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Event: Be Creative Workshop

Joe Sinclair (Creative Director of Burson-Marsteller) will lead a workshop on Tuesday 22 May 2012 from 17:30 to 19:00 on the subject of creativity in business. The session will explain: Why creative campaigns are so engaging How to harness creativity effectively and apply it to your business needs Best practice examples of creative campaigns achieving results Address: Central St [...]

Event – Inspiring Entrepreneurs: Going for Gold

This event is intended for existing small business owners who have a new idea for their business but aren’t sure how to take it to the next stage. Led by entrepreneurs Stephen Frear and Mandy Haberman, the evening will provide support and advice about business strategy and sustainability; branding; intellectual property; product development; and marketing. [...]

Female Entrepreneur Focus: Gennese Williams

The test for a true entrepreneur is to see whether the person in question has turned an adverse situation into a successful enterprise. When Gennese Williams lost the sight of both her eyes in 2007, she decided she could no longer work for anyone again. Far from burning her bridges, however, she built upon her existing [...]

Can you afford to start up your own business?

If you have any misgivings about whether you can afford to start up and run a business, Jo Tall will happily meet you for a preliminary consultation. Off To See My Lawyer are proud to have successfully helped launch many small businesses – but equally we take pride in our honest and realistic advice. If [...]

Are you being paid on time?

The lawyers at Off To See My Lawyer draft contracts for the sale of goods and provision of services, which protect the liability of our clients and their businesses; and in-so-doing we make sure we abide by any laws that safeguard consumers’ rights. A well-drafted contract, however, is not necessarily the end of the story. The [...]

Event: Business Expo

17 & 18 May 2012 – ExCel London This event has been designed to provide advice and support on all aspects of starting, developing and running one’s business – such as branding; “cloud ICT”; financial matters; marketing; business planning; E-commerce; Google; and mentoring. Features include one-to-one advice; “speed networking”; talks; seminars; and workshops. For more information, please [...]

Female Entrepreneur Focus: Michelle Mone

Michelle Mone is one of the UK’s most successful female entrepreneurs. Born and brought up in Glasgow, Ms Mone left school at 15 with no qualifications, and successfully found full-time employment at Labatt Brewers. By the age of 20 she was running their sales and marketing team, but became inspired to start her own business. Based [...]

Are you likely to want to borrow money in the future?

It is advisable to maintain a good credit report (– ie. a record of your borrowings and repayments to date), because you may wish to make an application for a loan in the future. Lenders will only agree to lend you money if they are satisfied you are in control of your finances, and are [...]

Is British Entrepreneurship suffering?

USA and Australia topped the recent Global Entrepreneurial and Development Index, whereas the UK only came only 14th. The Financial Times’ Jonathan Moules commented with surprise that the UK had even come below Austria and Belgium! On a positive note, the UK was among the best in the world for the number of start-ups it creates [...]

Event: Business Advice Clinic

For impartial business advice and an opportunity to discuss your business at a confidential, hour-long one-to-one meeting with an experienced advisor, the British Library Business and IP Centre will be running a Business Advice Clinic on Wednesday 2 May 2012, 10:30 to 17:00. It costs £15 to attend. For further information, and to book on-line, [...]