract investment and who can sell something that they might not be able to build. Despite my “technology” background, I put myself firmly into that category. While I can […]
Tonight is the Batchbuddy Pre-Launch. Tasting some of the worlds most popular cocktails as well as learning about the Batchbuddy cocktail batching system. Great turnout – a lot of smiles (and rosy cheeks). Pre-orders are flying!
Somewhere out there, sitting in a café, is a developer who’s thinking “Why won’t a startup CEO take a chance on me?” There’s an entire programme that runs out of Catalyst designed to help CEOs meet CTOs. There are prospective CEOs looking for developers to help build their products, to realise their ideas. And it […]
RT if you believe we need new ways ALL entrepreneurs, regardless of their background, can access capital. Spread the word – Kauffman's Capital Access Lab aims to level the playing field. https://t.co/cjjA1pyoF7 — Kauffman Foundation (@KauffmanFDN) July 31, 2019 “83% of new businesses don’t access either venture capital or bank loans” This figure is a […]
RAISE MANAGEMENT ESSENTIALS SESSIONS Objectives: The MANAGEMENT ESSENTIAL sessions comprise core material for RAISE program participants to manage their business. Pre-Requisites: Basic understanding of business planning and funding. Suitable for: Scale Up – Companies are looking to scale and are surrounded by people or resources that they need to manage. One off Price £2500 for […]
Early morning coding session with the Google Developer Group, sponsored by Teamwork and Raise. Today it’s a developer into to the Go programming language. Raise has its origins in the Digital Circle and we believe strongly that we can’t have a thriving startup community without a thriving developer community. We have a live Zoom room […]
