Monthly Archives: September 2011

Internet investing

Posted on September 30, 2011 by admin

It has been noted that an entrepreneur is offering to put £20,000 into a company via the professional social networking site LinkedIn. Lyndon Wood is promoting his equity investment offer on a virtual group of business owners which he set … Continue reading →

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Control Shift mentoring programme at work

Posted on September 27, 2011 by admin

Following from our blog post earlier this month about the Virgin Media Pioneers’ new campaign ‘Control Shift: The Rise of Young Entrepreneurs’, this article from FMWF (Financial Mail Women’s Forum) shows an example of the campaign hard at work: When … Continue reading →

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VIDEO: Join the Dream Idea community

Posted on September 23, 2011 by admin

Sit back and find out what Dream Idea is all about…

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COMPETITION: Win a Kymera Wand! *CLOSED*

Posted on September 20, 2011 by admin

* This competition is now closed – thanks to all who took part & look out for others soon! * When Richard and Chris took their Kymera Magic Wand to the Den, the Dragons, and the nation, were in awe … Continue reading →

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Control Shift: The rise of young entrepreneurs

Posted on September 16, 2011 by admin

A new campaign, ‘Control Shift: The Rise of Young Entrepreneurs’, is being launched by Virgin Media Pioneers following in the footsteps of their ‘Disruptive Influence’ report with interviews with some of the nation’s most influential entrepreneurs which was released last … Continue reading →

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Entrepreneur of today… and tomorrow

Posted on September 14, 2011 by admin

One of the hottest young entrepreneurs of the moment is Jamal Edwards who is everywhere, partly down to his featuring on the latest television adverts for Google Chrome. The advert, as part of their ‘The Web is what you make … Continue reading →

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Be inspired, be an inspiration

Posted on September 9, 2011 by admin

We wanted to tell you about this great new social media campaign which was launches yesterday by American Express UK, aiming to inspire young people while raising money for The Prince’s Trust. The Prince’s Trust is a great charity which … Continue reading →

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Name it!

Posted on September 6, 2011 by admin

I know from experience that naming a new business can take a lot of time, energy and brainstorming. Many entrepreneurs choose ‘temporary names’ when they just can’t settle on the perfect name, so they can get going with developing the … Continue reading →

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Dream Idea resolves online business networking issues

Posted on September 5, 2011 by admin

I recently came across an article raising some very interesting issues about the perceived negative security issues that come with allowing your idea to be known. With the web, online business collaboration and crowdfunding, people are more likely to share … Continue reading →

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Pitch-ure this

Posted on September 2, 2011 by admin

This infographic from Entrepreneur.com includes some great essential tips to remember when pitching to investors – a situation that can be very nerve-racking. Although the above points are important in any pitch situation, building a relationship with investors beforehand via … Continue reading →

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