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Danny Bailey. Dear Entrepreneur
Publishing details
About Danny and Andrew
Introduction
Foreword
Alyssa Smith
Audioboo
BBOXX
Bigger Feet
Blackberry Cottage Fayre
Blackcircles.com
You need to want it more
Be prepared to take risks
Make use of all available resources
Network, network and network again
Be prepared to adapt
Blessing M
How to get started when you don’t know where to begin and 3 steps to success
1. Network
2. Seek a business mentor
3. Passion
Bog in a Bag
Booking Bug
Nigel Botterill
Braant
Chilango
Define your brand, then seek to continually improve it
The best people create the best companies, EVERYTHING else is secondary
Ignore the naysayers
Chokolit
Why I started my business
Why to start a business rather than work for someone else
CIVA
Clear Returns
Cuski
Karen Darby
Degree Art
FINANCIAL ADVICE
SURVIVING AS AN ENTREPRENEUR
PREPARING FOR GROWTH
Duedil
Do what you know
Work for yourself, but not yet
You can start from scratch
Daily routines
Persistence wins!
Eyetease
Opportunity identification
Concept development
Launch
FaceFlow
Flamingo
You are never too young
Become a trustee
Never burn a bridge
Contribute to the community
Challenge yourself
Radiators not drains
Bloom where you’re planted
The sun doesn’t shine forever
The harder you work – the luckier you get
Inspire yourself
Look after yourself
Adapt and evolve
Front Up Rugby. Bollocks To That! Entrepreneurial advice from Jon Allen, founder of rugby fashion brand, Front Up
The Giving Card. Write a business plan. Then rip it up
Ask people if they like your idea until you find someone who says no
Build a team: don’t think you can do it all yourself
Work on turning yourself into a brand. Russell and Jo did it
Don’t set a completion date for building a website. It will never be finished
Pitch and putt them in their place..
Keep your enemies close, but your contact book closer
Gnewt Cargo
Gourmet Origins
How we built our brand and developed our idea
HumAnima CIC. Passion, Patience and Persistence
Innocent
Insider Trends
Read
Experiment
Find out what works, and do it over and over again
Focus on profit, not turnover
Suck it up
Junior’s Pantry
Kabbee
Kitty & Dulcie
Little Dish
Love Da Popcorn
Love Da Life’s Lessons. Popcorn can come from anywhere
Fail lots
The answer is always “yes, of course”
Fail some more
Little boys hanging out with the big boys…
Try changing your name
Lux Fix
At the very beginning
When you get started
When you need advice/connections/help
Once you have developed your first product/idea
Mama Designs
How to turn your idea for a new product into a new business
MBA & COMPANY
myParcelDelivery.com
The one rule in entrepreneurship? Things won’t go to plan
So why do it? Why put yourself through all this??
Naturally Cool Kids
Novam
Nuba Cocktails
OGL Marketing
PageHub. What’s the problem?
Be different
Agile
Get it out there
Branding
Revenue
The Pilates Pod
Starting-up
Expanding
Branding
People
Online
Do it!
Pimlico Plumbers
PleaseCycle
Poikos
Poke London
Safer Minicabs
Shutl
SilenceBreakers
Gavin Smith
SnoozeShade
Socialable
Sole Trader Websites
Our Story
Facts and Figures from Crowdcube
My thoughts from my first year in business
Soul Tree Wine
Get the right team!
Know your core business!
Find a mentor!
Do not overestimate the commercial potential behind the idea!
Believe in yourself!
Plan for a long journey!
Cash is king!
Be willing to learn!
Fervent passion for the cause, or grounded feet?
Sugru
SUMO
Research – Questions to yourself
Resilience
Suppliers
Work ON your business
Have a life
Health
SuperJam
SuperTie
1. What is your vision?
2. You are your business
3. Engage with people. Listen, learn, analyse and evaluate
4. Trial and error
5. The master of your own destiny
Andy Sutton
Ticket Tailor
ToyBoxLive. Starting up
Trifle Creative*
Be organised
Keep your finger on the pulse
Get skilled up
Think about where you work
Think about who you work with
Get accounts savvy
5 things a day which could lead to a sale
Use failures as a stepping stone
Turtle Tots
Urban Alpha
Urban Coffee Company
Value My Stuff
Wealthy Student
Weanie Beans. 1 – Do something you love
2 – Be prepared to fail
3 – Learn how to use Excel
4 – Be prepared to work two jobs
5 – Don’t spend unnecessary money
5 – Take a day off
6 – Delegate
Wolds Target Accessories. Our inspiration
How do you advertise the business?
Is it possible to bring an idea into reality?
WorkAround.me
Young Guns
Zac and Mo
ZigwagZ
Zone3
Final note
