This is great, Nomads for the modern age, Location Independent Professionals ‘LIP’.
Another advantage the internet is giving the micro-business and certainly the life style business is the freedom to work, earn and even run a business from anywhere in the world.
One such example of this is Lea. Lea is a true LIP and with her […]
Category Archives: Start-ups
LIP - what?
22-Nov-07Women are doing it for themselves
13-Nov-07 Okay I know, a crap title, but I wanted to follow on from a recent theme that seems to have developed here at the Holden Associates Blog on women in business.
Here is a local story here in the North West of what I guess is an ‘incubation centre’ for female entrepreneurs on the Wirral.
Egerton House […]
What should I ask an accountant?
07-Nov-07Recently Stefan made a posting ‘what questions should I ask my accountant’, this prompted me to make a posting about the different structures available to you when starting a business. Well today I am going to follow on from Stefan’s posting and go into a bit more detail on what others questions you should be […]
Who is starting in business?
06-Nov-07 Yellow pages have released a report that six out of every ten new businesses are set up by people aged over 50, they have been labeled Silver Startups.
This is something that many of us in the business support industry have also seen over recent years, an increase in the number of ‘older’ people starting up […]
Are you a female entrepreneur?
06-Nov-07 Prowess the network that supports the growth of women’s business ownership has conducted research into the number of women leaving employment and going self employed.
The results though are not as striking as I was expecting, especially with the growth of the internet and all the opportunities it brings, especially for mothers at home, who […]
Should I buy or lease my …
02-Nov-07 Should you buy or lease your equipment or car?
This is a common question from clients when faced with replacing assets, and not an easy one to answer as it is dependant on so many different needs, so lets take a simplistic look at the two options and their advantages and disadvantages.
Outright purchase
If you are going […]
Starting in business
01-Nov-07 So you have decided to work for yourself, but after reading Stefan’s blog today it is apparent that a lot of you are not getting the support and advice you need and this is very worrying, no wonder we have such a high mortality rate amongst new business here in the UK.
Here is a quick […]
Well I know coffee culture is here, I have had client and potential client meetings in coffee houses, at first it seemed odd, but now it’s not unusual, it also means you will get a decent cup of coffee, but this has been taken to new heights in by The Enterprise Group in the North […]
Want to work for yourself, but not sure what sort of business you want to run?
For a lot of us this is easy, we set up a business doing what it is we know, this may be a hobby, or like me it may be what you trained to do, but for others it’s not […]
What help does small business need?
23-Oct-07I am a regular panelist on the UK Business Adviser Barometer, my reasons, well it helps build a true picture of the small business community here in the UK and not one that has been modified to suit any ones political agenda.
