f it hadnt been for chess grand master Garry Kasparov Michael Smith might not have been running Mind Candy today. Hed almost certainly have been an entrepreneur though. But it was his shot glass chess set that got everybody talking about his first company Firebox.com. That said, there was a whole lot more to Firebox and one sliding doors moment
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Michael Smith — Co-founded Firebox.com then raised $11m VC for Mind Candy
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How to run a business in heavy snow - cmypitch.com
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As we all know, Britain grinds to a halt at the first sign of any weather not categorised as 'overcast to light drizzle' by the Met Office.
Many entrepreneurs and small business owners will be fretting through the early part of this week at the perceived disadvantage this puts them at. But fret not, because there are plenty of things you can
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Jeremy Harbour - Owns 13 firms and raised a £150m fund for acquisitions
Posted by cmypitch under Success StoriesFrom http://cmypitch.com 5566 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 26, 2009 10:37 pm
Jeremy has started and run many enterprises since starting a trading business at the age of 14 called Oasis Trading. Jeremy has extensive experience in the business services sectors. He has a good grasp of accounts and has direct experience in franchising, acquisitions, mergers, strategic partnerships, joint ventures, fundraising and partial exit
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Make your website work harder!
Posted by cmypitch under Online MarketingFrom http://cmypitch.com 5566 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 26, 2009 10:35 pm
In order to get the best from your website you've got to stand out and be easy to find. If you have a website which you can update yourself, you've got the power to optimise the content to match the keywords your customers use to find your products and services.
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Sex Sells - people only buy for one of three primary reasons
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Made Hot by: on January 26, 2009 10:35 pm
The important thing is to understand the prime driver behind your customers buying decisions and appeal to that.
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The eighth wonder of the world - Entrepreneur TV interview
Posted by cmypitch under Success StoriesFrom http://cmypitch.com 5570 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 24, 2009 10:13 pm
Eden is rated Number 4 in the paid for Visitor Attractions in the UK. To date more than 4 million people have walked through its gateway. It is most proud that it is changing people's perception of the potential for the application of science and indeed, the public language of science as well as living up to its mission to play a massive part in
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Strategic v Tactical thinking
Posted by cmypitch under StrategyFrom http://cmypitch.com 5570 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 22, 2009 1:12 pm
The most challenging aspect of being in a start up position is that the management team will be under constant pressure to think both strategically and tactically. Our experience says few people are good at both.
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Why on earth pay good money to buy a business where you'll be miserable?
Posted by cmypitch under StartupsFrom http://cmypitch.com 5570 days ago
Made Hot by: on January 22, 2009 12:11 pm
This is no surprise - Olympic champions don't reach their pinnacle of achievement without a deep love of their sport, and when they can no longer stand the thought of training, they retire. So, regardless of whether you are a potential buyer or current business owner, don't let your ambition to become your own boss lead you out of the frying-pan
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Formula One's most successful private team owner ever - Eddie Jordan
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Made Hot by: on January 19, 2009 2:02 pm
In 1991 Eddie Jordan set up Jordan Grand Prix where he gave F1 legend Michael Schumacher his first drive at that level. In his time in F1 Jordan gained a reputation for negotiating major sponsorship deals, generating huge amounts of valuable PR, and offering opinionated insight from the paddock. In 1999 his driver Heinz Harold Frentzen finished a
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Kevin Brown - Affiliate Window founder on Entrepreneur TV
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Made Hot by: on January 19, 2009 2:03 pm
Kevin Brown founded Affiliate Window in 2000 after almost 10 years experience in online marketing managing several eCommerce travel sites. Kevin discovered the important role affiliate marketing took in online sales through www.latestevents.com which today, still sells the majority of its specialist concert travel packages through affiliates. Affi
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