Finding the right team is the first and the most important step towards building a strong and successful company. Your success or failure does not depend on your business idea, product or service – it is your team that will propel your company forward. Your products and services will evolve with time, but what remains…

It takes more than just knowledge to make it in business. At school, we take many different subjects and we have the option to choose any number of careers. What is it then that makes us want to be businessmen, entrepreneurs, and CEO’s? After all, it would be much easier to walk into a job…

Have you ever been in a meeting with a client or a stakeholder while they explain their next big project? They tell you about all the amazing new technology they’ll be using and how it’s going to revolutionise their industry and you think “that’s great – but what’s in it for me?” I know I…

In business, we all run into problems. Sometimes the problems we run into are like brick walls – there’s seemingly no way to get around them. It could be lack of interest in your product. It could be a bigger competitor taking all your business. It could be regulations stopping growth. For some businesses, they…

The idea of “hire slow, fire fast” came as a response to the Silicon Valley start-up culture in which some companies created jobs for the most talented graduates, whether they were needed or not, in an attempt to land grab the most intelligent university leavers in the area. While this did help to get a…

The tale of Reuben Singh’s entrepreneurial career thus far serves as an excellent illustration of both the pitfalls of the modern business landscape and also the importance of persevering in the face of adversity and bouncing back from failure. As a young man from an ethnic background living in London, Reuben Singh had much to…

Reuben Singh At 21, Reuben Singh was Britain’s youngest self-made millionaire. At that tender age, he had already experienced just about all the ups and downs that can possibly befall an entrepreneur as they climb the business ladder. Sadly, Mr Singh’s company was recently forced into administration, a usually fatal blow for any entrepreneur. However,…