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2 August 2:51:50 PM	Vodafone Mobile Clicks - prize money of 150,000 euros is up for grabs in the 2010 contest to find the best mobile internet startup - "...to accelerate the innovation in the mobile internet sector in Europe." Enter by August 22.   Vodafone Mobile Clicks
28 May 10:33:46 AM	"Around 10,000 small businesses a day are creating Facebook pages" - Facebook Ads (www.facebook.com/adsmarketing) provides "detailed information about each area of the advertising process on Facebook." More in The Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
12 May 2:48:32 PM	The Beer & Partners (www.beerandpartners.com) "funding fair" on May 18 is full. Startups seeking finance who want to pitch 'Dragons' Den style' to prospective investors should apply for the next event.   Beer & Partners Funding
10 May 4:29:23 PM	Peter Jones from Dragons' Den (www.bbc.co.uk/dragonsden) has announced The Enterprise Business Challenge 2010 - win £10,000 for your business. Enter by July 2. More info at his website (www.peterjones.tv).   Peter Jones - Enterprise Business Challenge
19 September 11:09:13 AM	SEEDA (www.seeda.co.uk) is providing free one-day events for women in the south-east until February 2010. "Expert advice and information" for anyone who has started a business within the last year or is thinking of starting one.   What's Stopping You?
15 September 7:33:12 AM	One year after losing her job when Lehman Brothers collapsed, Natalia Rogoff now has a new career in the food business. She set up 'Seriously Italian' which sells a range of sauces at markets around London.   Seriously Italian
11 September 7:02:54 AM	Julie Meyer of Ariadne Capital (www.ariadnecapital.com) has teamed up with cosmetics firm Avon to "provide budding entrepreneurs with the tips they need to make their business a success." Check out her video tips.   Julie Meyer at Avon
3 September 7:37:38 AM	Interior designer Charlotte Crosland (www.charlottecrosland.com) has set up an online service starting at £750 a room. The client provides some basic details and she provides all that's needed to transform a living space.   Charlotte Crosland Online
2 September 5:06:31 AM	Closing date for entries to the iawards is Sept 16 - "This is your opportunity to show how you are leading and delivering ideas that are ahead of their time; new technologies or world-class science combined with entrepreneurial skills..."   iawards
17 August 5:32:29 AM	"Starting a firm has never been cheaper" - advice at TimesOnline + info about resources such as FreeOfficeFinder (www.freeofficefinder.com) and NISP (www.nisp.org.uk).   TimesOnline
15 August 6:51:50 AM	Brent Hoberman, founder of Lastminute.com, has launched PROfounders Capital (www.profounderscapital.com) and is now looking to back "start-up technology businesses which are disruptive, scalable and innovative." More in The Daily Telegraph.   Daily Telegraph
5 August 6:57:16 AM	The government's new UK Innovation Investment Fund "will focus on investing in growing small businesses, start-ups and spin-outs, in digital and life sciences, clean technology and advanced manufacturing." Check out the website for more info.   BIS
5 August 5:57:36 AM	Shell Springboard awards up to £40,000 for 8 innovative, low carbon business ideas from across the UK. Closing date is Nov 6 2009. Check out the website for more.   Shell Springboard
27 July 11:36:52 AM	Does your village have a bright idea? Six enterprises will receive funding of up to £400,000 and "work closely with an enterprising ‘village champion’ to get their businesses up and running" in the MakeYourMark Village SOS scheme.   Make Your Mark
27 July 11:22:35 AM	Sabina Ali won a New Entrepreneur Scholarship funded by the Learning and Skills Council which enabled her to start up Motasem, a creator of wedding desses that can be worn again. The recession means that brides are seeking value for money.   Motasem
20 July 10:55:53 AM	'Silicon London' - Evening Standard writer Gideon Spanier is optimistic about the future for London tech startups. Check out the article.   Evening Standard
18 July 11:15:27 AM	Sara Murray, founder of Confused.com, has won the South of England 'Entrepreneur of the Year Award' (part of the National Business Awards) for her recent start-up Buddi (www.buddi.co.uk), "the world's smallest assisted GPS personal tracker.."   National Business Awards
10 July 11:24:55 AM	Internet treps should check out the PROfounders Capital (www.profounderscapital.com) fund which will invest only in internet start-ups in the £500,000 to £1,500,000 range. More in the FT.   FT.com
20 June 10:06:03 AM	Startups in cyber-security, biometrics, intelligent systems and health management should check out the BAE SYstems website. Its 'Investment in Innovation' programme provides funding of £100,000+ to small companies developing technology in these sectors.   BAE Investment in Innovation
