Countless books get written on the personalities of the great entrepreneurs. Everyone who reads them spends the next 24 hours pretending to …
Countless books get written on the personalities of the great entrepreneurs. Everyone who reads them spends the next 24 hours pretending to …
Is there a ‘sweet spot’ in terms of timing for a start-up to pitch to an investor? Should we look for funding as soon as we’ve g…
I’m looking to form a board for my start-up. Generally speaking, how many people should you have on a board? And what skill sets and kn…
People only start talking about your business in a good way once you have developed trust, built a relationship, done something different, g…
In conversation with a fellow consultant last week, my work as a reviewer of young adult books for The Australian newspaper came up. �…
Last week I attended a regional small business conference in the capital of Laos, Vientiane. Friendly people. Great value for money! La…
US psychologist Barry Schwartz refers to an experiment in Switzerland in the 1990s when the government planned to run a referendum on where …
Do I need to have any particular sales strategies around Christmas or should I just be doing what I’m doing now, but more of it? The…
Virginia Arregui has been a ceramic artist for over 15 years, initially creating designer homewares. Her recent work has concentrated on a v…
I’ve got a potential investor for my seed capital round. He seems interested in the concept, but do you have any tips on what I need to do…
People often ask what is required in a tactical sense once you’ve outlined your social media strategy. Here’s what I recommend doi…
What sort of teams do investors look to back? Do you have to make sure every base (tech, marketing, operations etc) is covered by someone…
