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Don’t worry if your business died. You just got a step closer to entrepreneurial heaven says Richard Myers, Commercial Director at Transmit Start-Ups. So, your first business didn’t work out the way you planned? You’ve had to call it quits or change direction? You’re back at the drawing board planning your next move? Congratulations – you’re now a fully-fledge...
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Many of us dream of fitting our lives around work rather than vice versa. Building your own lifestyle business could be the way to finally do it says Transmit Start-Ups’ communications consultant Laura White. Not everyone starting up in business has ambitions to take over the world. The motivation for some is simply to have a bit more control over their own little universe and there’s...
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Keith McNiven, founder of London based personal training company Right Path Fitness, tells us why you should provide health and fitness training for your team. Your staff are your most valuable asset, they are the ones who represent you at the front line, provide customer service to your customers and clients and ultimately determine if your business will sink or swim. What you need to succeed ar...
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What are the downtime habits of some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world and can we learn from them? The way we spend our spare time isn’t often talked about. But it can play an important role in our business success. New research has revealed the downtime habits of some of the most successful entrepreneurs in the world; here’s what we can learn from them. When we think...
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Tom Evans, Founder & CEO of BleepBleeps, shares his thoughts and experience of balancing passion projects with the reality of a full-time job. "The idea of taking the jump to pursue a business idea is intimidating. And knowing how to juggle that alongside a full-time job can make matters even more stressful. It’s one of the greatest dilemmas I faced while starting my business, like man...
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When you’re thinking about being an entrepreneur and you’re wondering who you need to be to find success, there are some key attributes that are useful. Some are things you should learn before you start whereas others you can grow into over some time. Certainly, being a good communicator and being more assertive help to get your point across well and to speak up where necessary. Let&r...
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In startup world, the positive, “We're killing it!” culture and bravado can often cover up a more complex work/life/heath reality. Step forward Sanctus, a startup company who are aiming to change the perception of mental health in the workplace, and podcast partners Spotify - think global music and podcast giant, to launch a new podcast on mental health in startup world. We've featu...
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Being creative and innovative are great characteristics to have. You have the ability to make positive contributions and improvements to society. If you are an entrepreneur, you will need to be a bit more creative than others so that you can have your competitive advantage. However, you have to take care of yourself before your creativity can reach its maximum potential. Many entrepreneurs fail to...
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Isabelle Ohnemus, Founder of fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU shares a few sustainable & useful ways of maintaining that important healthy work/life balance. Isabelle Ohnemus is the Founder and CEO of fashion-sizing shopping platform EyeFitU. Isabelle’s background in international finance gave her the solid foundation to turn her passion for fashion and desire to help change the...
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We're liking the sound of… Rebel Book Club The what? Rebel Book Club? Yep, Rebel Book Club is much like you’d expect - it’s a book club, but with an application process to be approved to then attend. London based.  So why are you writing about it on Startacus? Well the type of books they read range from books focused on creativity, motivation, business, entrepreneurshi...
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