Absolutely! My experience is that most new businesses are started by modest, shy people who wanted to make a difference, rather than by showy extroverts. There is a myth perpetuated…
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Start-ups | Mike Southon
I’m completely the wrong person to write a business plan. They always contain spreadsheets, which remind me of my expenses and bring me out in hives. But, more specifically, business…
Now the recession seems to be behind us, I am sure many of you have ambitious plans for growth in 2015. If so, this is now the time to start…
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…
The key factor in delivering good mentoring is to understand your own strengths and weaknesses. In my case, my own particular blind spot is finance. It is not that I do…
Many people are now starting web-based businesses, which are completely virtual. They have no formal offices or even full-time staff. But there will always be a need for local services,…
Many top people have the same dream: to quit their high-powered job and open up a smart restaurant. What better way to combine a passion for good food with well-honed…
Sir Robin Saxby was the founding Chief Executive and Chairman of microprocessor technology company ARM Holdings. He explained to me that the hardest time for ARM was early on, when…
Paul Bridle has made a long study of leadership in effective organisations: what actually works and what doesn’t. Sadly for David Brent and other would-be office comedians, ‘a sense of…
In our Beermat model, when you want to start a business, you go down to a pub, and ask “Where’s the pain?” The more intense the pain out there, then…
