Deborah Meaden talks about British entrepreneurs
by Deborah Meaden

Deborah Meaden has recently released her new book Common Sense rules.  In this article Deborah shares with us her insights into British enterepreneurs.

I’ve been a Dragon since the 2006 series, and I have to say that the single aspect I enjoy most, aside from jousting with my fellow Dragons, is seeing the huge variety of ideas that are presented to us.

As a nation, we Brits are not short of ideas. We’ve millions of them because we are great inventors. It’s almost as if it is in our nature to ask, ‘What if I do this? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if …?’ We are all potting-shed entrepreneurs at heart and I love that.

I’ve been fortunate enough to meet hundreds of entrepreneurs, with an incredibly wide range of personalities. Yet, the ones who truly inspire my Den colleagues and me and who get us reaching for our wallets all share a remarkably similar set of values....read this article

June 17. MWB Liverpool Street. Women Unlimited Meetup: How Clear is your Vision

Emma Wimhurst is going to run a dynamic and engaging session called How Clear is your Vision. This session will be followed by some great networking. Click here to book now.

June 24. British Library. Social media marketing for small business

The last workshop for the month is on how to use Twitter, Facebook, Linked in and Ecademy to great effect to market your business. The great thing about all these tools are that they are free and if you're not using them successfully in your business, you're missing a trick! At only £25, this is a must attend workshop!

July 15. British Library. Build your own website or blog in Wordpress

This was such a successful workshop that we are running it again! You will have the chance to create your website or blog right there in the workshop. Wendy Makepeace Brown, author of Discover Yourself on the Yellow Brick Road (see our featured book) and needed a website quickly to coincide with the launch of her book. You can see the fruits of her labour here www.resolutioncoaching.co.uk . If you want to add a blog to your site or would like a website for your business that you can add content to yourself come along on this course. There are only 5 places available. Book your place today.

June 22. Dermalogica, West Kensington. Grabbing the Headlines- boost your business through the media

Diana Soltmann, the CEO of Flagship Consulting is generously offering this workshop to Women Unlimited audience at a HUGELY discounted price. Getting an article or mention in the press is one of the most powerful forms of endorsement you can get as research shows that people tend to believe what they read. Good coverage gives you or your product credibility, gravitas and stature. Best of all editorial coverage is free! Diana will also give full media training to the first 7 women who book. This is a fantastic opportunity. Make sure you confirm your place quickly.

July 28. British Library. DIY Email marketing plus Email marketing with Constant Contact

After the huge success of our previous email marketing course, we're offering two workshops which you can book either individually or together. The first will run through the ins and outs of email marketing - one of the lowest cost and most effective methods of marketing to your clients. The second workshop will give you the opportunity to create your first email in the room to send to your clients. We'll show you how to use Constant Contact, how to manage and find images for your emails and how to set up your website to add a subscribe form AND import your database. There are only 10 places for the Constant Contact workshop, so make sure you book early.

Sahar Hashemi - Co founder of Coffee Republic

“So many great businesses start up during a recession,” Sahar Hashemi, co founder of Coffee Republic, reminds us.  This is the time when ingenuity reaches new heights and true entrepreneurs find ways of not only maintaning their businesses but of flourishing.  They use economic instability to look for gaps in the market to launch new enterprises.  Listen and learn!

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