Resources

Every business starts with a dream, but every successful business pairs the dream with the capital to make it happen. As a founder, one of your first responsibilities is finding an investor for your startup. But, with so many options available to you, how can you be sure which will be the right source of […]

One of the best ways to grow your start-up is through international expansion. Overseas markets create additional demand for your products or services, thus increasing your revenue stream. But the timing of your entry into foreign markets matters. Enter new markets at the right time and your new business will see explosive growth. Get your […]

As Founders, we become CEOs the day we incorporate our companies. But are we good at management? Can we consider ourselves great managers or should we just go with the flow and see what the future holds for us? One thing is for sure – someone will need to make decisions that get results for our […]

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, how we respond to the crisis can make or break our businesses. Compared with established businesses, startups are more likely to experience cutbacks as they shift gears from growth mode and start focusing on survival. Our small businesses can survive a downturn not by burying […]

The year is 1967. A young dyslexic boy decides to drop out of school and start his own magazine. Before that, his business ventures included selling Christmas trees and breeding budgies— both failed. He was determined to make his publication a success. Did he reach his goal? No. It seemed like the boy was doomed […]

For ardent followers of a romanticised entrepreneurial mindset, the idea of doing anything else is a no-go. But my goal here is to throw that unreasonable outlook out the window and explain how you can be a happier entrepreneur. In fact, doing non-startup stuff will make you even better at your job. Here, let me […]

You did it. You founded that startup, and that felt great in the heat of the moment. Maybe it still feels great, but who are you kidding? After a while, you finally had a taste of what it’s like to work nonstop from the moment you open your eyes until you finally shut them. That, […]

In this article, we explore how the natural evolution of the gig economy could present a growing opportunity for investors post-coronavirus. It’s funny how fast things can change. One minute, the young upstarts of the gig economy world are ‘disruptively threatening the natural order of things’. Then, one pandemic later, everyone’s looking at how they […]

In the last tax year, entrepreneurs founded more than 672,000 startups in the UK. That works out to over 1,800 new startups each day! Have you recently launched your own startup? Are you wondering whether or not you should hire startup consultants to help you grow your company? If you’ve been on the fence about […]