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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
Posts tagged "starting a business"
Start Here! Starting & Growing a Successful Business, Brighton, Jun 15th
Date: 15 June 2010
Time: 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Location: Brighton
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.
Monday 8 March 2010
Dragon’s Den star says now is the perfect time for startups
The Hull Daily Mail has covered School for Startups’ Start Here! Growing a Successful Business event at the University of Hull. To read the full story, click here.
Wednesday 3 March 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
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
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
Choosing a Social Enterprise Legal Structure: CLS, CLG, CIC or Cooperative
January is a time for new resolutions. At School for Startups we began the year with an emphasis on Social Enterprise. We kicked off that emphasis with a big bootcamp on how to start and grow a social enterprise on January 19th at the Royal Institution. And though we covered alot of ground, we left [...]
Friday 5 February 2010
Dragon says Birmingham’s Entrepreneurs can fire up economic fight back
Doug Richard, Dragons’ Den Entrepreneur, calls for Birmingham to seize the startup opportunity
03 FEBRUARY – BIRMINGHAM: Birmingham could emerge from recession as a world class capital for entrepreneurs, but needs to be freed from regulatory red tape, according to Doug Richard, one of the country’s leading entrepreneurs.
Thursday 4 February 2010
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