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Posted by Alex Bellinger on 16th April 2008.
‘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 [...]
Posted by Alex Bellinger on 1st April 2008.
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, [...]
Posted by Alex Bellinger on 6th March 2008.
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 [...]
Posted by Alex Bellinger on 21st February 2008.
If you wanted to pick a company that reflects the multi-cultural nature and buzz of the Web 2.0 scene here in London, then Kindo might just be your first choice.
Kindo’s site allows you to build an online family tree and keep in touch with your own flesh and blood near or far, much like its [...]
Posted by Alex Bellinger on 22nd January 2008.
When I first started my own business some three years ago, I was an avid frequenter of small business and startup forums (and I still am).
While picking the brains of various experts on the boards, there was one name that kept cropping up with really excellent advice on the nitty-gritty of basic small business [...]
Posted by Alex Bellinger on 8th November 2007.
Back in March 2005, Nathaniel Stevens, a student at the Wharton Business School, founded a company designed to help local businesses find and market to consumers online. The business, then called NatPal, now Yodle, was tested on the streets of Philly. By the end of that summer Nathaniel and his friend Ben [...]
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SmallBizPod #33 - Thursday 2 NovemberJo Ray of Sage, Mike Harris of the Institute of Directors and Lawrence Jones of UKFast talk about recruitment and the skills shortage facing UK small businesses.  Details |  iTunes |
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SmallBizPod #24 - Saturday 4 March 2006Advice on how to recruit, motivate and manage staff and employment legislation. Includes a conversation with Julia Scott, founder of award-winning call centre, Base Connections, on her innovative approach to managing people. Details | iTunes |
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SmallBizPod #45 - Monday 30 April 2007Gita Patel, founder of Stargate Capital and creator of the Trapezia Fund, talks about venture capital funding and female entrepreneurship. Details | iTunes |
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SmallBizPod #47 - Tuesday 22 May 2007London Business School, interview with staff, students and participants in the Venture Capital Investment Competition. Details | iTunes |
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