Entries from May 1, 2007 - June 1, 2007
How I Started a... PR Agency
Wendy Richmond travelled the well worn career path from journalism to PR eight years ago.
Now frustrated by the rigid work constraints in traditional agencies, Wendy (38) sensed a more flexible PR agency would be able to attract a lot of talent and so set up Yellow Bicycle last year.
Adam Bannister
in 3.Starting a Business, 8.Inspiration, 7.Interviews
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Entrepreneurs in America
BusinessWeek reports on entrepreneurial activity in the U.S.
The rate of business creation in the U.S. held steady at 290 adults out of every 100,000 creating new businesses each month between 2005 and 2006, suggesting that nearly 465,000 people created new businesses on average per month.
That's according to the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, an annual study that measures business startup activity for the entire U.S. adult population at the individual owner level.
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Businessweek Mulls Launch of "Business YouTube"
From Media Week: John Byrne, BusinessWeek's executive editor and the acting editor-in-chief for Businessweek.com, said that company is looking to create a "business YouTube" essentially an online video hub for wannabe moguls to post short pitch videos for a new ventures or companies.
The site is also exploring the launch of an online-video-based contest that would invite anyone with a idea for a new business to submit a plan on the site with the chance to land $500,000 in venture capital funding.
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Online Retailing 'Surging Ahead'
From BBC News: Online retailing in the UK has grown at its fastest rate since the dotcom bubble burst, a survey has claimed.
The amount of money spent by consumers shopping online increased by 33.4% to £10.9bn last year, retail analysts Verdict Research said.
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A New Model for Community Service
From Businessweek: "Do good by doing good." More entrepreneurs are heeding the principle by creating profitable businesses that provide jobs to the underprivileged.
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin
As Google introduces a tool enabling its users to translate web pages into 12 languages, and announces ambitious plans to collate and index information about web users as comprehensively as the information they surf for, let's look at the co-founders behind the Google phenomenon.
Back in the dark age of 1995, Page and Brin met as Stanford University graduate students in computer science and reputedly took a dislike to each other. Fortunately these two brilliant minds thrashed it out until they found common ground in an unprecedented approach to a huge computing conundrum: how to retrieve specific information from an enormous set of data.
Does Luck Trump Skill in Success?
The BBC says reality shows on television don't always like being given that label. It's kind of demeaning to be pigeon-holed into a rather conventional genre, with some dubious company.
But there is one important way in which Dragons' Den seems to deserve the "reality" tag perfectly.
It is that the programme, like real business, is unpredictable.
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Developing the Leaders of Tomorrow
everywoman - the leading provider of valuable and practical resources and services for women in business - has announced its plans to host a Leadership Boot Camp.
In response to the increase in female run businesses, everywoman is to host its first Leadership Boot Camp to help women entrepreneurs develop their core business skills.
Taking place on Wednesday 4 July, the Leadership Boot Camp will focus on networking and managerial skills, image projection and personal development.
"Key Skills = Business Success"
Sir Digby Jones has warned that companies could be losing out because of poorly-trained sales staff and inadequate customer service.
This message from the former director general of the CBI is clear - expert telephone skills are vital if businesses are to prosper.
As part of the business champion's charitable work, as appointed by the Chancellor Gordon Brown, Sir Digby is now backing a Nottinghamshire training company's efforts to improve these vital skills.
Jo Dalton
in 4.Growing a Business, 9.Biz News
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Twice as Nice for Equity Winners
Equity funding worth £5m is up for grabs for high growth and technology start-ups in the Midlands.
The reserve pot for this year's Connect Investment Challenge, this is twice the amount on offer in last year’s inaugural event.
Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay's autobiography is to be made into a film, so I thought I'd post a profile of him so we can see what caught the eye of the film industry.
Scottish-born king of the expletive Gordon Ramsay should, by rights, be strutting his stuff on the pitches of Glasgow Rangers FC. But a teenage career cut short by injury was professional football’s loss yet ultimately cookery’s (and fast and furious reality TV’s) gain.
How I Bought... a Swisher Franchise
A lack of competition in the industry and its glowing reputation persuaded Simon Jones (44) to buy into the Swisher brand.
After trading for seven months, Simon told BusinessInACan.com he is optimistic his business will be a long-term success.
Adam Bannister
in 2.Buying a Franchise, 8.Inspiration, 7.Interviews
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Misconceptions Push Debtors Further into the Red
Misconceptions are one of the main reasons for over-indebtedness, a key theme of this year’s Credit Awareness Week.
A straw poll of the UK’s top debt charities for the Credit Show has revealed how basic misunderstandings over credit and how borrowing money works is pushing struggling debtors further into the red.
1/3 of UK Businesses Unaware of Tax Return Deadline
Almost a third of businesses in the UK (28 percent) are unaware of the May 19th deadline for submitting their payroll year end tax returns.
The survey of 1,368 businesses, conducted by You Gov on behalf of Sage (UK) Limited, suggests that businesses could be risking a potential fine of £100 if they submit after the deadline, but ultimately they need more information and guidance about submitting their tax returns, including the option of submitting online.
These results suggest that a lack of awareness around online submissions is impacting the numbers currently submitting payroll year end tax returns online.
Search is on for Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2007
Lycetts, the UK's premier countryside insurance broker, today launched its search to find the Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2007.
A cash prize of £10,000 is up for grabs to anyone under the age of 35 who is helping to boost the UK's rural economy amid an ever changing rural landscape.
Working in partnership with The Field magazine, the Young Rural Entrepreneur Award will focus specifically on businesses with a rural theme, and on the individuals behind them who have demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit coupled with a clear commitment to sustaining the rural economy.
Raising Venture Capital
Mary Erb from leading corporate law firm Heatons explains how to set about raising funds to turn your business ambitions into profitable reality through the search from venture capital.
There are times in the lives of most business people when a compelling opportunity presents itself, often in circumstances where you least expect it.
Email is the New Snail Mail
One company is hoping instant messenger will take over the buisness world as it has the lives of generation Y.
A UK and Canada based software development company is set to revolutionise business communications with the launch of an affordable ‘Business Class’ Instant Messaging (IM) service.
Rozmic Wireless has developed Rozmic Messenger having identified the need for organisations in both the private and public sectors to support collaborative business processes securely.
Dare You Enter the Dragon's Den?
The search is on for Britain's best entrepreneurs as Dragon's Den enters it's fifth series.
If you have a great idea that needs investment, apply now.
Small Businesses Save £90m Submitting Tax Returns Online
Companies are saving, but a third of UK businesses missing out on £78m of tax benefits.
Over half of UK small businesses (55 percent) estimate they are saving at least £100 each by submitting their payroll year end tax returns online.
The survey of 1,368 businesses, conducted by YouGov on behalf of Sage (UK) Limited, suggests over 900,000 of the 1.64m VAT-registered businesses in the UK are making a combined minimum saving of at least £90million* ahead of the May 19th deadline.
Investment Competition Launches in East of England
‘Running the gauntlet’, the East of England Development Agency’s (EEDA) investment competition and business education programme launches today with up to £2m on offer for entrepreneurs with investable businesses in the East of England.
In the last two years nearly eight hundred businesses have used ‘running the gauntlet’ as the springboard for business development and investment. Many have gone on to attract private equity running into millions of pounds - among them Camrivox, Compound Photonics and Short Fuze.
Jo Dalton
in 4.Growing a Business, 9.Biz News
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