Being an entrepreneur is exciting, challenging, rewarding and sometimes exhausting in equal measure! But although your experience of entrepreneurial life will shift over time, one thing holds true - you must always seek to develop your skills, knowledge and personal competencies to stay successful and stay ahead of the curve. So what key skills should you be investing in...
As an entrepreneur, the new year brings a perfect opportunity to take stock of what you achieved in 2022, reset your efforts and set some new goals. But don't overdo it. The more goals you aim for, the less you will achieve in the law of diminishing returns! Just as a business will set 3-5 KPIs for...
The recent COP27 event demonstrated the need for solutions to the current climate crisis – and it’s incumbent upon all of us to do our bit to help decarbonise the economy.
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With the cost-of-living crisis and other economic concerns making news across the world, now not might feel like the perfect time to be starting your business. Just because times are tough however, success remains impossible. A time honoured way to finance business, in good times and bad, has been to bootstrap; this means growing your start-up funds without...
In its infancy, cryptocurrency promised to be a radical alternative to conventional finance. Secure, private and subject to enviable growth and excitement, crypto became a byword for the future.
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With COP27 around the corner, climate change is top of the agenda for governments and organisations around the globe. The world’s forests are a key weapon in the fight against climate change because trees and plants absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas that traps the sun’s heat inside our atmosphere and causes global warming.Since the start...
The world has seen massive shifts in business and social spheres in the last few years. The pandemic was a catalyst for change, and in the post-COVID era, we find ourselves facing a workforce who increasingly wants to work from home and an economic climate that is less than ideal. So, how do you face a paradigm...
There is no denying the countless physical benefits that come with long-distance running and walking, but beyond this, what benefits can running bring to your mind and your business?
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With war in Ukraine putting pressure on energy supply, and energy prices going up across Europe, putting pressure on businesses and individuals, never has there been a better time to harness the power of new technologies to find new ways of generating, transporting and storing energy.
So, what technologies are out there? And how...
In the world of business, development and continual growth are required in order to stay successful and overcome hurdles. One way of keep your thinking fresh is to digest a range of information across different sources that will aid creativity and problem solving, improve motivation and foster entrepreneurial spirit. In this post, we explore the best business...
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