Start Here! STARTING & GROWING A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS

Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are taking their nationwide tour to Brighton. A must-attend event for any budding or established entrepreneur, “Start Here! Starting and Growing a Successful Business” is hosted personally by Doug Richard and is the cornerstone of the School for Startups curriculum.

Friday 29 January 2010

Guest Blog: Calling All Entrepreneurs!

The School for Startups team would like to introduce Mykel Sprinkles, Entrepreneur Chair for the VCIC 2010, announcing a wonderful opportunity for businesses out there looking to grow and become successful:

Wednesday 27 January 2010

Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing, London, 25 February

Date: 25 February 2010
Time: 2:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: London

Fast Growth Marketing: Doug Richard explains how to grow fast using low cost marketing. Click View Event for more details.

Tuesday 26 January 2010

Manifesto response requires a fact check

Today, the small business website www.startupdonut.co.uk published an article entitled “Red Tape Not a Barrier for Startups, say FSB”. This was subsequently reprinted by another small business site www.is4profit.com, here. The essence of the article turned around two points in the Manifesto. First, that I am simply incorrect in my assertion that it takes too long to start a business in the UK and second that it is inappropriate for the Government to imitate the US set-aside for small businesses in federal procurement.

Monday 25 January 2010

Featured Entrepreneur: Emma Jones

Emma Jones started her first business at the age of 27 after spending 5 years with global accountancy firm, Arthur Andersen. The company was started from a spare room in Manchester and successfully sold 2 years later to Tenon Group plc. It was this experience that provided the inspiration for Emma’s next venture.
Launched in January 2006, [...]

Friday 22 January 2010

Featured Entrepreneur: Nadeem Azam

Nadeem Azam is CEO of an award winning marketing firm Azam Marketing.  Nadeem illustrates the intelligence, hard work, determination, mental agility and sense of humor that lead to entrepreneurial success.
What does your business do?
Azam Marketing www.azam.net is a full-services online marketing and design agency which unleashes the potential of the internet to grow our clients’ [...]

Thursday 21 January 2010

Protected: Social Enterprise Slides

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Wednesday 20 January 2010

Growing a Successful Social Enterprise

What is the future of social enterprise in the UK, and who are the business leaders in this sector that will help to shape it?

Wednesday 20 January 2010

Entrepreneurs’ Manifesto Press Round-Up

A masterclass in business from Doug Richard
The Journal – February, 4 2010
Entrepreneur and television Dragon Doug Richard visited the region yesterday on a mission to create more businesses and said the region was the perfect place to start up.
Doug Richard launches business manifesto
Sideways News – ‎January, 19 2010

Dragons’ Den star Doug Richard is set to [...]

Wednesday 20 January 2010

Graduate Badges

Here are the badges that you can use on your site to show that you’re a School for Startups graduate (click here to download them all):

Wednesday 20 January 2010