One of the advantages of working for a small company is that you do not have to worry too much about strategy. Of course, you need a clear vision: where…
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Entrepreneurship | Mike Southon - Part 2
Shaylesh Patel had the traditional career route of first working for a big accounting firm then becoming the Financial Director of a growing company, in his case, in travel. But…
Gordon Brown once said his ambition was to be seen as ‘a safe pair of hands’. If I want to find safe hands, I look away from Westminster and concentrate…
In my experience, entrepreneurs tend to fall into two categories. Some are attracted by the opportunity of starting their own business but are later unable or unwilling to actually make…
When the, now scrapped, tax rate of 50% for those earning over £150,000 was announced, it was followed by reports that some people, including some well-known entrepreneurs, were planning on…
I always enjoy the political programme Question Time. A recent programme involved the Opposition accusing the Government of being responsible for our recent economic woes, and the PM accusing the…
This article is a chapter from ‘This Is How Yoodoo It’ – a collection of Financial Times columns written by Mike Southon. You can buy this book in hard copy…
It is good to recharge your ‘spirit battery’ now and then. I always feel enriched when visiting Westminster Abbey. Recently, however, I returned from a pilgrimage to my first spiritual…
I am often asked what I think about the television show Dragon’s Den. While it has done a sterling job in raising awareness of entrepreneurship in the UK, particularly amongst…
