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Micro Enterprise Revolution!

Micro Enterprise Revolution!

The Small Business Blog’s favourite author Tony Robinson OBE appeared in The Guardian yesterday calling for the state to help kickstart a micro-enterprise revolution. He even gave a shout-out to Stefan Töpfer, the owner of this blog and founder of the WinWeb Hub initiative.

(via The Guardian)

Stop Funding The Corporate Thieves

Stop Funding The Corporate Thieves

Regular contributor and friend of The Small Business Blog Tony Robinson OBE is passionate about micro business issues. His latest campaign is a petition to draw attention to the unfair practices used by large corporations that are putting small businesses at a disadvantage. Not only do larger corporates often pay their workers badly, they also…

Feisty Enterprise Tip #16: Put passion and fun into your business – priceless

The Olympics was a triumph for the athletes, the volunteers and the spectators because they and their emotions were authentic. It contrasted starkly with all the ‘spin’ around the games organisation and sponsorship. Customers and consumers are smart and quick. Quick because the technology to spread the word that people love you, or don’t, is…

Bookkeeping the secret of micro biz success

Bookkeeping the secret of micro biz success

Band leader of the Enterprise Rockers and longtime collaborator for The Small Business Blog, the inimitable Tony Robinson OBE, is doing his best to keep micro businesses rocking. He recently attended an awards dinner for the International Association of Book-keepers at the House of Commons and made a speech at the event too. The 150…

Feisty Enterprise Tip #8: There’s No Room For Weenies In The Global Enterprise Community – Just Get On With It!

I know Tony Robinson OBE has a crush on the Williams sisters so let me use an example from Serena to explain the mind set you need to succeed. The Williams sisters have raised the game, opportunity and fashion in women’s tennis but they are most definitely not who the tennis establishment expected to be…

Feisty Enterprise Tip #5: It’s Often Better To Pay For Professional Advice Than Accept Free Advice

Examples of free advice might be that provided or funded by national, regional or local government or banks or help from volunteer advisers, coaches and mentors that haven’t successfully run their own businesses. It can be dangerous rubbish you get from them but because you’re starting out you don’t know that. Most accountants and book-keepers…

Tony Robinson OBE in The Telegraph

Tony Robinson OBE in The Telegraph

Business author and longtime contributor to our blog, Tony Robinson OBE, was in The Telegraph on Thursday. The original Enterprise Rocker spoke about his history as a micro-business owner and what he feels the Government can do to help micro businesses. Head over to The Telegraph website to read his advice.

(via The Telegraph)

Freedom From Bosses Forever

Freedom From Bosses Forever

My friend Tony Robinson OBE – joint Head Enterprise Rocker and Small Business Blog contributor – is also a well-respected business author. He has written seven books in total but his magnum opus has to be “Stripping For Freedom“. Along with his co-author Leonora Soculitherz he wrote one of the funniest business books in history,…

Shopping with the Indies

If the title of this blog leaves you imagining a high street full of Harrison Fords then ladies of a certain age can calm down now and gentleman of the same age need not feel so threatened: when I refer to Indies I am actually referring to Independent Retailers! When Tony Robinson OBE; yes I…

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