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School for Startups Entrepreneurs Say:
- This is an excellent programme for startups who face so many challenges and limited budgets – Susan Benjamin
- Excellent Day, Interesting Anecdotes, Energetic Delivery – Matt Robinson
- It’s nice to hear from a man who has done the walk and is able to talk the talk, John Hynes
- Great day – great setting, really interesting and reassuring – Clare Byrnley-Jones
- Great Venue, charismatic presenter and good time slots - Ross Wallin, Pitcher and Piano
- Doug Richard is great, open and has a great sense of humour. Phil Wilkinson was a very valuable addition – Phillip Gibbs, Synergy Linx Ltd
- Thank you for an interesting and inspirational day – lots of humour too! – Colette Grantham, Care Home Quest Plus
- Brilliant, loved the interactive approach with audience to give real on-the-spot examples – Vanessa Knight, 100 Percent Art
- Informative, Interesting and Invaluable – Omran Kier
- Great, practical, and thoroughly motivational day, Crispin Scott, Chadshunt Ltd
- Doug is a very powerful, positive speaker, Gesmay Paynter
- Makes you think outside the box, Gesmay Paynter
- Using volunteers’ ideas to form business solutions was very good. Overall fantastic – Schagufta Anjum
- Dragon’s Den exerts were helpful – Colleen Stephenson
- Intelligent, non-patronising delivery, Thank you – Diana Horner, The Gift Card Company (UK) Ltd
- Thought provoking, good pace, good content, Julien Barber
- Worth it, simple, straight forward help that can be put into practice. Case Studies were helpful – Sharina Shah, Jonny Langford
- A positive day which I can highly recommend to others, Joanna Anthony
Start Here! Starting & Growing a Successful Business, February 3
Date: 3 February 2010
Time: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: Newcastle
Doug and the School for Startups team are holding their much esteemed “Start Here! Starting Growing a Successful Business” fast track course in how to start a business in Newcastle on 3 February 2010.
Wednesday 30 December
What is a Social Enterprise? Not Another Word for Charity or Non-Profit . . .
Calling yourself a Social Entrepreneur is the latest, dare I say it, fad in business. Not that there aren’t social entrepreneurs, and not that I don’t truly admire them, because I do. In fact, I admire them so much that I hate to see the understanding of what they do watered down in any way.
Saturday 26 December
Growing a Successful Social Enterprise
Date: 19 January 2010
Time: 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location: The Royal Institution, London
Following the huge success of our seminars around the UK, Doug and the School for Startups team are returning to The Royal Institution. This must-attend event is for aspiring social/ethical entrepreneurs as well as existing small social/ethical businesses wishing to grow and become more successful and sustainable.
Thursday 24 December
An Christmas Gift for UK Entrepreneurs: The Secret of Selling Something You Love
Many of my articles and blogs are about the hard realities of starting a business. For example, you can’t borrow your way to success. Loans, grants and outside investment won’t help you buy a business model that works and they might well prevent you from ever acquiring one. Your business plan is probably less valuable than confetti, and most of the people who buy your products will do so for all the wrong reasons. But, in honor of the season, I have decided to write you something uplifting . . .
Tuesday 15 December