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Re-visiting the business plan – like new year’s resolutions – isn’t enough. But you can fix that…

It’s that time of year. The time for new year resolutions and, for your typical startup founder, re-visiting the business plan. Whether it’s about

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Find a co-founder and your startup will raise more money

Find the Right Co-Founder to Raise More Startup Investment Startup Founders share their experience and suggest where to look for a co-founder It is

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Would an investor back my business?

This quick online assessment gives you the lowdown… Raising investment is time consuming. Networking to find the right investors, pitching to them and answering

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Riding the roller coaster: Motivation for Startup Founders

Let’s face it, running a start-up (or any small business) is a roller-coaster. There are plenty of ups and downs, highs and lows. Maintaining

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How to kiss frogs and raise investment (or how to network with investors)

A practical guide to networking with investors Raising investment for your start-up or small business is not easy. It doesn’t matter whether you are

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A good read…to refresh and revitalise your business

Refresh and Revitalise Your Startup: Practical Strategies I love summer! Who doesn’t? With the (generally) better weather meaning we spend more time outside and

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The article on how to value your start-up that got 14K views

About 18 months ago, Crowdcube asked me to write an article on how to value your start-up, which I duly did. It was published

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Sweat equity – is it worth it?

There are lots of reasons why startups rely on sweat equity to get things off the ground but is sweat equity really worth it?

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From Lawyer To Entrepreneur: How I Quit My Job And Built A Successful Restaurant Business

We’ve all daydreamed about chucking in the day job to pursue something we’re truly passionate about—whether it’s opening a café, writing a novel, or,

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