by Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, General
Every business needs a business model. But what exactly is a business model? In the most basic terms, a business model is how you plan to make money with your business. You need to ask questions like, “Who is your target customer?”, “How...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Education & Knowledge, Finance, General, Health & Wellbeing, Personalised, Social Enterprise
Writing a useful business plan takes a lot of thought, consideration and information. So where do you start? And how is it used when you want to start a business? You should check out the Business Model Canvas as well – it is a business tool used...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Consumer & Retail, Creative & Cultural, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Education & Knowledge, General, Health & Wellbeing, IT & Digital, Personalised, Science & Technology, Social Enterprise
The UK government has set out some of the steps to start a business in the UK, including steps for different types of businesses. You can find information about legal definitions, how to register a business, tax and other formalities. There are six different steps...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Personalised
The Business Model Canvas is a business tool used to visualise all the building blocks when you want to start a business, including customers, route to market, value proposition and finance. You could also try the Lean Canvas, a 20min, 1-page business plan template...
by Admin | Nov 19, 2014 | Articles & Information, Business Basics, Developing an Idea or Early Stage, Exploring Opportunities, Personalised
As a student or researcher you need to ensure you understand the rules around intellectual property (IP) in the university. There are some very clear definitions and guidelines on the university Intellectual Property page: “In the University context, IP can be...
by Admin | Nov 17, 2014 | Developing an Idea or Early Stage
Okay, you have a great business idea, which you have spent time and effort validating. And now, presto, you are ready to start a startup. So what do you do now? Before you run off and do something like register a business, check out these thoughts from Ariel...
