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Tag: Entrepreneurship

The side hustle is enabling a new generation of entrepreneurs

January 22, 2019

By Charlie Mullins

The tough economic conditions of the last decade have proved hard on many an entrepreneur and those who survived or thrived have done so due to their ability to dig deep and adapt.

“Magic” Johnson was prepared for business due to basketball and thorough research

April 30, 2018

By Shane Schutte

From a young age, NBA hall of famer Earvin “Magic Johnson was drawn to basketball. You could say it ran in his genes, with his parents and brothers equally as passionate about the game. But even back then, business was his ultimate ambition.

Spinning out a business from university: The pros and cons

March 22, 2018

By Staff writer

The year 2017 was set to be the best yet for companies spinning out from university, according to a new study from law firm Penningtons Manches. Through the year, spin-outs raised more than £1bn.

One founder’s business policies were inspired by maternity leave struggles

February 26, 2018

By Staff writer

Vardags founder Ayesha Vardag talks to Real Business about the benefits of supporting female employees and offering maternity leave, having struggled to set up the firm and support her young family as a single mum herself.

Bill Gates highlights science as sector of opportunity for future entrepreneurs

February 14, 2018

By Hunter Ruthven

In a conversation covering his foundations” annual letter, Microsoft founder Bill Gates picked science as the area most likely to present the greatest opportunities for business builders.

Live life on the brink and develop a sense of urgency

January 10, 2018

By Staff writer

Entrepreneur Vijay Eswaran talks about seizing life and business by the horns, not to mention the benefits of developing a sense of urgency.

Nutriment founder: Credibility comes from simply doing what you said you would

July 6, 2017

By Hunter Ruthven

It takes courage to leave a stable job and forge off on your own, but that is just what Suzanne Brock has done with Nutriment to overwhelming success.

Daredevil entrepreneurs and their extreme ways of unwinding

January 18, 2017

By Shane Schutte

It’s been said that every entrepreneur is a bit of a daredevil or adventurer emphasised all the more by the extreme ways these six bosses unwind.

Punching above your weight like Norwegian and Israeli businesses

October 17, 2016

By Hunter Ruthven

For small nations looking to make a mark on the global business scene, there is a fair bit that can be learnt from Norwegian and Israeli businesses.

Oslo Innovation Week gets Royal seal of approval and opens doors to entrepreneurs

October 17, 2016

By Hunter Ruthven

Leveraging the influence of ?Power Couples?, Oslo Innovation Week 2016 has kicked off with an official opening from the Crown Prince and Princess of Norway.

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