The Centre for Entrepreneurs – Should Entrepreneurs Fear Failure?
Serial entrepreneurs are well known for their resilience and ability to overcome business mistakes – Suggesting there is no need to fear failure. Matt Smith, Director at the Centre for Entrepreneurs, discusses why serial entrepreneurs are less afraid of failure than one-time founders. Can unfortunate professional experiences, or even business failure, lead to success? Certainly, […]
New EU Data Rules – How It Affects Tech Businesses and Consumer Trust
The role of new EU data rules in building trust in the digital age. We live in an online and connected society. Digital enabled technologies and innovations such the Internet of Things, health apps, wearables and data analytics are poised to unleash a wave of new goods, services and opportunities. They promise new solutions to […]
Hey Mr Cameron, How About Investing Into UK Companies?
Politicians can still make profitable investments without creating a public outrage – However, it is unfortunately hard to avoid Mr Cameron’s recent tax affairs all over the news. We have to first understand exactly what type of investment David Cameron made and why people are so upset. His father, Ian Cameron, ran an offshore fund […]
Five Lessons To Learn In A Sharing Economy Start-up
Co-founder of Weroom – Five Lessons To Learn In A Sharing Economy Start-up Thomas Villeneuve co-founded Weroom in 2013 with the aim of building a marketplace, which connects the community of tenants, landlords and agencies in harmonious flat-sharing experiences. I came up with the idea to launch a website to help match people to their […]
BREXIT – Why You Hold The Key
As the Brexit debate rages on, the question of what a Britain set adrift from Europe would look like – not just in the short term but for generations to come – is being hotly debated. Most economists and business owners are in agreement – a Brexit would harm the UK’s economy. A survey by […]
5 Ways Remote Culture Beats an Office
Working from anywhere in the world from a laptop has become the new dream for many aspiring entrepreneurs. In fact, it’s probably one of the motivating factors encouraging people to go after the ‘new rich’ lifestyle, after Tim Ferriss introduced it in his book, ‘The Four Hour Work Week’. Remote culture will attract people that are […]
Advice On Stress Awareness – Take Survey To Understand Yours
Tricia Woolfrey is the founder of PW Consulting Limited – specialists in performance, productivity, stress-resilience and wellness. With 440,000 cases of work related stress, depression and anxiety in 2014/2015, and the bulk of that due to workload pressure, the important question to consider is what about the people below the radar. The figures depend on those which […]
A Female In The Tech World – 5 Lessons Learnt
Guest writer Jessie Leong shares her perspective as a female working in a male-dominated ‘tech’ industry. Little over a month ago, I hopped back onto the tech startup train. You could say I’m a bit late to the party – after all, so many of my fellow millennials are jumping ship to start their own businesses. […]
Emerging In-Car Technologies – The 4 You Need To Know
The technology in our automobiles has advanced dramatically over the past decade. There are now certain things we can’t live without that were deemed impossible not long ago. These devices helps us drive our vehicles, get to where we’re going, communicate while on the move, and even fit into tight parking spaces. The crazy thing […]
What Does Being A Mentor Really Mean?
All seasoned professionals have a responsibility to pass on their knowledge and insights to the younger generation. Young professionals and aspiring entrepreneurs can benefit from finding a mentor irrespective of the industry. Mentoring boosts the leadership pipeline – Ensures industry secrets and successful practices are shared and utilised. Also offers real-time work based learning and […]