What advice would you give to new entrepreneurs?
In June last year I went back to school at a boot camp for entrepreneurs, to brush up on the practicalities of running a business. As well as making new like-minded friends and exploring necessary evils (tax), what really interested me were presentations from successful entrepreneurs. People who’ve already navigated the rocky road along which I now find myself hurtling. A talk from guest speakers Plus Minus Design got me thinking: if I was invited back years later, what would I say to fresh-faced entrepreneurs? What golden nuggets of advice could I impart to a crowd of ambitious new...
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When it comes to offering a service, people seem to prefer a neatly packaged product. They find it much easier to understand something with clearly defined boundaries. With a tangible end result. Or so I’ve observed through countless conversations that go something like: Prospective client: “So what is it that you do then?” Me: “I’m a copywriter. And photographer.” “Copywriter?” (blank questioning look) “Yeah. I blog … write content for web sites, print … that sort of thing.” “Oh you do web...
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