The failure of my startup taught me that big investment doesn’t mean business success
The reality is that 90% of startups fail – and ours was one of them. Failure was discouraging, but it also gave us an opportunity to learn from our mistakes. more»
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TV personality Rebecca Jackson on balancing presenting with entrepreneurship
Finding five spare minutes in Rebecca Jackson’s schedule is tricky. Being a race car driver, TV presenter, motoring journalist, world record holder – and set to launch a range of children's products this year – the motorsport and media specialist is a busy businesswoman. more»
Andrew Griffiths resigns as small business minister over “explicit” texts to women
Andrew Griffiths, the government's small business minister, has resigned following claims in a newspaper he sent 2,000 sexual messages to two constituents. more»
Developing a first impression strategy to win over any audience as an entrepreneur
You can make overall good first impressions with most of the people you meet on a daily basis, but what’s going to make the biggest difference in your business is the number of great impressions you make on the people you dream of working with. more»
Posh Pawn TV star James Constantinou: “I’ve always been in business for myself”
For James Constantinou, star of Channel 4's pawnbroking show Posh Pawn, working for somebody else was never an option. With expansion of his Prestige Pawn stores on the cards, we caught up with the entrepreneur to find out what made him start out in business and the road ahead. more»
Ignore the voice in your head: The Apprentice winner Joseph Valente on taking risks
Business Advice welcomes new contributor Joseph Valente, founder of ImpraGas and 2015 winner of the Apprentice, who writes on the importance of a risk-taking outlook as an entrepreneur. more»
Would you call a potential customer “Miss China”? YO! Sushi founder’s PR gaffe revealed
A potential PR blunder from global sushi entrepreneur Simon Woodroffe raised a few eyebrows and even more questions. Here, Business Advice takes a look at the most controversial PR gaffes by well-known brands and the impact this may have had on their bottom line. more»
This entrepreneur is campaigning to share 100 growth lessons from UK’s most successful businesses
Writing for Business Advice, Guy Tolhurst, a seasoned mentor to entrepreneurs and founder of Intelligent Partnership, offers his take on what startup founders need to do in order to scale-up their company in 2018. more»
Shadow small business minister: “Labour is the real party for entrepreneurs”
The Labour Party’s shadow small business minister, Bill Esterson, has slammed the government's record on supply chain practices and claimed the opposition is the only party able to fight the corner of Britain’s small business owners. more»
Lessons from Innocent: Work hard, be authentic, watch Kevin Costner movies
Dan Germain, group head of brand at Innocent, explains how the business dominated the fruit juice aisle – and offers some great startup tips along the way. more»
