Category: Entrepreneurship (page 3 of 4)

Mumpreneur – a good or a bad word to be using?

There’s a debate raging on Twitter now over the use of the word “Mumpreneur” as a name for a mother that’s an entrepreneur Read more »

People Management – Don’t Do as You Would be Done by

Here’s a thought provoking question I got asked the other day:

Would you like to manage people in the same way you’d like to be managed?

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SEO is no substitute for a marketing plan

After the Global Entrepreneurship Week launch event last Monday I went along to the IoD for the final of The Pitch. Think Dragons Den without the TV cameras. Read more »

Figuring out what your company is all about

One of the blogs I read quite often is JoelOnSoftware by Joel Spolsky.

Joel and his blog are a bit of a legend in the software startup space and is a must-read for anyone building a software business. Read more »

Doing the To Do

One of the reasons the KashFlow office will never be paperless is because of the many To Do lists to be found on my desk. I’m aware there are plenty of web apps out there for this kind of thing, including Remember the Milk which lots of people rave about. But for me, nothing beats the portability and speed of access of a small notebook. Read more »

Warning – This Blog Post May Radically Alter Your Business

We’ve got some huge positive changes happening at KashFlow – and it’s all because I was asked one question. Read more »

5 Reasons to Start a Business in a Recession

1) Forced unemployment or redundancy
If you’re unemployed, then great – you have no other demands on your time.

If you are employed, especially by a big company, then there may be a redundancy package on offer. So not only can you leave and get up and running with your new business – but you can do so with some cash.
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Mexican Shoot-out

I did a podcast interview recently with Alex Bellinger of SmallBizPod fame. He asked me what advice I’d give to someone starting out in business now.

The biggest mistake I made when starting in business was to go 50/50 with somebody else. We both owned exactly half of the business as it seemed the fair and sensible thing to do at the time. Read more »

Starting a Business: Less Ideas, More Action

How many times have you heard (or even had) a good business idea? Probably quite often. When your family and social circle know you’re in business then you’re often the person that hears about the varied business ideas they have. Read more »

Left-Brain vs Right-Brain or “Why are designers not good at business?”

One of the skills we don’t have in house here at KashFlow Towers is design skills. There’s not a proficient Photoshopper amongst us. So we’ve always had to outsource. I’m yet to find a design firm or individual designer that provides good work, good pricing and good service. Someone we can work with on an ongoing basis for things like web design, print advert design, web banners, etc. Read more »

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