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TESTIMONIALS
Susan Benjamin:
This is an excellent programme for startups who face so many challenges and limited budgets
Matt Robinson:
Excellent Day, Interesting Anecdotes, Energetic Delivery
John Hynes:
It’s nice to hear from a man who has done the walk and is able to talk the talk
Clare Brynley-Jones:
Great day – great setting, really interesting and reassuring
Ross Wallin, Pitcher and Piano:
Great Venue, charismatic presenter and good time slots
Phillip Gibbs, Synergy Linx Ltd:
Doug Richard is great, open and has a great sense of humour. Phil Wilkinson was a very valuable addition
Vanessa Knight, 100 Percent Art:
Brilliant, loved the interactive approach with audience to give real on-the-spot examples
Joanna Anthony:
A positive day which I can highly recommend to others
The Naked Business: I hired from Twitter
Recently I felt overwhelmed. On an impulse a few weeks ago I sent out a tweet.
Can twitter find great people? I’m looking for an intern who, in return for small pay, will shadow me for 6 months and help with my work. 10:41 AM Jan 21st…
Friday 26 February 2010
Simple Objectives, Simple Strategies, Simple Success
I think one of the reasons I’ve always found businesses easier to start and grow than most people, is that I have such simple objectives. I like spending money for stuff I want and on people I like. To do that I need income. Therefore, within broad parameters, I like businesses that make the numbers [...]
Friday 26 February 2010
The Experience Must Be Remarkable
It is not enough for UK entrepreneurs to create a great product or service, it must be easy to buy, easy to get support for and easy to recommend
Wednesday 24 February 2010
S4Stv Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing
Date: 25 February 2010
Time: 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Location: Online
Come to our interactive coaching session hosted by Doug Richard where startup entrepreneurs will discuss their business propositions and learn about how to apply Low Cost Fast Growth Marketing techniques.
Wednesday 24 February 2010
The Secret Good News About The UK & Business
Yesterday I attended and participated in an event hosted by UKTI, The Prime Minister, and Lord Mandelson. The purpose of the event was to communicate directly with the CEO’s of some of the world’s most important large companies who already have a presence in the UK or who are considering inward investment into the UK.
Tuesday 23 February 2010
Featured Entrepreneur: Lizzie Fane of Third Year Aboad
School for Startups Featured Entrepreneur Lizzie Fane’s success with Third Year Abroad, just announced as a Smarta100 company, demonstrates that entrepreneurs profit by turning problems into solutions.
Monday 22 February 2010
The Naked Business: A Newbie Perspective
Welcome to part two of our series on the Naked Business, where each member of our team shares their thoughts from within our growing startup. Doug has asked us all to reveal some of the shortfalls and inefficiencies we all occasionally suffer from as well as our successes and accomplishments in an effort that the s4s community can benefit from our candid experiences.
Monday 22 February 2010
Featured Entrepreneurs: ShoppingVouchers
Mike Beech, Ross Williams, Guy Harrington (pictured left to right) and Tom Packer (not pictured), demonstrate that it takes very little in the way of hard cash investment to found a successful business.
Tuesday 16 February 2010
The Naked Business: What We Get Right
Doug Richard has asked me to pen a blog for the Naked Business. Although Doug said this blog is where we would explore the struggles, trials and tribulations associated with launching a high profile startup, I must confess that all I can usually see is the things we do right.
Monday 15 February 2010
The Naked Business: Why we never ever get anything done at all
This is an article for all of us: for anyone who runs a small business or who is thinking about starting a small business. And when I say small business I mean stretching from one person to a couple of hundred.
Thursday 11 February 2010