Monthly Archives: October 2012

The first 1,000 days of AirBnB as recalled by co founder Brian Chesky Be Inspired

AirBnB co founder Brian Chesky speaks at Y Combinators Startup School 2010 about the first 1,000 days. He talks about how the company was born, he goes in depth into how the idea came about, what stru Read More...

Video Interview: Fred Caballero founder of Startup Stay Be Inspired

See how Fred's background was eventually the inspiration to his latest startup. But not before starting a business in a reccession, see what tips he has when starting a business in a recession & an i Read More...

PeerIndex, introduces Perklets, helps boosts local businesses. Start-Ups

Peerindex, the Shoreditch based tech startup has recently introduced Perklets which I think will not only be a hit for them but for local businesses as well. Read more to find out why. Read More...

Will the FSA’s ease of bank rules lead to boost in lending? Finance

In an effort to stimulate lending the Financial Services Authority (FSA) has eased capital and liquidity rules for the biggest UK banks. The FSA informed banks that they will not be required to hold a Read More...

Emily Mackay couldn’t find what she wanted, so created it herself – Microgenius Entrepreneurs

Emily Mackay couldn't find anything that would allow her to buy into someone else’s green energy projects so she set up a site to do just that. She founded Cambridge based startup Microgenius and in Read More...

Great mobile marketing ideas for small business Entrepreneurship

Desperate to note down some effective mobile marketing strategies that can help small and fresher entrepreneurs to drive their business in the forthcoming years. Mobile marketing is definitely going t Read More...

Serviced Offices: the Ideal Working Space for Start-Ups Entrepreneurship

Picture the scene: you have grand plans for your future SME, a great vision of the industry your company will work in, you elaborated a complex business strategy and can count on all the right people. Read More...

Important measures to take when expanding your business Media

Every entrepreneur strives to make his or her business grow at some stage. Expanding a business means a higher turnover, and that can lead to higher profits. There are a number of factors that busines Read More...

What is risk, operational risk, and risk analysis? Media

The concept of ‘risk’ is multi-faceted. Although banking institutions have traditionally used a definition of risk as setbacks in the financial markets, a holistic view of risk cannot be grounded Read More...

Front Up, the Superdry of sports, sidestep the banks & turn to crowdfunding Finance

Front Up was founded in 2008 by Jon Allen to fill a gap in the market for fashionable rugby-orientated clothing targeted at 16-24 males. Front Up recently used crowdfunding as a way to raise a second Read More...

Doug Richard’s School for Startups presents Windows of Opportunity Events

Free events providing a fresh perspective on raising and investing money. The event will visit 9 different locations in the UK (locations and dates below) and each workshop will explore everything abo Read More...

Is this the future? Sooqini, the reverse mobile marketplace. Entrepreneurs

I recently had the chance to interview the founders of Sooqini, a reverse mobile marketplace. They have recently been making a lot of noise and I was intrigued to find out more!   Here’s som Read More...