As you may know, we match entrepreneurs with other like-minded business partners and have done so successfully for many years now. But I was asked the other day why people seem to prefer working with a business partner rather than splashing out on their own. After all there are famous solo entrepreneurs aren’t there? Bill [...]

It’s a New Year and the entrepreneurial juices are flowing. It’s time to start the business that you’ve been talking about for years. What’s stopping you? Or maybe you’ve already got a business but it’s not growing as fast as you had thought, what has to happen to make this year the year it doubles [...]

1. Get free PR If there was an unlimited amount of money to spend, advertising would be easy, but normally there isn’t. So what can you do? Well this is where free PR comes in. PR is of course short for Public Relations and was the remit of large corporations, but has now become a [...]

I had a call from a director of a business that I occasionally provide with mentoring to ask me to come round asap. Over the Xmas break he had been having second thoughts about carrying the activity on, even though it was profitable. There was too much stress and he wasn’t getting on with his [...]

Whenever I hear advice from successful entrepreneurs the most consistent mantra is “always hire the best people you can afford”. But how good is “the best”, how do you measure that? Also, if you are in a young company, with very limited resources, how much can you really afford? Let’s step back for a moment [...]

A few days ago the office of the Prime Minister sent a letter to many small businesses and SME organisations explaining that a new online tool called Contracts Finder has been launched that will show all government tender opportunities. At the same time he said they would eliminate the prequalification questionnaire (PQQ) for low value [...]

There’s a common misconception of the typical entrepreneur being a charismatic individual business person, not needing or wanting a partner’s help in driving forward his all conquering venture. Think Richard Branson, Bill Gates, or the latest film idol, Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame. Yes they were the front men and there’s no doubt that they [...]