Entrepreneurship & Growth

Actions speak louder than their words to potential investors

Actions speak louder than their words to potential investors

One of the key challenges for start-ups and entrepreneurs who are not privileged enough to already have large sums of money at their disposal, is acquiring the vital funds needed to transform their ideas into reality. There are many ways to attempt to obtain this funding such as personal connections, crowdfunding or government start-up schemes, what these methods have in common is they all involve trying to persuade others that your product or service is worth investing in.

Why Great Companies Fail in the Face of Disruption ?

Why Great Companies Fail in the Face of Disruption ?

  And How to Make Sure Your Company Doesn't   Today, no company can consider itself sheltered from disruption. If taxi drivers, who operate under a state-regulated monopoly, can feel threatened by a little application downloaded on a mobile telephone, then...

Self-efficacy, desirability and feasibility are key to the entrepreneurial spirit

Self-efficacy, desirability and feasibility are key to the entrepreneurial spirit

In research into entrepreneurship, the notions of self-efficacy, desirability and feasibility and the propensity to act are key elements and useful markers that help us to understand and decipher intention. They provide a framework for this fundamental drive to mobilise each individual’s talent in a different way.

Earning a living, one project at a time

Earning a living, one project at a time

“How do you get somebody that you’ve never met before to entrust you with more than half a million pounds when they haven’t even seen you produce anything?”