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I have just come back from the Geneva Motor Show. It seemed like Christmas with lots of presents waiting to be unwrapped as global manufacturers lined up one by one to reveal their latest vehicle to...
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Mentoring is a two-way street
In our book ‘The Beermat Entrepreneur’ we said the first thing anyone should do once they have a business idea is to find a mentor. I have mentored, face-to-face, more than a thousand people and am...
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Britain’s got enterprise
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Getting real bang for the public buck
On the morning of 23 March, I presented Round 3 of the Regional Growth Fund – RGF for short – at Gateshead. My visit had been arranged by Alex Wilson and his redoubtable team at BIS, and I was...
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“Banks do not lend to start ups or growing businesses”. I hear this refrain almost every day and it is a common headline in the press and clarion call from special interest groups. I am far from being...
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UK copyright: Accessing Orphan Works
The Bill currently going through Parliament looks at modernising and improving current legislation around a number of key areas to help businesses in how they operate, whether this is dealing with red...
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Getting out and about…picking up the pace
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