Category Business Bootstrapping

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Why I’d Choose a Woman Business Partner Every Time?

May 18, ’13 4:37 PM

Ouch! I think that hissing is the sound of knives flying through the air aimed at my back. This is where I may upset most business women and most business men. I’ll be accused of stereotyping and other words I find difficult to spell. I’m old but not wise – who knew? However, I just…

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Economic conditions forcing business collaboration

Mar 26, ’13 10:27 AM
Economic conditions forcing business collaboration

A report released yesterday entitled “Collaborate UK” contained some interesting information for anyone involved with the micro business sector. According to the research conducted by Professor Robert Blackburn at Kingston University, two-thirds of SMEs in the UK have been forced to change the way they work in response to the poor economy. A quarter of…

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‘Essence of Entrepreneurship Juice’ – anyone?

Nov 15, ’12 5:00 PM

It’s Global Entrepreneurship Week and I’ve been busy speaking in all the major cities and on television. Not that I’m an Entrepreneur, hardly anyone that speaks on entrepreneurship is. I know as much as the next speaker, dress better, have been on television and I’ve written a best selling, funny book on enterprise. I also…

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A People List – the secret of your biz success

Jun 9, ’12 11:03 AM

Don’t believe all you read There is a better way to start up success than the business planning process. A lot of the same ‘must dos’, processes, are quoted by entrepreneurship academics, management gurus, glampreneurs and politicians as being needed for you to start and run your own business successfully. Training and supporting prospective entrepreneurs…

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Stuff the Dinosaurs

May 8, ’12 10:19 AM

Keep up won’t you – most websites that promote ‘how to successfully start and run your own business’ are sponsored by big companies and government bodies and written by people that are in jobs and have never started their own business. The advice is so yesterday. It is stuff from antiquity that belongs in a…

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Getting into bed with the celebs

Apr 27, ’12 6:55 PM

Not about frocks Keep up won’t you; I’m not asking you to actually sleep with the celebs. I don’t allow anyone to sleep with me. Simon Cowell’s unofficial biography mentioned Dannii Minogue but not me. Yet, coincidentally, I also have a chic shorter ‘do and a couple of designer frocks with an of-the-moment statement shoulder.…

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10 Bootstrapping Businesses Share Their Knowledge (Part Two)

Apr 18, ’12 7:00 AM

Continuing on from yesterday, we are busting myths about bootstrapping and sharing tips from the professionals. Here are the rest of our 10 business owners sharing information on how they bootstrap their business, how to get free stuff and what the challenges are (these are in no particular order): 6. Melissa Picolli, founder of Bija…

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10 Bootstrapping Businesses Share Their Knowledge (Part One)

Apr 17, ’12 7:00 AM

To run a business you need to go to a bank and borrow lots of money, sign your house, dog and granny away, right? Wrong! Here are 10 business owners who share their information on how they bootstrap their business, how to get free stuff and what the challenges are (these are in no particular…

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Bootstrapping – The Way To Survive a Recession

Jul 19, ’11 6:26 AM

Many of our clients currently find the going tough, although I happy to report that they are surviving better than the average micro business out there. You may ask why is that? Answer: “Business Bootstrapping!” Here are a couple of techniques on how to use business bootstrapping to survive a recession: 1. Cutting Overheads –…

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