Raising capital Tales of success from a watch brand
By Mike France
For your business to reach the next stage of growth, raising capital might be a necessity. Serial entrepreneur Mike France has some tales from the trenches.
Tag: Founders Diaries
Lessons on securing investment from an entrepreneur who has banked £100m
By Giles Fuchs
As a man well versed in securing investment from institutional backers, a new fundraising push has got Giles Fuchs looking back on how he’s honed his technique for banking growth capital.
Where to turn now our startup founder has handed over the wheel
By Robert Drury
A startup founder brings with them passion, drive, commitment and skin in the game. Ormsby Street’s has departed, and it’s time for others to step up.
Business owners should embrace new and smarter working practices
By Steve Byrne
With the way his business is run, Steve Byrne has been able to experiment with smarter working practices and believes others would be silly not to as well.
One entrepreneur’s approach to solving the revolving door recruitment issue
Rant & Rave’s Nigel Shanahan is on one business mission?” to create ravers for life and ensure his company does not have a single recruitment issue.
The answer to Making Tax Digital implementation is innovation in practice
Comparing it to the drastically different way people consumer media, Tracy Ebdon-Poole has some thoughts on how Making Tax Digital implementation will work.
My take on building a successful business by thinking different
By Mike France
His is a business located in a very competitive market, but Mike France has some useful advice on thinking different for those in a similar situation.
Experimenting, failing fast and moving on has worked wonders for me
A surprise accolade confirms Richard Blanford’s view that continued innovation is the way forward, while failing fast is no bad thing if quickly abandoned.
Employee performance growth the BestSelfJournal way
Ormsby Street CEO Martin Campbell has taken a new approach to employee performance, looking at an individual inside and outside work getting them to set personal goals.
Don?t tar all gig economy companies with same brush
By Steve Byrne
Travel Counsellors CEO Steve Byrne discusses some misconceptions about gig economy companies and offers advice on how to make this model work.