How mission led startups are poised to change the world… “The thing that stands out is the thing that is different” Marc Andreessen Silicon Valley investors have changed track and are looking...
How about we end the struggle of founders creating and building startups? What if we adopt a mission to move from surviving to thriving? No matter what happens to the organisation! Interested? Read...
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...
We’ve just launched a new 4.0 version of the Breakthrough Business Model Canvas here… Updated, upgraded and ready to use! Get clarity, gain traction, shred marketing costs and...
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 of...
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...
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...
Updated for the Breakthrough Business Model Canvas 4.0 From Business Model Canvas to a Breakthrough The original Business Model Canvas concept gave us a huge step forward for developing business...
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...
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...