start up Archive
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Start-up Businesses Using a Smorgasbord of Funding
Posted on October 15, 2012 | No CommentsBack in August we had a look at the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) research which tracks entrepreneurship across Europe. One of the findings from the GEM research was that there was a mismatch between where people planning a new business thought they would get their... -
What is an SME?
Posted on July 31, 2012 | No CommentsOver the last year there have been a lot of accusations flying around about SMEs (Small and Medium Enterprises). Articles have been written denouncing the SME term and claiming that large corporations don’t understand how to talk to small businesses. Meanwhile the UK’s small business... -
What is Branding?
Posted on July 31, 2012 | No CommentsMany new businesses begin with a great idea. Once they have’ the idea’ most start-up founders go through what, these days, count as the basic marketing steps. They get a domain name, buy a website and hire a designer to create a logo. This is... -
3 Reasons Why Young People Should Not Start Their Own Business
Posted on July 2, 2012 | No CommentsThe job market for young people is pretty dire at the moment. Graduates are struggling to find meaningful employment. Working for free for months on end has now become a standard requirement for many entry level jobs. For those already saddled with student debts this... -
Company Profile – BeeARTisan
Posted on June 25, 2012 | No CommentsWe are involved in creating thousands of companies and we try to keep in touch with as many of them as we can. We have decided to launch a new series of blog posts to highlight some of the more interesting and creative companies who... -
Business Coaching for Start-ups: Part 2
Posted on June 12, 2012 | No CommentsIn our last blog post we looked at how business coaching can be used to help companies develop business plans and raise funding once they are established. However as we discussed with Paul Green, one of the biggest obstacles new start-up businesses face is often... -
Using Opensource Technology to Save Money (Guest Post)
Posted on January 21, 2011 | 2 CommentsStarting a company is no small feat. Although ‘entrepreneurialism’ is something we’ve become more familiar with in the UK – thanks in part to its TV popularity through shows like Dragon’s Den and The Apprentice – the reality is that starting a company is still...
