OCT
18
“The international price for gas, I am afraid, is going up”. Not the words we wanted to hear from Phil Bentley, Managing Director of British Gas this week, but they do reflect the reality of the situation.
Phil Bentley’s comments set the tone for a meeting of the big 6 energy suppliers, Ofgem and government Energy Secretary Chris Huhne to discuss the state of the domestic energy market in the UK.
As a result of this meeting and the drive to make...
AUG
16
By Michael Hayman, co founder of Startup Britain and communications consultancy Seven Hills.
How do you see life? Glass half empty or half full? If it’s the former then there is a lot to confirm your life view at the moment. Riots and the risk of recession, unemployment and underperformance.
But if that is you, I have a message. Britain cannot afford you because we can’t afford to be pessimistic any longer. Pessimism will not lead a nation to recovery,...
JUL
12
Dan Sodergren | Guerrilla Marketing Expert
I’ve been away with Doug Richard at the #s4swales event helping start up businesses get better and better with digital marketing and over the last few days it hit me, you really can learn an awful lot about everything over three days but also you can’t teach everything in three hours!
Feedback from the event has been amazing, people have been tweeting praise, and the Welsh government has been happy – even ecstatic – and...
FEB
15
Entrepreneurs have a natural hunger for learning – or at least they should. I’ve worked with some of the biggest names in business, yet I think I learn something new every week, if not every day.
Almost always it’s from the people I meet and mix with. It’s often said running your own business can be lonely and, at times, quite frightening. I’m not disputing that, but it’s within your power to ensure it’s not.
I can’t stress enough the importance of...
OCT
13
Amanda Ruiz has a remarkable ethical fashion line, and her company is quickly finding it’s market. Check out what this featured entrepreneur has to say about starting and growing a successful business.
What does your business sell, specifically? Ponchos, cardigans, hats . . . do you have a catalog online?
The garments we sell are all ethically made in Peru (my husband’s country) by skilled artisans in the Andean region of Arequipa. The fibre we use is the amazing alpaca, which is...
APR
07
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