by Admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Funding & Competitions, Growing my Company
All startups (well most of them) need to find investment in some shape or form, from bootstrapping and peer lending, to bank loans, angel investors and crowdfunding. So which one is for you? Have a look at the options! Bootstrapping – This is where you use all...
by Admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Personalised
Being able to pitch is an essential part of any entrepreneur’s journey, and becomes more and more honed and practiced as time goes on. But without a great pitch, many entrepreneurs will not able to get their startup off the ground. James Caan, of Dragon’s...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage
An MVP is shorthand for minimum viable product, which is the most basic form of your idea that will generate the most interest/validation. It is not the release with few features. An MVP should be the just the core features to enable the idea to be understood and...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Personalised
What exactly is intellectual property (IP)? According to the UK Gov.uk website, “Intellectual property is something unique that you physically create – an idea alone is not intellectual property. For example, an idea for a book is not intellectual...
by Admin | Nov 20, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Exploring Opportunities, Personalised, Social Enterprise
The term “Social Entrepreneurship” is becoming more prevalent these days, with many business claiming to have some sort of social aspect to their business. But what exactly is Social Entrepreneurship? The Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, based in...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage
When working on your Business Model Canvas (if you haven’t created a BMC, please read this first!), one of the sections involves looking at markets and customers, and how you will sell. This is your route to market. There are many different ways to get your...