20 June 9:56:11 AM	Startups should consider becoming HSBC Business Banking customers! Check out the HSBC website where Mr Site 'Takeaway Website Pro' can be obtained for £50 instead of £99.99. The package builds professional e-commerce websites quickly and easily.  HSBC Mr Site
17 June 11:19:57 AM	Laid off from his City job late in '09, Matthew Crawford set up Easy'Nuh to sell Caribbean takeaway food. He has just won a prize from Make your Mark in the Markets.   RealBusiness
2 June 12:31:09 PM	Check out The Guardian for the startups that have been funded by 4iP (www.4ip.org.uk) , the Channel 4 innovation fund for tech projects.   The Guardian
28 May 6:36:23 AM	Silicon Roundabout - "The neighbourhoods of Shoreditch, Hoxton and Clerkenwell are home to an ever-expanding group of internet start-ups and a community of pioneers spearheading London's emergence at the head of the second dotcom revolution."   Evening Standard
28 May 5:09:36 AM	New creative businesses in London should check out KiosKiosk, a pop up shop providing free retail space for single days, blocks of days and even repeating days.   KiosKiosk
27 May 5:43:47 AM	Startups less than 3 years old are eligible to enter the 'Most Promising New Business' category of the Chamber Awards 2009.   Chamber Awards 2009
27 May 5:26:17 AM	Setback for Sarah Lu of Youdoo (www.youdoodoll.co.uk) who won Dragons' Den backing from Deborah Meaden. After a very strong Xmas '08, £30,000 of orders from retailers have been cancelled - "In the space of a week it went completely balls up."   The Telegraph
21 May 10:38:30 AM	Jeff Blundell and Nigel Lee have invested £1,000,000 to create a large gastropub, The Fox & Hounds at Shawbury. Breakeven - £56,000 per month. 1st month T/O - £80,000. They are now planning to replicate the concept - "catering for grown-ups"   The Fox & Hounds
19 May 4:19:31 PM	Essex brothers Dan and Nathen Furlong have launched Desert Chill (www.desertchill.ae) in Dubai after visiting the country and wondering why there were no ice cream vans despite the sweltering heat.   Daily Mail
19 May 6:30:10 AM	"Monaco is pining for start-ups" according to The Sunday Times. It takes 3-6 months to obtain the licence required to set up a business. Check out the CDE (www.cde.mc/uk/in000.htm) for more info.   Sunday Times
18 May 6:15:38 AM	Elaine Jones and Sarah Wyndham Lewis launched Holly & Lil (www.hollyandlil.co.uk), "collar couture" for dogs, in the middle of the global downturn and found unexpected demand from the global S&M market - "Women are size 4 and men are size 6."   The Guardian
18 May 6:15:04 AM	UK start-ups should check out what the Microsoft BizSpark programme has to offer. It has just announced "new partnerships with HSBC globally and with BT Business in the UK who become BizSpark Network Partners."   Microsoft
16 May 5:48:52 AM	Startups should take a look at the Future Manufacturing Awards 2009 - "the chance to showcase your company and your team...to shout about your innovations and achievements." Closing date is July 31.   Future Manufacturing Awards
14 May 9:59:22 AM	After starting up Veranda Living with a Prince's Trust loan, Jon Miller is now seeing demand for his bespoke verandas increasing to 4 a month as customers turn to home improvement in a stagnant property market.   Veranda Living
8 May 5:48:39 AM	The UK’s first FabLab which will open by the end of 2009 in Manchester. A FabLab (Fabrication Laboratory) is a community workshop where inventors and businesses can make almost anything and turn ideas into reality.   The Manufacturing Institute
6 May 6:02:36 AM	Startups can now recruit enterns - "enthusiastic students and graduates who are passionate about entrepreneurship, and eager to join a company like yours" - at Enternships (www.enternships.com).   Enternships
29 April 6:45:44 AM	"Stop making excuses and just get started" - advice for entrepreneurs from Luke Johnson in the FT. "I predict that many great companies will be started in the next year or two...   FT.com
27 April 5:44:06 AM	Sven Kelling is a research assistant at Cambridge University who set up RuckJack in his spare time. A potential distributor for the rucksack/jacket backed out just before the launch last year blaming the credit crunch.   RuckJack
25 April 10:59:53 AM	2 years after starting Eager Drinks by selling apple juice from the back of a van, Ed Rigg is now supplying Tesco with his premium 100% pure fruit juices.   Eager Drinks
22 April 11:13:44 AM	Tom Burroughs runs Burrough's Baby Food from home with no staff by outsourcing manufacturing. He's hoping for sales of £60,000 this year - "I sell good quality organic baby food and it doesn't seem parents are prepared to cut down on things like that."  Burrough's Baby Food