Have you got months to work out if your new business or product idea has got legs? Take a lean startup approach to validate your idea. Learn quicker, succeed faster. Overview Join XPinnovates on 18th May in Belfast where you will…
We had the honour of hosting our first networking event this week. We coined it the 'CoffeeClub', not because we have any real passion for coffee, but its usually a reason we use to meet up with contacts and share…
Selling is tough. It is a daunting task. It's often the most under rated and acknowledged skill in business. But for any startup company to be successful, it needs to be done. We all need to embrace sales. We've collected…
Starting a business is easy, but getting a venture to a state where it can trade successfully, on a profitable sustainable basis is difficult. Even after taking in rounds of investment, haveing a venture you can IPO or sell, the…
Crowdfunding has taken the start-up ecosystem by storm. Companies like Kickstarter, Seedrs and Crowdcube have become a funding choice for entrepreneurs. What may have seemed slightly risky or too unconventional for a mainstream business, have now become established and a…
We’ve long understood the concept of ‘crossing the chasm’. The task of established start-ups who have found the repeatable business model, but can’t get to that next step – the step of scaling up. Great products, cool brand, nice looking…
Business innovation in startups and small businesses is often high risk and cost intensive. In many countries, governments put in policies to support technology innovation. If you are actively carrying out business innovation projects you need to invest some time…
Engaging an audience and looking for support for your business idea is easy, but gaining funding or a green light to take your idea forward is the challenge in which so many fail to achieve. Good slides, nice numbers, and…
Business innovation managers and startup entrepreneurs beware, the following 26 pieces of jargon are here with us to stay. Enjoy. My first experience of business jargon was back in the early 1990s, where I was asked to run an idea…
We were honoured to be asked to get together six startup companies from County Tyrone to meet with the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall at a private reception in the village of Gortin. Diane Roberts greeted the…