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Category: <span>Start Up</span>

6MS Eye Piece 9 Dec 2011 Whats happening in London Tech Startups?

December 9, 2011 jbdcolley

Silicon Roundabout is only the eye of the Storm! Thanks to great work by DueDil (itself a tech start up)…

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Posted in: Start Up Filed under: Eye Piece, Silicon Roundabout, Venture Capital

6MS Six Things NOT to say in a Business Plan

November 28, 2011 jbdcolley

Listen to my latest phonecast What Next? Take a look at my FREE video Tutorial “How to Turn Your Great…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up

Six Things NOT to say in a Business Plan

jbdcolley

Let me tell you the story of the Entrepreneur who prepared a detailed business plan which he took to a…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Business Plan, Venture Capital

How to Bait the Hook to catch a VC

November 14, 2011 jbdcolley

I am currently working on a “flyer” or a “teaser” to send out to potential investors for a client and…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Private Equity, Venture Capital

6MS Eye Piece 11 November 2011 Going around the Silicon Roundabout

November 11, 2011 jbdcolley

  In January 2011 I published a detailed post about Silicon Roundabout and who has been investing in what sort…

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Posted in: Raising Capital, Start Up Filed under: Eye Piece, Silicon Roundabout

6MS Eye Piece 10 November 2011- Do you Crave an Interactive eMenu?

November 10, 2011 jbdcolley

  I do not often get the opportunity to show case one of my consulting clients but today is a…

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Posted in: Eye Piece, Start Up Filed under: Eye Piece

Starting a Business – Objectives and Strategy – Part 2

November 7, 2011 jbdcolley

  In Starting a Business, it is important to carefully evaluate your business objectives and strategy at an early stage.…

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Posted in: Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Corporate Strategy

Starting a Business – Objectives and Strategy – Part 1

October 31, 2011 jbdcolley

  In Starting a Business, it is important to carefully evaluate your business objectives and strategy at an early stage.…

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Posted in: Start Up Filed under: Business Development, Corporate Strategy

6MS 21 Oct 2011 – 9 Twitter Accounts for Startups

October 21, 2011 jbdcolley

My thanks to Mashable for this concise list of Twitter accounts which should be on every start-ups Twitter list. When…

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Posted in: Start Up Filed under: Eye Piece

Why do Start Ups Fail?

October 10, 2011 jbdcolley

I was over a Quora and came across an interesting question – Why do Start Ups Fail? The answers are…

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Posted in: Start Up Filed under: Business Development

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