Posted on July 14, 2008 by Nick
I’m the sort of entrepreneur who just gets on with doing what (I hope) I’m good at. I’ve worked in media all my life.
But there’s a type of entrepreneur, a sort of pure businessperson, who can turn their hand to almost anything. They take concepts, market them properly, and turn ideas into money.
These people are [...]
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Posted on April 23, 2008 by Nick
It’s been an exciting day. Today, I headed up to Leicester’s DeMontfort University, where under the keen eye of Edwina Goodwin, first-year Business student were entering the Fox’s Lair. Yup, it’s a thinly disguised version of TV’s Dragon’s Den, and I was lucky enough to be invited to be one of ten on-duty dragons.
Edwina’s put [...]
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Posted on April 21, 2008 by Nick
What does it take to make your company unique?
When lots of other ventures, some with plenty more experience and cash than you, are providing the same service; what can you do to somehow set yourself apart from the rest?
Sometimes it takes just one big idea. Actually, no- sometimes it takes just one little, very clever [...]
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