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Simon Daniel
Let’s restart the century
It’s a new year, new decade and the UK is stumbling out of recession. It’s...
Precision partnerships
As Sir Alan Sugar showed in The Apprentice, even the most dictatorial leaders need trusted aides by their side.
The most successful businesses are built on partnerships. If you think about entrepreneurs, they always have a really strong number two, but most often an actual partner.
As in marriage, if you get it wrong the results can be disastrous. Certainly the worst thing is to take on a partner who purports to have great contacts, guaranteed business or in-depth experience, when they haven’t.
While you have to be naturally optimistic to be in business, everyone has weaknesses and you should... read more...
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Videos
Meeting menaces: The Waffler
More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.
Meeting menaces: The Interruptor
John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.
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Events Calendar
Rosenblatt New Energy Awards 2010
25th February, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Enterprise-class e-commerce for mid-sized businesses
Online shopping has become ubiquitous and has changed customers' expectations. But how can mid-sized companies tackle e-commerce?
View now the ATG webinar with Forrester Research to find out how enterprise-class e-commerce can work for you. Click here to find out more
Entrepreneurship at London Business School
Develop your entrepreneurial capabilities with London Business School’s Entrepreneurship programmes. For innovators and investors, the Growing your Business and Financing the Entrepreneurial Business programmes allow you to build upon your skills, and provide you with the knowledge and frameworks to maximise your business opportunities. Find out more.
Barclays Business Start Up Account
Everything you need in one place from help with planning to getting more customers, to FREE seminars and a credit checking service to help you get paid quicker. Plus, up to 2 years FREE banking (conditions apply). Apply online
