Great entrepreneur, terrible investor
By Adam Price
Being a successful business owner doesn’t make you a good investor, as Mark Davies part of the founding team at Betfair found out.
Tag: Advice & Guides
5 ways to market-test your invention
By Dave Croston
Need to know if your invention will sell or whether a particular feature will be popular before you put it into production” Here are five tips for market-testing your invention while still protecting its commercial potential.
Office Moving Costs
By Adam Landau
It can be expensive to move offices. Here are 15 hidden costs associated with the big move.
The pros and cons of listing your business on the stock market
By Guy Rigby
Thinking of listing on the stock market” Here’s why you should. Here’s why you shouldn’t.
The bankrupt’s guide to starting a new business
Your last business was declared bankrupt. Don’t be discouraged. Here’s our guide for starting up a new venture.
Your first 100 days: what counts?
Here’s how to develop and implement a first 100 days plan when taking up a new role. What are the important tasks to do in your first few days?
Dragons’ Den rejects; international success stories
By Neil Kuschel
Theo Paphitis and co must be kicking themselves for rejecting these four companies on Dragons’ Den…
How to buy back your business
By Rod Flavell
Rod Flavell delisted FDM Group from AIM last year in a £39.4m deal backed by Inflexion. The process took two gruelling years and cost £4.5m in advisory fees. Here ?’s how the management team did it (and made it out alive).
Brothers Cider: how successful is their advert?
By Jason Hesse
It’s all fruity fireworks and festival frenzy, but does Brothers Cider’s flashy advert have punters queuing up to buy a bottle Brothers MD Matthew Showering has the lowdown.
Floating on AIM: What’s the listing process?
What is the listing process to float on AIM” It’s as simple as 1, 2, 3…