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Real Life Experiences: Leaders learning from each other

New South London area Academy Chairman, Peter Lynagh, was delighted to be given the opportunity to discuss the launch of his local leadership group by South London Business recently. The interview which follows is reproduced on our blog, with their kind permission: The Academy for Chief Executives (ACE) has recently started a new group in […]

Make Better Decisions by Ditching your “Default Alternative” – by Ian Moore

Our brains have developed over hundreds of thousands of years and our evolution has allowed it to make some decisions very rapidly. This development has a Catch 22 when it comes to making decisions. For survival purposes our brains have developed very useful mechanisms however these very mechanisms can cause real issues when making business […]

Entrepreneurs – Completing the Puzzle by Brian Chernett

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 […]

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 […]

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.  […]

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 […]

Are you an Entrepreneur? – then you’ll need Action, Belief and Energy – by Brian Chernett

Over time, I given a lot of thought as to whether positive action or beliefs come first – especially since writing my book, The Entrepreneur Within.  If you want to achieve, you cannot do so unless you take positive action for change. However, to take the right actions requires belief. As qualities for Entrepreneurs, the […]