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UK residents suddenly seek air conditioning but this article comes with an air con con warning. Social media is awash with claims and offers for amazing ‘buy-me-now’ air-con machines. Apparently, for just over £100 we can all find our cool and be saved by cheap Chinese imports or Nasa-inspired air-conditioning technology. You don’t have to…
Exhibition TV hire these days can be incredibly expensive. The supply of audio visual equipment to organisations attending events and conferences is big business. Over the years, our digital learning solutions company has paid for stand space and exhibited all over the world. Since we don’t want to fly large TV screens thousands of miles,…
Enterprising academics keen for their research to be recognised and shared can take advantage of alternative platforms and media channels. This post looks at podcasts and blogs. If creating and/or appearing in podcasts, blogs and the media appeals, what practices and principles should you adopt, without risking reputation? And if you want to avoid the…
An enterprising entrepreneur is supposedly a problem solver. An enterprising entrepreneur takes on uncertainty, assesses risks, makes decisions and has a sense of consequence and alternative ideas. These behaviours are particularly relevant when ‘Plan A’ fails and a real problem arises. And so a couple of weeks ago I faced a real problem… Market demand…
Tune into Entrepreneurship Emotion Entrepreneurship emotion is at the very heart of Series 3 of the Startup Survival Podcast. Entitled ‘Strength of Feeling’ and involving special guests from all over the world, this latest series examines the subject of entrepreneurship emotion from various perspectives. By listening you’ll learn how feelings such as anger, surprise, trust,…
Firstly, what is a surviving startup? If you are wondering, I’m talking about an entrepreneur of any age, gender and background who has the ability and capacity to turn their idea into a successful business over the longer term. The surviving startup thinks and works in a specific way. These people have a different mindset…
Do you recall the crowds that descended on Bournemouth Beach on June 25th 2020? Britain was in the grip of a pandemic and the UK government had just offered a generous furlough package to employers. As a consequence, millions of people who would normally be at work were being paid to twiddle their thumbs. People…
Virtual business simulation use is on the increase. On-line simulation learning solutions can be a highly effective way to advance and test peoples’ commercial business skills and enterprise acumen. A stand-out business simulation is particularly valuable if you are seeking to find or recruit talented individuals into your organisation. Likewise, such a resource can be…
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