In the past four weeks, I’ve been talking about an entrepreneur and the qualities and resources needed to put an idea into action. That action is more than likely going to be carried forward in a business. This week, I want to look at three elements of making a business succeed. They are: Basics first […]
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Using External Resources to improve your Entrepreneurial Skills by Brian Chernett
Last week I wrote about the qualities you’ll need to make it as an entrepreneur – beliefs, taking action, developing positive habits and drive, all of which come from within. This week it is the resources that come from external sources that I want to consider. You will bring into your new enterprise your existing […]
Do you have the stamina to keep your business alive? – by Jo Haigh
“Hard work never killed anyone” … So goes the saying, but you would think it might do if you looked around you sometimes. Stamina and energy are great dividers amongst those that have it in abundance and those that don’t. My first boss once told me it was the ability to keep going when all […]
Sharing the Secrets of Your Entrepreneurial Success – by Mindy Gibbins-Klein
Somewhere between the first £100,000 and the first £1 million of revenues, an entrepreneur allows himself or herself to exhale, tentatively tasting the success that started with a single idea. It doesn’t matter how long he or she has been in business; at some point a thought appears in the mind of the entrepreneur: “I […]
Entrepreneurship and the 3rd Sector – by Charles McLachlan
As my career developed in entrepreneurial commercial organisations, both large and small, I believed I also had something to offer the 3rd sector. Certainly, it was easy to get invited to join trustees, act as a treasurer or get more involved in operational activity. Here was a place that I felt confident I could contribute. […]
How to use LinkedIN to build Professional Networks – by Peter Pritchett
Two of my Groups of business leaders had fantastic sessions with speaker Mike Nevin recently. He covered two related topics: How to use LinkedIn to build professional networks to help develop business How to make Strategic Alliances with potential business partners REALLY work.
What can we learn from “Natural Horsemanship”? – by Joanna Jesson
Members of experiential learning group DF9 (Directors Forum 9) were very surprised to find themselves sharing 2 days with 4 horses – working outside in a round pen! Several of them were well outside their comfort zones. Immediately they saw the horses, their heart rate went up. The initial task was to learn how to […]
Taking a Risk – by Brian Chernett
Once you have your outcomes and goals clear, you move to taking action to achieve them. The most desirable outcomes often involve risks. Successful people take action wherever they are, whenever the opportunity arises. I can remember when I was about fourteen or fifteen years old and at a dance, sitting down but really wanting […]
How to take advice by Jeremy Thorn
What was the best ‘incidental advice’ you ever had recently, that stopped you in your tracks? Not just the great ‘life-changing’ advice we can all look back on and share with others later. Nor even all the grand tips of relevant good business practice, setting personal goals, managing work-life balance or building great relationships. But […]
The Trick to Being a Successful Entrepreneur? – by Steve Songaila
Sometimes you listen to something and it strikes a chord, I have some very eclectic tastes in music from The Rat Pack, through the 80’s New Romantics and plenty of stuff that is playing on the radio now, probably much to my children’s annoyance! I currently have Alicia Keys playing in the car. Her album […]