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1:00AM | Monday, 7 January 2013 | Just about every successful entrepreneur has a “near death” story about their early days in business. However, with insolvency figures on the rise, here are 10 slip-ups you can't afford to make. BY OLIVER MILMAN.
3:52PM | Monday, 28 March 2011 | If you are to diversify, stick with a product that you sell to your existing customer base and that can fit within your brand.
6:55PM | Wednesday, 1 June 2011 | Think about your business plan the same way that the chef thinks about creating her next menu – it has to have all the ingredients that the customers want.
5:01PM | Tuesday, 10 May 2011 | The best mentors are those that don't need to charge a fee to mentor. They do it because they like the person who has asked them and they want to help in some way.
8:00AM | Wednesday, 8 August 2012 | Today we’re going to start a process that might take you months to finish. The task is simple – figure out where you want your company to be in three years.
7:58PM | Tuesday, 26 July 2011 | There are plenty of easy ways to acknowledge the contribution from your staff and boost morale – imperative for keeping a team ticking along happily.
9:24PM | Tuesday, 13 September 2011 | Writing one business plan is a big enough task within itself – there is no need for two.
7:00AM | Tuesday, 17 July 2012 | You're quite right to be worried about remaining nimble. Procrastination is the enemy of any start-up.
7:00AM | Tuesday, 3 July 2012 | Your challenge today is to look at something in your business that you just know you can improve on, but you’ve resisted doing so for fear of rocking the boat.
6:00AM | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 | Reflecting on your lessons, problems and insights can have unexpected benefits. So it’s time to put pen to paper.
