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Get Inspired with a huge array of articles from advice on starting a business to buying an existing business or franchise. Read how others have made successful businesses and build your own ideas from the experiences and advice of other business owners.
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- How I started... an online wedding stationery business
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- Carly Flanagan, who has entrepreneurialism in the genes and had many business ideas, chose to play it safe by going online.
- Relocate to... the United States
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- Receptive to entrepreneurs with inspirational ideas, the United States is among the best places to do business in the world.
If they can, you can. Share your views about getting into business with your inspiration & ideas.
- How I bought... a hair salon
- Tracey was inspired to buy a small business as an investment and sought one that would yield long-term returns.
- How I bought... a financial software company
- Having started a small business before, David had an idea: to bypass the start-up phase and buy a proven company.
- How we bought... a convenience store
- Serial entrepreneur Bruce Nethersole had to start from scratch when he moved with his wife from Zimbabwe. Now he has plenty of ideas for expanding his small business.
- How I bought a... children's sports coaching franchise
- Gareth Simpson was a good football coach when he joined Premier Sport in 2003; five years later and he's accomplished in starting a new business, too.
- Swisher franchisee: Simon Jones
- Confident that he has chosen the right franchisor in a reliable, robust market, Simon advises prospective franchisees to choose their franchisor carefully and choose an industry with good growth prospects.
- Kall Kwik franchisee: Garry Nelson
- Garry enjoyed his time at printing specialists Kall Kwik so much that he bought three of its franchises.
- Relocate to... Glasgow
- Known in the popular imagination more for its blights, Glasgow's transformation has been inspired and the city is very much on the radar of restless business people.
- Relocate to... Birmingham
- Its central location and inspired regeneration makes Birmingham worthy of its Second-City status and a great place to do business.
- Relocate to... Greece
- Be inspired and make one of your favourite holiday hotspots your home. Small-business ideas are increasingly able to flourish thanks to the government's pro-business agenda.
- How I started... an online database of stolen goods
- One time hotelier and restaurateur Adrian Portlock tells BusinessWings about how starting his business was even more stressful than hospitality - yet still more enjoyable.
- How I started... a wholesale fashion-accessories business
- With two decades of experience working for major retailing brands and having spotted a gap in the market, Mel Serpen was inspired to go it alone.
- How we started... an accountancy firm
- Young and female, Sophie and Lucy are far from the archetypal accountancy owners, but say their distinctiveness has been part of the inspiration behind their business success.
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Meet the business inspiration behind the social networking phenomenon Facebook.
- Tim Berners-Lee
- The inventor of a communications medium so powerful that even the combined might of Teletext and Ceefax wouldn't be able to compete with his idea...
- Tony Wilson
- Tony Wilson, one of the legends of the music industry, sadly passed away recently. BusinessWings pays tribute to an unorthodox impresario.
- The modern business owner
- Shifting perceptions of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurialism mean people should find it easier to draw inspiration from business.
- Personality a big part of leadership
- Fabio Capello has it. Blair has it; Brown seemingly does not. A change management expert says that charisma is hugely important in a leader.
- Motherhood makes women more entrepreneurial
- A majority of entrepreneurial mums believe that having children gave them the motivation and skills to start a new business.
All Get Inspired articles
- How I bought (and converted)… a pub
- Whether it’s his young age, the scale of his ambition for a humble pub or the manner in which he succeeded in the face of adversity – there are many reasons why Danny Farseer’s story is unique among BusinessWing interviews.
- See more in: Nightclubs, pubs, buy a business, buyer, interviews
- How we started… a skate-ramp hire company
- There’s nothing better than turning your hobby into a business, as two skateboarders from Hertfordshire can testify.
- See more in: Skateboarding, BMX, skate ramps, vert ramps, event management, events, hire, festivals,
- How I bought… an eco-friendly cleaning franchise
- From cleaner to entrepreneur: Sandra Neto tells her story.
- See more in: cleaning, buy a franchise, franchising, eco-friendly, environmental, interviews, franchisees, green, Living Clean
- How I started... an online wedding stationery business
- Carly Flanagan, who has entrepreneurialism in the genes and had many business ideas, chose to play it safe by going online.
- See more in: online, internet, stationery, weddings, interviews, start a business, start-ups, startups
- How I started... an online database of stolen goods
- One time hotelier and restaurateur Adrian Portlock tells BusinessWings about how starting his business was even more stressful than hospitality - yet still more enjoyable.
- See more in: buyer, buy a business, online, internet, web, database, security, stolen goods, theft, interviews
- Accounting for clients' needs
- The founders of PurpleAccounts.com tell the story of how their website was born.
- See more in: accountancy, online, internet
- How I bought... a hair salon
- Tracey was inspired to buy a small business as an investment and sought one that would yield long-term returns.
- See more in: buy a business, hair salons, hair and beauty, social worker, social work, investing, investment, interviews, buyer
- Relocate to... the United States
- Receptive to entrepreneurs with inspirational ideas, the United States is among the best places to do business in the world.
- See more in: relocate, relocation, US, United States, America, abroad, overseas, country, economy, guides
- Conference opens door to thriving Russian economy
- For businesses and investors needing guidance to the Russian market, a conference in Huddersfield will provide a platform to forge contacts and appraise investment opportunities.
- See more in: Russia, Huddersfield, investment, conferences, exhibitions, events
- BusinessWings salutes: the Oracle of Omaha
- The credit crunch was no great surprise to Warren Buffett, the richest man in the world. BusinessWings pays tribute to the man whose business advice is gospel.
- See more in: Warren Buffett, Buffett, investment, investor, philanthropy, dotcom boom, credit crunch, shares, stocks, profiles,
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