Having secured £30,000 from one of the country’s most distinguished investors, 23 year-old entrepreneur and Dragons’ Den winner Ed Hollands spoke exclusively to Business Advice about learning to sell and pitch a business. more»
Most company owners at some point think about expanding and one of the ways to do so is franchising. Most successful franchises share the following similar, common business elements. more»
By building a healthy career as part of the rhythm of your life, you will have control over your time, it will allow you to make decisions much more easily and people will know where they stand with you. more»
Making connections will help you receive business in the future, whereas hard selling at a networking event may warrant few results. This allows you to develop “pipeline” business as well as business for here and now. more»
There are certain characteristics that are common to people who are able to deliver creatively. You don’t need all of them to come up with brilliant ideas, but the more you have the more likely it is you will have more, and better, ideas. more»
Ronnie Scott straddled both worlds of jazz musician and entrepreneur – opening his legendary London club in 1959 and being one of the most under-rated tenor saxophonists of his generation. more»
I learned early in my career that observing and emulating the habits, processes, and attitudes of successful people was a reliable way to fast track my own success. more»
Owen O’Neil, founder of University Compare, looks back on the last four years to draw out the business advice he believes is worth noting, and ignoring, to make a business decision a positive one. more»
When Barenaked Foods founder Ross Mendham went on BBC investment show Dragons' Den in 2013 to pitch his business it had been in operation for two years. Set up to provide low carbohydrate and gluten-free products, goods have now reached the shelves of major supermarket Morrisons. more»
