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Posted by Alex Bellinger on 15th August 2008.
Not so long ago I interviewed Rachel Elnaugh of Dragon’s Den fame and made the point in passing that many of the entrepreneurs on the show had lots of kids. Rachel herself has five and other Dragons haven’t been shy when it comes to pro-creation: Duncan Bannatyne (6), Theo Paphitis (5) and Peter Jones (5).
What [...]
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 3rd October 2007.
Well, a former dragon anyway - Rachel Elnaugh, late of Dragon’s Den and Red Letter Days, is holding forth on the subject of franchising on her blog.
She makes a number of points that will be familiar to several franchisors. It’s not a proper business, we often hear. It’s a substitute for doing your own thing [...]
Posted by Sara Scott on 15th June 2007.
I recently went to a business event, where the speaker boldly proclaimed: ‘Let’s face it, unless you’ve built a business that you can walk away from for 6 months and it will still run without your day-to-day input, you haven’t got a business. . . you’ve got a job!’
I suppose for plenty of people in [...]
Posted by Guy Clapperton on 13th June 2007.
OK, first an apology - no civilised human being should ever use a word as clunky as ‘franchiseable’, let alone put it in a headline. Anyone with any ideas for a substitute is welcome to get in touch.
Nevertheless, I was reading an interesting article the other day on how you know your organisation is ready [...]
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SmallBizPod #36 - Wednesday 20 DecemberAdam Hildreth, a young entrepreneur worth £5 million at just 21 and founder of Crisp Thinking, talks about business success, determination and online business models.  Details |  iTunes |
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SmallBizPod #65 - David Wei, CEO of Alibaba.comInterview with David Wei, ceo of Alibaba.com, the global online marketplace for SMEs, which in 2007 achieved the most successful stock market flotation since Google. Details | iTunes |
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SmallBizPod #25 - Wednesday 5 April 2006Jo Ashburner and Jonathan Dean of noonoo design on their experiences of factoring and how it has helped their baby comfort blanket business secure rapid growth into international markets. Details | iTunes |
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SmallBizPod #30 - Thursday 27 JulyDavid Tebbutt, journalist, media trainer and blogger on how small businesses should handle the press and communicate effectively. Details | iTunes |
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