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Danica Patrick's Blend of Purpose and Passion

by David Meltzer • August 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

The winemaker and former race car driver talks about relationships, finding meaning in work beyond money and manifesting ambitions.

Connecting the World with Your Vision: 5 Expert Tips to Brand Your New Business

by Bryan Janeczko • August 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

A brand distinguishes you from the crowd and can give you a competitive edge to go up against bigger players in your market

This Founder Gave Away Profits During the Pandemic – And His Company Thrived

by Jason Feifer • August 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

How one counterintuitive decision by CEO Dave Colina boosted sports drink brand O2.

10 Steps to Achieve a Growth Mindset in Business

by Kristian Livolsi • August 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

Here’s how to supercharge your wellbeing on the path to success.

SME wellbeing tips from performance coach, Phillippa Hurrell – a podcast

by Anna Jordan • August 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

Originally written by Anna Jordan on Small Business
Today’s episode features professional performance coach, Phillippa Hurrell, who shares practical and insightful tips and advice on how small business owners can look after their wellbeing in these high-pressured and stressful times.
Covering healthy habits, how to understand stress to combat negative thoughts and how to increase productivity, the recording is packed full of practical tips every small business owner can start implementing today.
Have a listen to Phillippa Hurrell in the media player below.

For more advice on running your small business, head over to the UK Domain.
Want to hear more podcasts?
The previous podcast from the UK Domain talks about customer data and cyber security.
We’ve featured a host of guests too. Listen to the latest episodes below.

Angel investor and digital expert, Sherry Coutu
Entrepreneur and former Dragon, Rachel Elnaugh
Businesswoman and Dragon, Deborah Meaden
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2005 candidate, Tim Campbell
Gousto CEO, Timo Boldt
Entrepreneur and The Apprentice 2018 candidate, Jackie Fast
Investor and former Dragon, Piers Linney
Investment fund manager, Nicola Horlick
Supermodel turned entrepreneur, Caprice

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How one business owner’s mental breakdown caused her to see trolls from her past
How one entrepreneur hired a videographer to track their every move and build their

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What winning The Start-Up Series meant for me – Les Dawson, Uniblock

by Timothy Adler • August 4, 2020 • 0 Comments

Originally written by Timothy Adler on Small Business
Most of us think of homes being built with bricks or, at a push, timber, but Les Dawson of Uniblock doesn’t so much want to blow your house down as revolutionise the way you build it.
In many ways, Uniblock is a perfect good news story that chimes with Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s pledge to get more social housing built across the North of England and opening a factory in Scunthorpe, still reeling from the closure of British Steel.
Dawson, 56, also shows that you don’t have to be a bearded hipster living in Shoreditch to have a cutting-edge start-up idea. His Uniblock system slashes the amount of time it takes to put up the walls of a new home from six weeks to under a fortnight. Rather than painstakingly laying brick by brick, Uniblock uses concrete-filled sandwiches of high-density polystyrene, which is quicker and easier to build with and offering greater heat insulation.
>See also: What winning The Start-Up Series meant for me – Andy Roberts, Weekly10
Dawson spent 14 years in the Army having taken part in the Falklands War and then ran several businesses in Asia for 15 years before returning to