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The Cool Curve and related matters

Toby Moores is a businessman whose stock in trade is ideas. His company generates them by the thousand, filters out those most likely to succeed and then has a stab at commercialising them. The business, called SleepyDog, has had a few major ‘hits’, most notably in the field of mobile telephony security and later with [...]

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Life’s a pitch

Vator.tv (yep, that’s a web address) has come up with an idea which works at many levels. Fundamentally, it invites entrepreneurs and innovators to record and submit their pitches. Then anyone who’s interested (that angel funder you’ve been looking for?) can see you and make up their minds if they want to take things further.
Not [...]

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Might you be missing something?

The problem with any small business - and I speak as one myself - is that it’s so difficult to keep on top of everything you need to. Paperwork is a nightmare and let’s not even talk about accounts.
This is why it’s important to note information like the release that’s hit my desk from Microsoft’s [...]

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Writing a Business Plan - SatNav for Small Businesses

A good business plan inspires confidence, focuses activity, creates purpose and instils commitment. It can be your business roadmap to success. So whether you operate alone, or whether you have a team of people to direct and lead, you could find yourself lost without one.
Moreover, your business plan is arguably the single most [...]

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SmallBizPod #70 - Jagriti Yatra - a great entrepreneurial journey

SmallBizPod #70 - Jagriti Yatra - a great entrepreneurial journey

Interview with Gitanjali Banerjee Bhattacharya & Kaustav Bhattacharya about an extraordinary entrepreneurial train journey in India, what it hopes to achieve & how grass roots business can inspire social change.

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SmallBizPod #66 - Dan Harple, entrepreneurship and the mobile web

SmallBizPod #66 - Dan Harple, entrepreneurship and the mobile web

Dan Harple, veteran internet entrepreneur and ceo of mobile networking platform GyPSii, interviewed on search, the mobile web, entrepreneurship and the European tech scene.

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SmallBizPod #51 - Interview with thebestof

SmallBizPod #51 - Interview with thebestof's Nigel Botterill

Nigel Botterill, founder and managing director of theBestOf on business growth, franchising, online business & big ideas.

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SmallBizPod #46 - Interview with Lord Billimoria & Michelle Dewberry

SmallBizPod #46 - Interview with Lord Billimoria & Michelle Dewberry

Live from the Business Startup Show including interviews with Lord Bilimoria of Cobra Beer and Michelle Dewberry, young entrepreneur & winner of The Apprentice.

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