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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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Best £350 you’ll ever spend on marketing

Imagine this. . .
You’ve done a bit of marketing - maybe networking, maybe followed up a couple of referrals, maybe a couple of leads have come in from your web site or blogging.
You’ve followed them up. The prospect was warm. You’ve got a meeting. More to the point, they’ve been interested enough [...]

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Business Training Databank Launched

Earlier in the week Guy talked about how the very real business benefits of training are so often overlooked by smaller businesses.  This prompted a comment from Nick at franchisebrief.com who believes poor training is one of the main causes of franchise failure.
Potentially useful, then, to see a databank of award-winning business training case studies produced by [...]

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SmallBizPod #72 - Michael Gerber podcast - dreaming big with the E-Myth author

SmallBizPod #72 - Michael Gerber podcast - dreaming big with the E-Myth author

A podcast interview with Michael Gerber, author of the E-Myth series of books, on dreaming big, awakening the entrepreneur within, business systems and imagination.

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SmallBizPod #52 - market research for startups

SmallBizPod #52 - market research for startups

Stephen Phillips of Spring Research & Surinder Siama of ResearchTalk guide us through effective market research for startups and growing businesses.

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SmallBizPod #28 - memorable branding with BJ Cunningham

SmallBizPod #28 - memorable branding with BJ Cunningham

BJ Cunningham of Brand Evolution on how to create a memorable and effective brand and really get into the hearts and minds of your customers.

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SmallBizPod #43 - European technology startups

SmallBizPod #43 - European technology startups

Alex Vieux, publisher of Red Herring, talks about the European technology/web sector and the state of VC funding for startups. [Photo: b_d_solis]

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