The real importance of entrepreneurs
With the UK economy showing further signs of weakness – although, as regular readers will know, I put relatively little weight on the Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMIs) that often get so much...
View ArticleHelping Entrepreneurs With a Friendlier Business Policy
There’s really only so much that entrepreneurs can do to get their businesses rolling on the right foot. In addition to the steadfast work of entrepreneurs, businesses need effective government...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs need more support in the UK
Despite the UK having a successful university and science sector the government has no coherent strategy to translate that into a commercial success says the Science and Technology Select Committee....
View ArticleMotors’ Most Deserving Business Update
Any business owner can’t help but have a say about the precarious financial situation we’ve all been in during recent years – with a lot of businesses afraid to dip their toes into the pool of...
View ArticleEurope’s young people fear business failure and lack of start-up skills
Young people in Europe are amongst the least likely in the world to feel positive about starting up a business, according to a report released today by Youth Business International (YBI) and Global...
View ArticleHome Business Entrepreneurs’ Juggle-Struggle
After surveying its members, iHubbub, Britain’s fastest social networking community for home-business entrepreneurs, found that most people starting up a business struggle with a number of vital...
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Raise £1,000-A-Minute At Dragons’ Den-Style Event
Entrepreneurs who pitched at a live Dragons’ Den-style event held last month by leading investor network The Ideas Factory (TIF) are well on their way to being fully-funded new businesses. Following...
View ArticleUnique Portal Launched To Foster Entrepreneurship On Global Scale
• Global Entrepreneurship Library is the first international effort to provide case studies and resources on a global scale • The platform for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs, is launched with curators...
View ArticleAstus UK CEO Comments on the Autumn Statement
Frances Dickens, CEO of Astus the UK’s largest media barter company comments on the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement and its impact on entrepreneurs, business and people. Frances is a great example of an...
View ArticleWorld’s Top Graduate Entrepreneurs Brought to UK
A new Government scheme – the Sirius Programme – which is bringing the world’s best entrepreneurial talent to the UK has today (16 December) announced the first innovative start ups to gain a place....
View ArticleYoung entrepreneurs take over Britain’s start-up hotspots
For graduates fresh out of university it is proving extremely difficult to get a job, and even more difficult than ever to find one that matches their new skill set. According to the Guardian nearly...
View ArticleBritain’s Most Ambitious Social Entrepreneurs ‘Graduate’ From UnLtd’s Big...
Britain’s most ambitious social entrepreneurs today ‘graduate’ from UnLtd’s Big Venture Challenge, a programme that helps social businesses to scale rapidly and find investment. Fifty one ventures have...
View ArticleRichard Branson Set For Live Streamed Debate In San Francisco With Leading...
On Friday, May 9th, Virgin Disruptors will ask the big question – have entrepreneurs lost the will to innovate? Business leaders and entrepreneurs will debate the state of innovation in 2014 at the...
View ArticleTen ambitious social entrepreneurs go for Fast Growth
Santander and UnLtd have today announced 10 of the UK’s most ambitious social entrepreneurs as winners of this year’s SEDA Fast Growth Awards. The Fast Growth Awards are part of Santander’s Social...
View Article10 tips to help entrepreneurs implement effectively
Ideas mean nothing unless they are made real. Entrepreneurial ideas get turned into products and services and are sold to customers to make a difference. Yet, entrepreneurs are often not implementers,...
View ArticleNew Generation of Over 50s Emerge as Entrepreneurs
NEW trends in entrepreneurial activity have been identified in a key report unveiled today (July 2). The Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) UK 2013 Report has found more people than ever before are...
View ArticleEMLYON business school launches new app to determine entrepreneurial profiles
Want to know what kind of entrepreneur you are? There’s an app for that. A new mobile app, designed to help budding entrepreneurs define their own entrepreneurial profile has been launched by EMLYON...
View Article39% of would-be entrepreneurs think about starting a business every day
Government support to help start-ups follow their dreams Research shows that more than one in three would-be entrepreneurs (39%) say they think about starting a business every day, but 78% are afraid...
View ArticleBBC ‘Apprentice’ finalist crowns University of Sussex’s top young entrepreneur
Chris O’Hare is the University of Sussex’s top young entrepreneur, beating off more than 50 opponents to win the 2015 StartUp Sussex Award. His digital platform – Checkpoint – streamlines...
View ArticleTech Is Top When It Comes To The Bottom Line
A recent study has found that 95% of entrepreneurs think software and technology is key to running a happy business, despite almost half (45%) admitting they don’t have the right tools or technologies...
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