startups.co.uk
{{Short description|British business advice website}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Startups.co.uk
| type = Private
| industry = Entrepreneurship
| founded = {{Start date and age |2000}}
| founder = David Lester
| location_city = London
| location_country = United Kingdom
| website = {{URL |https://startups.co.uk/ }}
}}
Startups.co.uk is a UK business advice website, estimated at having 4.8 million readers.{{Cite news|url=http://www.cityam.com/259842/one-uks-fastest-growing-companies-just-bought-startupscouk|title=One of UK's fastest-growing companies just bought Startups.co.uk for nearly £1m|publisher=City AM|access-date=2019-01-13}} It was launched in 2000 by David Lester, who formerly founded the video game development company Impressions Games (responsible for the game Caesar) before selling it to Sierra Entertainment.
History
Startups.co.uk was founded in 2000 to provide advice for nascent entrepreneurs wanting to start a business{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2007/aug/27/ukeconomy.economics|title=Britain gets down to business|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-01-13}} and to help aspiring entrepreneurs to 'avoid the mistakes he made'.{{Cite news|url=https://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/1975957.who-wants-to-be-a-millionnaire/|title=Who wants to be a millionaire?|publisher=Watford Observer|access-date=2019-01-13}}
In 2017, City AM recorded that the small business website had been bought for nearly £1m by MVF, a customer generation and online acquisition specialist that in 2013 had topped the Sunday Times Tech Track.
Campaigns
As an online business resource, the company has been noted for publishing an annual report of ‘best business’ ideas{{Cite news|url=https://www.stylist.co.uk/life/careers/these-are-the-top-5-business-ideas-for-2017/45601|title=These are the top business ideas for 2017|publisher=Stylist|access-date=2019-01-13}} since at least 2014.{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/10577944/Top-14-new-start-up-trends-for-2014.html|title=Top 14 new start-up trends for 2014|publisher=The Telegraph|access-date=2019-01-13}} TRT World featured its editorial director speaking on start-up trends in a roundtable in 2019.{{Cite news|url=https://www.trtworld.com/video/roundtable/start-up-revolution-get-rich-quick/5c3372a4ee5fd32a74cac109|title=Start-up revolution: get rich quick?|publisher=TRT World|access-date=2019-01-13}}
Startups.co.uk also (since 2008) publishes an annual list called Startups 100 ranking the UK's 'hottest startups', taking into account factors such as growth potential as well as product ingenuity.{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/Business/indyventure/top-10-start-ups-2017-flight-club-tailscom-eve-sleep-a7749531.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220524/https://www.independent.co.uk/Business/indyventure/top-10-start-ups-2017-flight-club-tailscom-eve-sleep-a7749531.html |archive-date=2022-05-24 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Top 10 startups of 2017 you won't want to miss|work=The Independent|access-date=2019-01-13}}
Recognition
In 2017, Startups.co.uk won a bronze award for its ‘Startups pop-up shop’ at the British Media Awards, powered by Campaign.{{cite web|url=http://www.britishmediaawards.com/2017-winners/|title=2017 winners|publisher=British Media Awards|accessdate=2019-01-13}}
References
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External links
- [https://startups.co.uk/ Official Website]