Legal Things To Consider When Planning To Sell Your Startup
There are different reasons why a business owner would feel the need to sell their company and move on – A new venture presents itself, loss of passion for what they started so decided to cash in or even wanting to retire early. For some, it comes down to money and the job role of being an entrepreneur, […]
Top Five Organisations Supporting Youth Entrepreneurship
For those thinking about starting a business as an alternative career path, we’ve put together a list of organisations in the UK helping young founders to start and grow their startup. These carefully selected organisations offer mentoring, funding and networking opportunities to help youth entrepreneurship flourish. Check out our pick of the top 5 organisations: 1. […]
Tech Tips For Setting Up Your Home Office
More of us than ever before are now choosing to work from home over a traditional 9-5 office job. The advantages are clear – you get to work in comfortable surroundings and enjoy a healthier work/life balance. But to do home working right you need to have the correct equipment and tools. So whether you’re […]
Top Tips On How To Become A Super Leader
Becoming a Super Leader requires a whole new set of skills and a new way of operating in order to guide other leaders and inspire them to deliver results through their teams. Jean Gamester, from Toastmasters International, has been training the organisation’s ‘Super Leaders to be’ for the past five years on how to lead […]
Identifying Your Business’s Exposure To Brexit
The uncertainty regarding Brexit continues and I have been pretty much glued to the news, watching each twist and turn of the aftermath. Being in Scotland, there is the added dimension of Scotland’s place in Europe and Nicola Sturgeon’s overture to EU leaders to try and ensure that Scotland remains within the EU. As I have […]
Growing Trend For Green Living With 9 Out Of 10 Millennials
One major global market trend that has risen to prevalence in the last few years is the changing attitude consumers have towards the environment and sustainable living. In fact, in the 2015 survey by Cone Communications it was discovered that 9 out of 10 millennials would switch brands to one associated with social or environmental […]
Shell LiveWIRE ‘How To Video’ – Learning To Do An Effective Elevator Pitch
Entrepreneurs – Learn how to do an effective ‘Elevator Pitch’ – You never know when you might meet a potential investor and all you have is a few minutes to pitch your business. Shell LiveWIRE has put together a short video clip on how to create a winning elevator pitch. Video courtesy – Shell LiveWIRE
Female Entrepreneurs and Alternative Finance
Female business owners are still not fully aware of the alternative finance options available to them. Last year, the alternative finance market grew to £3.2 billion with a range of different crowdfunding and peer-to-business lending platforms entering the space. The alternative business lending sector is beginning to take an increasing share of SME lending through investing […]
easyCar Club – Top Five Tips On How To Make Money From Your Car – Sharing Economy
Sharing Economy – With the rise of Airbnb and apps like JustPark, thousands of us are entrusting our belongings to others and reaping the rewards. It seems that anything you can own, you can share – and make some extra cash in the process. So, how do you make money from your car? So which of […]
How To Overcome The Barriers Of Being A Young Entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship is not for the faint hearted – No matter your age, demographic or determination, an entrepreneur’s career path is rough and you need to be thick skinned in order to handle the bumps and bruises you’ll get along the way. Let’s not forget that approximately 95% of new ventures will fail so it takes […]