Booking a Venue Post-Covid
By Natasha Jackson. According to the HBAA (Hotel Booking Agents Association) a “recent market survey by etc.venues confirmed that hybrid events will have a major place in the market in 2021 with 73% of event planners now saying that hybrid events will continue to be more commonplace in future, up from 67% when asked in […]
Best Productivity Apps and Tools for Entrepreneurs
You have the product or service, you have investors. What you now need are the tools to help you manage your time, get paid and be well organised so your new business runs smoothly, and as inexpensively as possible, from the start. Other entrepreneurs are helping by providing a range of digital tools to support […]
Benefits of virtual events to kickstart post-pandemic recovery
By Toby Lewis, CEO at Live Group. COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the way that businesses and brands have been engaging with their audiences. Lockdown restrictions have increasingly turned marketing strategies digital – indeed, mobile ad spend alone in Q2 2020 had risen by 71% over Q2 2019.[1]However, few businesses have made full use of virtual events […]
Are digital comms more important than ever to build brands?
By Lucy Swanston. In November, the Guardian ran an article reporting on retailers bringing back printed catalogues and leaflets to grab the attention of locked down shoppers. It claimed that while many brands had switched to digital during the spring lockdown, a growing number were now revisiting print to capitalise on target audiences stuck at […]
Apps to help streamline your startup from the start
By Jonathan Amponsah CTA FCCA. When you have the vision for your new business and then face the practical reality of bring it to life you can find yourself working 24/7. It makes sense for entrepreneurs to make use of the many great apps available and start their startups as they mean to go on […]
How To Sell Your Startup When You Need Additional Capital
As a startup founder there will be times when you need additional investment to scale your business and take it to the next stage. Pitching for an injection capital could very well mean standing in front of a panel of investors who’ll have the ability to turn your dreams into reality, provided your pitch and […]
How To Get Funding For Your Start Up
I was on holiday in Portugal when I reached breaking point. Literally and figuratively. Having recently been diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome and juggling newborn twins and a toddler, I was attempting to feed three under twos when the handle on my eldest daughter’s fork broke off. As I sat there trying to figure out […]
How To Email An Investor You’ve Never Met – And Get A Response!
It might seem incredible that an unsolicited email from a startup founder to an investor they’ve never met could result in a response, let alone a multimillion-dollar deal, but it does happen. I know because we’ve made investments this way, including one of the most valuable companies in the Storm portfolio, which came to us […]
Wellness Retreats with New Spa Brand at The Ozen Collection
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