In his autobiography, Losing My Virginity, Sir Richard Branson tells the story of how his mother was once a little concerned that he was not developing a suitably adventurous streak. To remedy this, she drove him several miles from home in the family car, dropped him off, and encouraged him to find his own way back. He …
This is exactly the sort of post that you are supposed to write at the beginning of Global Entrepreneurship week, rather than the end. The fact that I’m tapping away on a Friday, and not a Monday means a couple of things. First of all, that the week – which celebrates entrepreneurial activity across 104 countries – has been action-packed. …
I have good news and bad news for Richard O’Connor. The bad news is that the box of chocolate bars which he gave me to distribute to my most influential colleagues is sitting, half eaten, in my kitchen cupboard. The good news is that he and his co-founders at Chocolate and Love have a new …
Back in 1997, I spent a massively enjoyable 6 months working at Walt Disney World, in Florida. I had just completed my A-Levels and this was a chance to spend part of a gap year earning some money, meeting some amazing people and working for an organisation which I had always admired. The experience culminated with a graduation ceremony from …
So far in this Business Confessions series I’ve heard about the time someone got evicted, a conference speech nicked from an overheard conversation, and an extraordinary incident involving a wild animal in a boardroom! My latest secret comes from a highly successful entrepreneur who writes to get this confession of his chest… “I built …