There are two ways of starting up a company. The first is to take an existing business idea, and do it better. Preferably you will concentrate on an area where the competition is limited or you have some existing connections.
Posts Tagged ‘startup’
What sort of start up?
Posted in Advice for your business, Successful entrepreneurs, Technology, tagged idea, innovation, leadership, startup on 22 February, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Marcela’s story begins
Posted in Life as an SME, tagged business, entrepreneur, product, Rico Mexican Kitchen, startup on 15 February, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
We normally start doing something new because we think we have a chance to succeed. Well, at least, that’s what I keep on saying to myself: “look, you’ve put your all, people like Mexican food, and your Mexican food has soul, YOUR soul in it” Well, yes, and??? Surely, giving your all and having a good product should be enough to make your business work, shouldn’t it?
Open source software – and what you can learn from it
Posted in IT, Ideas, tagged Bob Young, online businesses, open source, REdhat, startup, web applications on 24 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The software industry has long been monopolised by one provider. As Bob Young explains in this video, traditional software only gives you a certain amount of room to move whereas open source software is a completely different model.
There are two reasons this video may be relevant to your start up business. [...]
It’s not easy being green… or a start up business owner
Posted in Successful entrepreneurs, inside business support, tagged creativity, starting a business, startup, support for small businesses, Tim Smit on 18 November, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It’s not easy starting up a business. From initially having the courage to realise your idea, to seeking advice and then facing the endless scrutiny that surrounds your new business – there is a certain amount of thick-skin needed to even make it to the starting line. In this video, Eden Project co-founder Tim Smit [...]
Perfect business plans
Posted in Advice for your business, Business Plan, tagged Business Plan, Finance, Marketing, startup on 6 November, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you have an idea for a business and want to progress it, you are probably thinking in earnest about your business plan. If you are looking for outside finance, you are no doubt keen that the business plan will be a great marketing tool for your idea to banks or other investors.
Treat your website like an employee
Posted in IT, tagged employees, knowledge, skills, start-up, startup, website on 8 September, 2009 | 5 Comments »
For many Start-ups, the website is an early investment, and for many more and early headache. To avoid common mistakes, it can be good to adjust the way you think about your site. Rather than thinking of it as a project or a tool, think of it as your first employee – a valued member of the team to be nurtured and developed.
So what ARE the secrets to starting up a business?
Posted in Advice for your business, Ideas, You and your idea, tagged great advice, Jacqueline Gold, secrets, Simon Woodroffe, startup, Tim Smit on 13 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
There’s probably no silver bullet, but you could do a lot worse than to listen to some of the UK’s most successful business people talking about what it takes to start up a really great business.
Hear top entrepreneurs’ tips on starting up a business from Simon Woodroffe, Founder of the YO! [...]
The best idea you never had …
Posted in Business Plan, Ideas, tagged creativity, idea, intellectual property, startup on 6 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve all heard that saying let’s not reinvent the wheel. For a lot of great businesses lack of originality is not an archilles heel, but the absolute essence of their product and of course, their success.
People tend to over-think and over-complicate what it means to be “clever” in business. Too often, people feel they need [...]
Five advertising DON’Ts
Posted in Advice for your business, Marketing, Sales and Marketing, tagged advertising, advice, business, business start up, company, money, startup on 2 July, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
If you MUST advertise, or feel an overwhelming desire to pay lots of money to see your company in print, then for goodness sake THINK about your advert and what the person reading it needs.
Here are my top five DON’Ts for advertising:
DON’T write long and waffly copy – keep it short, sweet and to the [...]
