by Admin | Feb 5, 2015 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Personalised, Programmes & Events
Entrepreneurs are creative, right? They come up with innovative solutions to real problems. They find interesting ways to make things work. So in that sense, yes, all entrepreneurs are creative. But what is entrepreneurship in the creative industries, and what is a...
by Admin | Dec 2, 2014 | Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, General, Growing my Company, Personalised
So imagine this…you have this amazing idea for a product, and you are so excited to get on and make it. You think about all the different aspects of the product, and how you can make it, and start investing time and money pursuing this. All seems to be going...
by Admin | Nov 21, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage
So you’ve mastered the art of pitching…or at least the talking part. But what about the presentation? Here’s a few good tips to help you be more of a pitching pro. Have a big vision, then make it 10x bigger. If your solution will solve a small...
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...
