Dream big, have a goal, form a plan, take action! If you want to change your life, become an entrepreneur! According to the Centre for Entrepreneurs, there were 52,000 more companies created in 2016 than there were in 2015 in the UK alone and although statistics dipped slightly in 2017, there is still a marked …
Supporting new businesses: Everyone knows the high failure rate of startups, but how do we help them succeed? When event three-quarters of new companies financed by venture capital flounder. Even faced with these odds, year on year ever growing numbers of people are willing to support such enterprises all over the world, through new platforms, …
Supporting new businesses: Ninety percent of all new businesses do not succeed, according to Small Biz; indeed, research conducted by Harvard Business School shows that three-quarters of new companies financed by venture capital flounder. In light of such research, it is clear that new businesses have little chance of success; that said, year on year …
The ambitions of any prospective company would be crucially facilitated by diversity. However a firm’s performance will strengthen in accordance with a higher diversity of viewpoints being expressed in the boardroom, it is apparent that a narrow viewpoint has pervaded and dominated boardrooms internationally for an excessive period of time, this is really a historical …
The number of women in leadership roles is steadily increasing, with seeing the female representation of board members in UK companies higher than ever, 2018 seeing a slight increase in the number of women holding positions in senior leadership. However, this push in the right direction doesn’t eliminate the many challenges that have to be …
The number of women entrepreneurs is growing. In the UK, there’s been a 45% increase in women starting their own businesses since 2006. Despite this, however, men are more likely to set up on their own, and more likely to believe they’ll make it big. Research shows that female entrepreneurs are less likely to believe …
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Train your brain to stay focused It is difficult to maintain one’s focus as an entrepreneur due to the varied nature of one’s responsibilities. Nevertheless, a clear understanding of your capabilities can allow you to leverage your strengths to boost your productivity, and if you know how to, you can keep a high level of …