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Childhood Business Ventures: What Was Yours?

Published: January 10, 2019; Updated: January 10, 2019 Filed Under: Miscellaneous, Operations, Sales

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What did you do to earn pocket money as a child? Oh, how times have changed, and yet it is still fun to remember the excitement of young entrepreneurship…

“The Google Story” by David A. Vise (Book Review)

Published: March 23, 2015; Updated: May 10, 2019 Filed Under: Books

The Google Story book

Are you interested in the origins of the biggest tech start-up story of our time? Discover Google’s humble beginnings and the two guys behind it…

“Dear Entrepreneur” by Danny Bailey and Andrew Blackman (Book Review)

Published: November 11, 2014; Updated: May 10, 2019 Filed Under: Books

Dear Entrepreneur

Packed with war stories, inspiration, encouragement and calls to action, “Dear Entrepreneur” is a handy companion book to top up your energy on dull days…

The Dreaded Marketing Plan: Do You REALLY Need One?

Published: May 5, 2014; Updated: February 20, 2020 Filed Under: Marketing, Operations

Map Reading

Your marketing plan exists for identifying price points, markets, costs and competition. Here are some tips for coming up with a coherent plan of action…

Peter Parker, Marketer

Published: February 4, 2014; Updated: April 12, 2015 Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Spider-Man balloon

How could Peter Parker use his superhero alter ego for legal profit? Modern technology, cool design and genius marketing could keep Spider-Man minted…

“Poke The Box” by Seth Godin (Book Review)

Published: December 17, 2013; Updated: May 10, 2019 Filed Under: Books

Poke the Box - Seth Godin book

When was the last time you did something for the first time? “Poke the Box” is Seth Godin’s challenge to be more experimental and less afraid of failure…

Are People Serious About Starting Businesses?

Published: September 18, 2012; Updated: March 20, 2016 Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Emotional Rollercoater

According to the StartUp Britain website, 2012 had the most business start ups in the UK. But what about the wind-downs and unsuccessful ventures?

Be Your Own Boss – Another BBC Business Candidate

Published: September 16, 2012; Updated: March 6, 2015 Filed Under: Miscellaneous

Be Your Own Boss

Is there a business reality show where “real” is the operative word? A country struggling with a debt crisis needs small business start ups but apparently it is happening against a backdrop of life-changing “jeopardy” and the sounds of dubstep. “Be Your Own Boss”, the new contender of televised entrepreneurship, squeezes in between Junior and […]

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