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Top Tips for Working in Business - Be Authentic Guest writer for Startacus Jo Haigh argues ignore all the bullsh*t and fakery - just be yourself... Oscar Wilde's famous quote” you may as well be yourself as everyone else has been taken” is one of my all-time favourites. Working in corporate finance as I have for many years, a world filled with Bullsh*t and fakery, I have made a ...
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An integral part of any business plan is of course the Market Research. Before you can really move on with your concept or idea, it’s essential to undertake sufficient research so that you can get a real insight into your target market. There are several ways of doing this research - from doing vox pops in the street through to creating focus groups. One of the most efficient and accurate wa...
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The beginner basics of using twitter for your business I shall start this article with an analogy - Twitter is a little like an online equivalent to speed networking. You have only a few words to get your point across and it’s what you say in such a limited way that can help build your relationships. Confused? All will become clear as I reveal my “Twitter Business Basics for Beginners...
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What we can learn from Walt Disney - A guest post by Tim ArmooSometimes when starting and growing your business, a bit of advice is needed. And when your mentor is not around you may panic and freeze! But fear not this is pretty common and I figured I would give a helping hand by having a look at Walt Disney-one of the world greatest showmen/entrepreneurs.Setting the scene: Walt Disney had it...
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Some good advice on working with a web designer to ensure you get the results you want Having a great idea on how your proposed website will look and feel is all well and good, however the real deal is getting a Web Design and Development team that can deliver - after all not all of us are Adobe experts! In this post we explore a few tips on working with web professionals to get the website you w...
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Guest contributor to Startacus, Joseph Benn, highlights some questions that perhaps all Entrepreneurs should be asking (and be able to answer!)  Some Useful Questions for Entrepreneurs...This post is a follow on from my one on five questions. If you haven’t read that one it would be worth going back and doing so. I love questions. To me they are one of the most powerful creative thin...
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Are you considering taking part in an accelerator programme?  We take a look at some of the basic information that you need. Accelerator Programmes may have been responsible for some of the companies we know and love today - Dropbox and Reddit to name but two - but does that mean they would work for you and your startup? Well...quite possibly. The key thing is to do a little research on the p...
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Krisi Smith, one half of the dynamic partnership that established Bluebird Tea Co., explores the pros and cons, and offers some top tips to successfully working alongside someone you love.Most days I wake up thinking I am incredibly lucky to not only be working for myself, doing something I love and creating a worthwhile business, but I also get to do it with my partner Mike. Although, I do get to...
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Goal! What does this word mean to you?One definition of Goal: An observable and measurable end result having one or more objectives to be achieved within a more or less fixed timeframe. A goal is something to accomplish, achieve, attain, meet, pursue, reach, realise, set and exceed.Goals are what we set ourselves, we plan for these, we strive to reach our goals or do we? When you set a goal d...
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If you are at the beginning of your startup journey then here we have a few beginner tips that should help you along your way. Firstly I am no self proclaimed expert. If you want to read or listen to an ‘expert’ - I aint it. However don’t panic, self proclaimed experts are often better at talking than doing, (and a few spring to mind!). I do however think it is important to pas...
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Joseph Benn is passionate about enterprise having helped hundreds of young people develop their ideas and set up businesses. In this article for Startacus he highlights the 5 questions he asks everyone developing their business ideas... Anyone who works with me to develop their business ideas gets asked 5 big questions. Amongst the people whom Ive assisted these 5 questions have become almost leg...
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Clare Griffiths, Director of The Ideas People writes for Startacus on "spicing up your speak"- her expert edvice on how you can make sure that your startup has an effective communications strategy. When you are building up your business, you can spend so much energy developing the right products and services for the right customers at the right time, that you can often dismiss the importance of ...
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