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Perfect Your Pitch with Doug Richard on June 21, 6:30 – 8PM! Join Us Online or Face to Face

This is just a remarkable opportunity. Join Doug Richard at University College London, in partnership with The Pitch 2010, for a full ninety minutes of instruction on how to pitch your business perfectly.
Can’t make it to London?  That’s OK! Join us online for the full event! You’ll be an active participant in our class.
As an [...]

Wednesday 19 May 2010

An Entrepreneur’s Quick Guide to First Investors: Family & Friends

“Where can I find investors interested in funding my enterprise?” The answer is, everywhere.

Tuesday 18 May 2010

Social Enterprises Get Some Help Getting Started from UnLtd and School for Startups

School for Startups has teamed up with UnLtd to make competitive Catalyst awards for up to £5,000 which will be given

Thursday 15 April 2010

Living Without Air: Ship Early, Ship Little, Ship Fast

Ship Early, Ship Little, Ship Fast. This article explores why startup companies should focus on creating products with a small feature set that is completely integrated with the outside world.

Monday 22 March 2010

Download The Entrepreneurs’ Manifesto & Declaration of Rights

A spectre is haunting the United Kingdom – the spectre of Capitalism.

Monday 18 January 2010

Growing a Successful Social Enterprise

Date: 19 January 2010
Time: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: The Royal Institution, London

Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are returning to The Royal Institution. This must-attend event is for aspiring social/ethical entrepreneurs as well as existing small social/ethical businesses wishing to grow and become more successful and sustainable.

Thursday 24 December 2009

The Startup & The Scammer: A Real Story

Tell me what you think of this story. Last week I wrote about the unethical behaviour of so-called professionals involved in charging companies to help them obtain funding, get investment ready, or write their business plans. I closed by saying if you had head of anyone engaged in such practices to let me know.
This week [...]

Monday 2 November 2009

UK Startups are Prey for Rip Off Artists Disguised as Angel Groups & Financiers, says Doug Richard

“Just to be clear . . . start-ups should not be charged to pitch their businesses to angel investors. . . . Corporate financiers do not make their money on [upfront] fees but by taking a percentage of the money raised.”

Sunday 1 November 2009

What Angel Investing & 1 Night Stands Have In Common

I am supposed to be the investor not the CEO. If I’m solving the problems before the investment, what’s going to happen afterwards?

Friday 30 October 2009

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