Tag Archive for Ideas & planning

How to jump on foodie trends without losing your brand identity

While the term ‘foodie’ has been around since the 1980’s, it only managed to vault its way into the Oxford English Dictionary in the last few years, cementing its place in the public consciousness as describing dedicated followers of food trends. Describing yourself as a ‘foodie’ can invite a certain amount of raised eyebrows, but noone
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Mobile catering: A guide to managing festival season

The Association of Independent Music Festivals has previously cited that each visitor spent more than £466 on average at independent music festivals in 2015 (including the ticket price). The UK festival season, which has become renowned around the globe, has arrived. And, every year, increasing numbers of small business or mobile catering start-ups enter into
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Music teacher: How to launch your tutoring business online

Starting a business of any kind can be daunting, with initial start-up costs, advertising bills and even an employee payroll stacking up against you. Given these obstacles, it’s no surprise that people looking to be a music teacher, like me, are increasingly turning to online channels. The benefits are numerous, allowing people to set their
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How one mother started a business to improve on the baby bib

Messy Little Thing evolved quite naturally. It was very simple: I came across a problem and found a solution. I designed a baby bib that works, keeping babies clean and enabling happy carefree mealtimes. While weaning my messy daughter, every bib I tried failed to hide the evidence of a mealtime massacre: surely soiled cuffs
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The qualities needed at the beginning of the start-up journey

All businesses begin with an idea but require so much more than that in order to become successful. The person behind the company, their purpose, vision and passion, are key to directing the company on the start-up journey towards ultimate success or absolute failure. One of the key questions we ask entrepreneurs at the beginning
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How to start and grow an innovative creative agency

Here, we talk to Neil Hughston, founder of creative agency DUKE, about how he grew the business and learned from the failures in his previous company. 1. When did you start the business, why, and what were you doing before this? DUKE was launched officially in March 2016; prior to that I was the founder of another start-up
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The food entrepreneur: Building a national brand from scratch

Here, we talk to Julie Waddell, founder of Moorish, a food brand specialising in smoked delicacies, about how she grew the company into a national food brand stocked in outlets from Waitrose to Booths. 1. When did you start the business, why, and what were you doing before this? I launched Moorish in 2012 after
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Electricians to Plumbers – the best cities for building a career in a trade

A new study from IronmongeryDirect finds that Brighton is the best city to start a construction, carpentry or gardening trade – but plumbers and electricians might be better off elsewhere. If your dream is to build your own UK construction trade company, or if you’re a carpenter who’d like to up sticks and move elsewhere, now
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How to create a business in 90 minutes

It’s easy to procrastinate when you’re creating something new, but taking the first step and starting a business from scratch isn’t as hard as you may think. So the next time you feel yourself sinking into the Sunday night blues, drag yourself away from the Rioja and spend 90 minutes setting up your own business.
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How to start a removals business from scratch

Starting a removals business is one of those instances where you will have a hard time working on your own. You would need at least one more person to help you out, which is especially the case if you’re starting from scratch. 1. Determine what services you want to offer First, you need to decide
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