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Moo.com, strippers and 70% margins

At a recent London dinner for geeks there was a sharp intake of breath and a flurry of questioning hands raised when Richard Moross, ceo of web 2.0 darlings MOO.com, revealed his company made a 70% margin on its mini-cards.
But as Moross was rightly keen to point out, MOO has had a fully functioning business [...]

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BizPod TV - Credit Crunch, Facebook and Dogs’ Dinners

A weekend treat for BizPod TV fans out there, the latest is now live. Quirky stories for entrepreneurs wrapped up in PacMan mayhem.

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Who is the Hedge Fund Hound?

We’ve had a long tradition of highlighting startups and giving them a chance to tell their story here on the SmallBizPod blog. Here’s one with a difference. Stay tuned to find out whether the daring Hound will succeed in getting a hedge fund startup off the ground.
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“You’re trying to set a hedge fund [...]

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Going Solo - how to do it right

‘Going solo’ - two little words which inspire excitement and fear in equal measure among most people who’ve ever thought seriously about quitting employment and becoming self-employed.
Whether you’re a freelancer, consultant or nascent small business owner your early days can very often feel like you’ve jumped out of the frying pan into a very hot [...]

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Small Business Video Podcast Launched

Some of you may have spotted BizPod TV, a new project that I’m very pleased to be working on.  Click on the YouTube video below to see the latest episode and, if you enjoy it, please do subscribe via iTunes - just click here. 

I knew when I set out to create a short, informative, [...]

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Interview - Andrew Filev of Wrike

With new ways to communicate over the internet burgeoning and spam accounting for nearly 90% of all the messages in our inboxes, email all of a sudden seems like a killer headache rather than a ‘killer app’.  And yet …
It’s still how the vast majority of businesses communicate online on a day-to-day basis.  It’s [...]

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SmallBizPod #23 - Tuesday 21 February 2006

SmallBizPod #23 - Tuesday 21 February 2006

Series of interviews with internet entrepreneurs attending the Web Wednesdays networking events in London hosted by Damien Senn.

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SmallBizPod #63 - Budget Podcast 2008

SmallBizPod #63 - Budget Podcast 2008

Coverage of Budget 2008 and what it means for small businesses, entrepreneurs and startups. Interviews, analysis and practical information to help you understand how the Budget affects your business.

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SmallBizPod #34 - Wednesday 22 November

SmallBizPod #34 - Wednesday 22 November

Juliette Prouse, of Qube Communications interviews George Torok, Canadian marketing expert,on personal branding and getting one up on the competition.

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