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, 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, 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...
