When times are hard, it does seem that ‘the sky is falling’, as Chicken Licken famously said. But, during recessions, obsessive entrepreneurs like me know it is an excellent time…
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Entrepreneurship | Mike Southon - Part 5
One of the most enjoyable parts of my work is appearing at elevator pitch competitions, where hopeful entrepreneurs extol the virtues of their business ideas. These events are both joyous…
I hear dozens of new business ideas every week, and they all have some merit. The real challenge is making sure that the entrepreneur has ‘the right stuff’. This is…
One of the interesting side effects of the meltdown of international capitalism is a sudden flurry of long-lost contacts sending me business plans. These former Masters of the Universe are…
Bored? Unfulfilled? Then why not just re-invent yourself? Back in the 80s, Christine Comaford and I were both upstarts in the computer industry; I was opening up an office in…
There is frequent debate about the merits or otherwise of membership of the European Union (EU). Whatever economists may argue, optimistic entrepreneurs see membership of the EU as potentially yet…
Guest post: Martin Reed, CEO, Thomas International For a small or medium sized business, an unproductive employee can have a massively destructive effect and negatively impact the business. Yet, unfortunately, the…
Many of you will have read our book ‘The Beermat Entrepreneur’. What you may not know is that it has been translated into many languages, including Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Thai,…
Major concerns for people as they grow older are the support they might need as they become frailer and their continuing ability to pay for the best possible quality of…
It is many successful people’s dream to work for a charity, to give something back after years of good fortune. They wistfully imagine a work environment free from the stresses…
