Sam and I stopped by the Watershed yesterday to try out a new blend of storytelling and technology. Picking up our PDAs and donning in-ear headphones, we were invited to step back in time and experience a slice of Bristol circa 1885. Over the next 90 minutes we walked around the historic waterfront area (starting… Continue reading Getting interactive around Bristol’s historic harbourside
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5 Critical lists for Business Development
Everyone likes a list, Darren Rowse says so! 🙂 So here’s my personal list of lists that I use when starting a business or helping others to start their business. 10 steps to writing a business plan, every business needs one, every investor has their own preferred style. These notes from Business Link are a… Continue reading 5 Critical lists for Business Development
Banks lending again!
<this is a cross-post from http://www.opencoffeebristol.org/> That was the experience reported from this morning’s OpenCoffee and another reported positive feedback that more would follow. Of course this is bank lending so low risk, but at least it is funding to underwrite growth and expansion needs. Both reports were of the positive impact that the Enterprise… Continue reading Banks lending again!
Advancement through integrating knowledge
What’s your elevator pitch? This is usually the first thing I ask an entrepreneur (or any one else for that matter) even if the words ‘elevator’ and ‘pitch’ aren’t explicitly used. In this context though, I’ve signed up for Darren Rowse’s 31 Day Build a Better Blog challenge and his opener (in true consultant fashion)… Continue reading Advancement through integrating knowledge
What’s the best way to promote your product?
Show people! <This is a joint post with Craig Hellen from BexMedia.> People are visual, we like to see stuff. Long thesis and manifestos are great for explaining in great detail the nuance and subtly of your plan, but first to have to get people to read that stuff. Everyone’s time is precious so you… Continue reading What’s the best way to promote your product?
So what do you do?
I join entrepreneurs with resources to grow the economic ecosystem. I use enthusiasm, inclusive networks & systemic thinking. How about you? (140 characters, gotta love Twitter!) Spring is in the air, budgets are being reviewed, contracts renewed (or not as the econoclapse might dictate), a good time to move on, upwards (sideways at least), and… Continue reading So what do you do?
What’s so Social about Social Enterprise?
I’m increasingly unconvinced by the “social enterprise” label as a distinct business model. Of the legal forms of incorporation only one has distinct “social features” (the CIC) but that’s not suitable for everyone. There are certainly many businesses trading for social improvement or with a strong social ethic running through them, just as there are… Continue reading What’s so Social about Social Enterprise?
OpenCoffee Bristol demo sessions
<This is a cross post from OpenCoffee Bristol, Bristol companies demo to packed room> Change of venue and format brought out the regulars and new faces for this morning’s OpenCoffee Club meeting. Mariama Njie welcomed us all with fresh coffee, tea and chocolate cookies to UWE Ventures’ new business incubation space in Bush House right… Continue reading OpenCoffee Bristol demo sessions
London Triiibes
What do you do for a living; do you set out to change everything? We may all be in sales & marketing now, but I still consider myself an engineer that does business development; so I felt a little out of place at first. I’m also still digesting much of the talk, so this may… Continue reading London Triiibes
Sage advice
What one piece of advice would you pass on? A significant part of what we at jbsh get up to is building partnerships. These partnerships involve businesses, Universities, Primary Care Trusts, consultants (business & medical), doctors (academic & medical), private individuals, etc. With so many people there are always differing perceptions about what the collaboration… Continue reading Sage advice