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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.
Inspirational Business featured articles:
- Doing business in Dubai
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- The construction boom is over, but there's more to the Middle East's economic powerhouse than skyscraper oneupmanship.
- Ross Brawn: Formula Won
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- While companies and conglomerates the world over cut costs and freeze headcounts, the dedication of one man to his sport could potentially save up to 700 jobs.
If they can, you can. Share your views about getting into business with your inspiration & ideas.
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Business Case Studies – Buyers
- (25 articles)
- How I bought... a dating agency
- Roland Stringer explains how he borrowed the money for his business purchase from the vendor - a finance method that could rescue countless deals now the banks are tightening the purse strings.
- 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.
- 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.
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Business Case Studies – Franchise Buyers
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- Buying a computer franchise
- Chris Bartoszewicz had a successful career in print and design, but it was a passion for computers that decided his next step.
- How I bought… an eco-friendly cleaning franchise
- From cleaner to business woman: Sandra Neto tells her inspirational story.
- 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.
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Working Abroad
- (23 articles)
- Doing business in the UK
- Everything an overseas business owner needs to consider when trading or setting a subsidiary up in the UK.
- Move to Zagreb, Croatia
- Suggesting a move to Zagreb 20 year ago would’ve been considered the height of flippancy, but the cultural and economical landscape has radically altered and the time to move to Zagreb is now.
- Doing business in Wales
- After years in the doldrums following the decline of the mining industry, the Welsh Dragon is resurgent.
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Business Case Studies – Start-Ups
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- Starting a business after being made redundant
- Redundancy doesn’t have to mean career derailment – it gave Ann Macaulay the chance to fulfil a dream of starting a childcare business.
- Starting a PC business
- Ben Nami talks about his computer repair and sales business, SmartFixIT, which he wants to make “the AA of the computer industry”.
- How to start a publishing company
- You can start a business anywhere these days, on a Welsh mountaintop or in your front bedroom.
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Famous Entrepreneurs
- (57 articles)
- Sir Martin Sorrell and WPP
- Sir Martin Sorrell presides over the world’s most enviable communications portfolio of over 20 years in the making.
- Howard Schultz
- How one man's persistent nagging helped to spawn a coffeeshop empire.
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Meet the business inspiration behind the social networking phenomenon Facebook.
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Misc Inspiration
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- The value of business values
- How adherence to your business's principles will see you through the tough times. By Eric Garner, MD of online management training company Manage Train Learn.
- 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.
All Inspirational Business Articles
- Buying a consultancy franchise
- Carl Windsor says establishing his Auditel franchise has been immensely challenging, but manageably so thanks to the franchisor's training and support.
- See more in: buy a franchise, franchisee, consultancy, tax, Auditel, B2B, cost management, work from home, interview, case study
- Dragon's Den & The Apprentice: a public service?
- Do Dragon’s Den and The Apprentice truly recognise, encourage and reward entrepreneurial talent, or do they achieve nothing more than to entertain the viewer?
- See more in: Alan Sugar, Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, James Caan, Duncan Bannatyne, Theo Paphitis, Rachel Elnaugh, Dragon's Den, The Apprentice, TV entrepreneurs, feature
- Michael Eavis: festival event business organiser
- The Glastonbury Festival turns over in excess of £25m, but its owner and originator makes more pure profit from his herd of Friesian cows.
- See more in: Glastonbury Festival, Michael Eavis, Emily Eavis, agriculture, farming, profile
- The Subway franchisee
- Mark Rannard never knew he was the entrepreneurial type, but Subway decided otherwise and his acquisition of seven outlets has vindicated their opinion.
- See more in: sandwich shop, Subway, sub sandwich, fast food, food, interview, recession proof business, franchisee
- Buying a home-based franchise
- Natalie Davies how her work-life balance is so much better since she bought an Auditel franchise.
- See more in: Auditel, work from home, interview, tax, consultancy, financial, buy a franchise, franchisee, recession proof business
- Starting a fish and chip shop
- A commonsense guide to what it takes to run a fish and chip shop or other fast-food business successfully.
- See more in: fish and chip shops, fast food, guide
- Doing business in Dubai
- The construction boom is over, but there's more to the Middle East's economic powerhouse than skyscraper oneupmanship.
- See more in: Dubai, Middle East, UAE, country, economy, guide, relocation
- Supermum: the work-life balance challenge
- Chrissie Rolls, a Musical Minis franchisee based in Swindon, talks about the challenges of juggling motherhood and business ownership.
- See more in: women in business, childcare, music, buy a franchise, franchisee, interview
- Sir Martin Sorrell and WPP
- Sir Martin Sorrell presides over the world’s most enviable communications portfolio of over 20 years in the making.
- See more in: WPP, marketing, advertising, profile, Google
- Ross Brawn: Formula Won
- While companies and conglomerates the world over cut costs and freeze headcounts, the dedication of one man to his sport could potentially save up to 700 jobs.
- See more in: profile, F1, Brawn GP, Ross Brawn, buy a business
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