Roving agency ‘pops up’ for 48-hour projects at client sites
We’ve seen virtually innumerable variations on the “pop-up” theme over the years, but recently we came across one we hadn’t seen before. Enter the Pop Up Agency, a group of six creative students who take residency at clients’ sites for 48 hours, deliver a concept or strategy, and then move on to their next destination. READ MORE…
Springwise Updates
Innovations and updates from businesses previously featured on Springwise. READ MORE…
New businesses helped to find temporary retail space
While sites such as Smallknot help to provide existing local businesses with the support and funds they need to grow, there is still space to foster those just starting out. Aiming to fill this gap is Storefront – a new marketplace that links startups to retail space owners with short term leases. READ MORE…
Top 10 ideas from Fashion and Beauty over the last 12 months
We’ve picked out our top ten Fashion & Beauty articles from the last 12 months on Springwise. We hope that the ideas listed below provide entrepreneurs with plenty of inspiration and spark even more innovative efforts in the future! READ MORE…
Wise Words with Aaron Priest and Adam Seithel
Student life can be one of the most carefree, liberating experiences a person is likely to have. Alongside meeting new people in a new environment, the educational benefits can be numerous. However, many students will have money worries and, as such, any penny-saving tips are no doubt welcome. Here’s where Raygun comes in. Founded by two men who decided to offer a service where they would analyze each new edition of a college textbook and detail all the changes and additions that had been included — so that every student would know exactly what the extra money they were spending was going on. READ MORE…
Outsourcing Work — The Pros and Cons for new businesses
At Springwise we have interviewed a wide variety of entrepreneurs over the years, each with their own logistical hurdles to overcome when taking the first steps in their new business ventures. Time and again the issue of how to achieve an effective distribution work flow comes up – whether it involves getting stock out of the warehouse and on to peoples’ doormats, or outsourcing work in the production process. Here, we want to share some of their key learnings with you. READ MORE…
Platform provides tools for young people to set up a business
MindSumo has already provided a platform to link existing businesses with creative young people who could offer solutions to their challenges. Aiming to set those young entrepreneurs on their own path, Bizinate helps innovative youths to start their own businesses online. READ MORE…
Wise Words with Fred Caballero
Startup entrepreneurs are often able to work flexible hours in locations of their choosing and, as a result, travel is common. However, with all this back and forth across the globe, the hotel bills can start to mount up. This was a pattern Fred Caballero noticed when he founded a web agency in Dublin, and it sparked the idea for Startup Stay – a community of entrepreneurs across the world who host each other at their houses. Fred was also keen for these people to learn from each other, and gather tips on how to successfully launch a new business. READ MORE…
Springwise Updates – August 2012
The new businesses we feature on Springwise are constantly growing and developing new products and services, and we thought it time to share some of their news with you again. The businesses below have all kept us up to date with their recent progress. READ MORE…
Instead of hotels, couch surfing for entrepreneurs
“Couch surfing” has been a popular phenomenon for years, but typically business travelers have stuck with hotels instead. Recently, however, we came across Startup Stay, a related venture designed specifically with entrepreneurs in mind. READ MORE…
