by Paul Simister
on June 11, 2010
The full title of this book by Rob Warlow is
“Loan Sharp: Get the business finance you deserve“.
In my review posted on Amazon.co.uk, I gave the book Five Stars. This means it is Excellent and Very Highly Recommended.
Here is my book review.
The key to your banker’s mind
Loan Sharp is an excellent book from Rob Warlow packed with practical tips on how you can get the business finance you need.
What makes the book so special is that the author takes you into the world of the small business banker so you can see how and why they make the decisions they do. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on November 11, 2007
In a survey by Barclays Bank, nearly half (44%) of today’s business owners admit to planning their entrepreneurial future while at work as an employee.
Remarkably this compares to 8% who came up with their great idea on holiday and 6% between pints at the pub. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on November 3, 2007
I have been my own boss for more than 12 years now (since 1995) and it’s got to the stage where I suspect that I am unemployable.
It’s lucky that I love what I do and that I’m good at it.
I just couldn’t imagine working to someone else’s rules.
Interestingly Abbey has done a survey of small business owners and despite the long hours and stress, 77% of entrepreneurs said that they never want to work for someone else ever again.
So if you are thinking about starting a business, perhaps this is just the news that you need to hear to encourage you to take the plunge. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on October 17, 2007
I was talking to one of my Guerrilla Marketing coaching buddies the other day and I was explaining how pleased I was with the email feedback I was receiving from this blog.
Tina clicked over to this blog and said “I see that you are a fan of Michael Gerber. Would you like to go to one of his Dreaming Rooms?”
“But Tina, I’ve already been. I went to to the Dreaming Room® at London Heathrow in October 2006.”
Let me start to tell you what I told her. [continue reading…]
by Paul Simister
on October 13, 2007
In this blog I will explain how to prepare for the Dragon’s Den by looking at the three big risks any new business faces.
Dragons’ Den is a TV show in the UK where entrepreneurs and inventors pitch their ideas to five multi-millionaires who will choose whether to invest in the business opportunity, and if they do decide to invest, how big a share they want.
The show has proven to be very popular although the ideas and the performances of the entrepreneurs have varied from excellent to woeful.
The new series starts on the BBC this week so I thought that it would be a great idea to give the entrepreneurs a few pointers before they start.
What Are The Three Big Risks Of A New Business?
When new business start-ups contact me, I apply a simple way of looking at their business that focuses on three areas: [continue reading…]
