Raising funds is easy – if you have something worth saying, and say it well… so how do you do that? 1. Build a breakthrough business model canvas 2. Convert that into a 3 minute pitch...
Here’s a photo of me about to write my Breakthrough Canvas at the start of 2019. Yes, I know, as a team we designed and built The Breakthrough Canvas… …then we tested it –...
…that keeps every entrepreneur awake at night! Whether it is wiser to struggle on in the hope of better fortune Or, to cut your losses and exit now before all capital and Reputation is...
What stops a startup turning into a scaleup and what can you do about it? Since my own fights with fellow business partners back in the noughties, I’ve wondered how I could have done things...
Updated, upgraded and ready to use! Get clarity, gain traction, shred marketing costs and raise performance with The Breakthrough Canvas 3.0. (To download a high quality printable pdf version click...
What next? Yes, the ‘back to school’ season is upon us and whilst we remember those butterflies in the stomach, this is also a good time for many of us to seek to reconnect with our...
If you are running a startup or scaleup, check out the video above… We’ve worked with new and growing businesses to help them achieve lift-off and magnify growth but also at key points...
If you are running a startup near London, then this British Library event might be right for you if… you are considering a pivot you’re struggling to find customer traction you’re...
Do you really need or want funding? Perhaps the answer to that question is yes, in which case, why do you want that funding? Or perhaps asking the question about funding will help you better...
Come and join me and a select few others for our Bring a Challenge – Get a Breakthrough session in Chester. Designed for leaders of startup and growth social and business enterprises, this...
Last week saw the first Breakthrough Business event using our 2.0 version of the Business Model Canvas on a beautiful evening inside Manchester’s magnificent central library. As always, our...
Many people will tell you that becoming (or remaining) an entrepreneur is all about money – raising money that is, so that you can stay in business. And, if you can’t get the money, you...
1. Instead of building an email list of prospects – build a Facebook Group instead? 2. Focus your email lists of your existing / renewing / repeating clients rather than people ‘getting...
The original Business Model Canvas concept gave us a huge step forward for developing business plans for startups and new divisions in existing businesses and organisations. Gone is the 20,000 word...
Want to find out more about how we can help you achieve lift-off, magnify your success or tackle an emergency? Well, come and join our free Media Modo Facebook Group where you can check our work and...
Facebook advertising is the new opportunity for smart and agile businesses – simply because it allows you to reach more people for less cost than any other form of marketing. Yes, that’s...
In my latest book The Official CyberSafr Home Business Guide, I’m seeking to help home and micro business owners tackle the threat of cyber attacks and data hacks. What I’ve found...
If you are a business based in Cheshire and/ or Warrington, then we are offering free Facebook training courtesy of EU funding. Places are limited, so please get in touch to get more...
What’s different about Media Modo? We do ‘Innovation Marketing’ Okay, so what’s that? Well, let’s say you want to reach a new group of customers, customers based in a...
Although not perfect evidence, this report on the growth of digital advertising reveals something very important. Unless you are operating in a unique niche, then unless you are focused on Google...
There is nothing more important for success in business, in life, in your relationship and with your family… than the ability to connect AS WELL AS communicate. Only One Thing… Stands...
Are You Ready to Raise Your Leadership Level? Leadership is the difference maker and the deal breaker. It’s how we grow organisations. It’s how we impact lives. But, as you also know...
John C Maxwell has been ranked at the number 1 leadership worldwide expert, author and teacher for the past few years now and we are delighted to say that we have partnered with John’s Team to...
You are a startup or early stage innovation team. Great! You've identified key missing attributes in your team and you've found the right people to join. Even better. Now, what do you offer...
Idea Alive will launch its first business accelerator weekend on the 11th November in Manchester. A business accelerator weekend is designed to create and form fledgling businesses in a matter of two...
Media Modo is close to agreeing the delivery of a business accelerator for digital and knowledge based startup businesses in the North West of England. Final location is currently under discussion...
Following on from the research that is being finalised at Manchester Business School and the success of the Enterprise Freelance Fairs, Media Modo will shortly be launching a tool to help founders...
We've recently launched the hugely successful Enterprise Freelance Fairs – sponsored by Brookson accountancy services. Manchester, UK on 9th November 2010, and Daresbury/ Cheshire on 19th...
The Times and Sunday Times are taking their first steps to charging for news. You can register at to get a ‘preview’ of what is to come – and yes, it is all about paying, but it is...
End of April sees the launch of Wealth Manager International. Wealth Manager International is a digital magazine published by MediaModo under contract and is aimed at the expat and offshore...
What media looks like on the iPad So, what is significant about this? … you are looking at an issue – a publication – no longer looking at atomised content – or a collective...
Media Modo wins contract publishing deal to create, launch and deliver a global digital title focused on the International Financial Adviser sector.
The FT is not going to ‘sell content’ online but they are going to start to sell daily newspapers online. Remember, the daily newspaper is the essence of any newspaper brand. In an...
Apples’ new iPad was launched to much excitement and so many blogs that it seemed to be pretty pointless giving any further response to the new product – yes, we all agreed, it was...
MediaModo has won a grant from the North West Development Agency (NWDA) to conduct research into an entrepreneurs accrediation award. “This is award will allow us to create and formalise the...
Do you have a website? Of course you do. Or perhaps you have a blog? Or have written a book or guide? Certainly if you are a consultant or part of a business, then that business will have a website...
The question occupying all media folk is 'will content sell online?' To which there is not yet a satisfactory answer. Why? I suggest that the question itself is nonsense and hence the...
Is the development of the internet entering a new 3rd phase? I think so. And curiously, this phase is driven by credit and business needs not technical developments. In the first phase – pre...