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Why is the Most Important Entrepreneurial Skill Seldom Taught?
ByPeter Harrington May 6, 2012January 30, 2019

Globally, little evidence exists that business start-up and survival rates are improving. Data released by Experian (November 2011) showed 70% of start-up businesses fail within 36 months of starting. So it’s a mystery why the most important entrepreneurial skill is seldom taught. If entrepreneurs are to survive & thrive we need to provide the right…

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Going faster by slowing down
ByPeter Harrington April 19, 2012September 18, 2018

In my earliest hitchhiking days, any stopping vehicle was an opportunity to travel. The excitement of the moment put me in the car. Going faster by slowing down was a concept outside my impatient grasp…

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It is your business to make it happen
ByPeter Harrington February 2, 2012September 18, 2018

Escaping the clutches of suburban Northampton by hitchhiking to west London might not be everyone’s idea of fun on a late Friday afternoon, but I was really up for it…

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Game on for back bedroom passion
ByPeter Harrington December 10, 2011September 18, 2018

Reading anything by Bill Bryson makes me smile and laugh out loud. As a young man, Mr Bryson discovered the joys of hitchhiking. Driven by a thirst for adventure he spent two summers travelling around Europe with the aid of his thumb. He didn’t know it at the time, but the accumulated experience when combined…

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Present to Influence the Audience
ByPeter Harrington September 27, 2011May 4, 2020

Stood by the roadside thumbing lifts was an empowering experience. Drivers who stopped validated what I was doing and thus hitchhiking became meaningful, worthwhile and rewarding. Whilst it wasn’t rocket science, I always thought carefully in advance about my appearance as well as how and where I stood. And I looked at the driver as…

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Value your Entrepreneurial Journey
ByPeter Harrington September 6, 2011January 21, 2019

If you want to make anything happen in life, you have to start an entrepreneurial journey. But be aware, “Entrepreneurship often happens when people are on their way to something else…” .

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When not to listen to business advice
ByPeter Harrington June 27, 2011September 18, 2018

Tell others that you want to go it alone and don’t be surprised when more people than you thought advise against such action. So how do you know when not to listen to business advice?

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Trust Builds Business
ByPeter Harrington May 10, 2011May 25, 2020

Building trust in business is everything, but how do you do it? Here’s a starting point. Can you recall a moment where someone you didn’t know well demonstrated real trust – in a risk situation? What happened next? In little time strong bonds may have developed, sometimes at surprising speed. And the relationship changes for…

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