Peter Harrington

Great teaching: Entrepreneurship, enterprise & business | Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice | Successes & failures: Invaluable lessons from entrepreneurs

Have You Been Mis-sold Christmas?
ByPeter Harrington December 21, 2016December 19, 2018

Hold onto to your festive hats folks. It’s emerging billions of people worldwide may have been mis-sold Christmas. You may be affected. Mis-sold Christmas – what, more porky pies? Stories about flying reindeer, sacks of presents disappearing down chimneys and a white-bearded jolly soul riding a sky-high sleigh, may, just may, contain a whiff of…

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Great teaching: Entrepreneurship, enterprise & business | Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice | Successes & failures: Invaluable lessons from entrepreneurs | Understand yourself and read behaviour quickly

My Biggest Fear: Time to Confess and Confront
ByPeter Harrington November 25, 2016September 18, 2018

Last month’s post was published days before I completed my first marathon. For me, the run was three hours of joy followed by 96 minutes of unrelenting pain. Finishing provoked elation, tears and disbelief…

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Great teaching: Entrepreneurship, enterprise & business | Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice | Successes & failures: Invaluable lessons from entrepreneurs

Detecting Meaningful Success
ByPeter Harrington October 2, 2016September 18, 2018

In fewer than 7 days I embark on another uncertain journey in search of meaningful success. But, unlike my current solo visit to Colombia, I am questioning my ability to complete the ‘trip’ and know ‘pain’ will be a regular companion…

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Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice

Are you a Network Olympian?
ByPeter Harrington September 6, 2016September 18, 2018

IEEC 2016 delegates on your marks… And get set for this unique opportunity to take the unofficial title of Olympic Champion at this year’s event in Liverpool.

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De-mystifying finance and making money | Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice

Money-saving Mastermind
ByPeter Harrington August 22, 2016September 18, 2018

‘Cash is king’ is a phrase every adviser has shared with me. Run out of money and your business dies…

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Common-sense sales & marketing: What works? | Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice | SimVenture: Global impact of a business simulation

Brexit Wrecks it (For the Moment)
ByPeter Harrington July 22, 2016December 11, 2018

If Brexit wrecks, BRITISH universities can take nothing for granted ever again. The days when we can count on a steady stream of foreign students to shore up the nation’s depleting higher education coffers are gone. Brexit wrecks it…

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Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice

Lose yourself in Euro Fantasy
ByPeter Harrington June 29, 2016September 18, 2018

With many colleagues, clients, friends & family working in education, I’m aware life within the sector has many challenging issues. Then, on June 23rd we voted ourselves out of the EU and to cap it all, England exited the Euros following ignominious defeat to Iceland…

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Great teaching: Entrepreneurship, enterprise & business | Practical 'How to' business guidance and advice | Successes & failures: Invaluable lessons from entrepreneurs

Brainpower Waste
ByPeter Harrington May 23, 2016September 18, 2018

THERE is nothing I want more than for good minds to go to waste. I joke not. Brilliant young brains in all aspects of education – especially budding entrepreneurs who could and should be applying themselves to turning brainpower waste into lolly…

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