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A week in the life of Alex Connock

Friday, July 31, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector | Tags: Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, statistics, annual report, diary, Ten Alps, Digital Britain, Companies Act, Bob Geldof, Rachel Johnson, business development, David Steel, Toby Young, Michael Lyons, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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A week in the life of Ros Simmons

Friday, July 31, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector | Tags: entrepreneur, Ros Simmons, strategy, international, women in business, VIE at home, expansion, franchise, direct sales, Germany, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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One trillion dollars visualised

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
| Tags: video, trillion dollars, trillion

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Chris Anderson: My Big Decision

Friday, July 24, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: My big decision, Technology sector | Tags: my big decision, The Economist, Chris Anderson, Fons Trompenaars, author, Long Tail, Wired, Free

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Ever looked back and thought, ‘That was the moment that changed my life’? In Grant Thornton’s

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‘Combining TV and publishing – a big decision that worked’

Thursday, July 23, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector | Tags: Alex Connock, business contract publishing, Newton TV, video-rich online magazine, customer publishing, dbda, Teachers TV, trade media, diary, Ten Alps, multiplatform contract publishing, online publishing, Bob Geldof, Business Today, TV production company, entrepreneurs , Kent TV , Link2, Digital Britain , Entrepreneur’s Diary

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It’s the halfway point in our

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‘Should I resign – or take over Virgin Vie At Home?’

Wednesday, July 22, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector | Tags: entrepreneur, Ros Simmons, women in business, diary, Ten Alps, VIE at home, Virgin, management buy-out, Entrepreneur’s Diary, Entrepreneur’s Diary Alex Connock

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Inspired by

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The power of PR

Friday, July 17, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector | Tags: entrepreneur, Ros Simmons, women in business, VIE at home, Christmas, direct sales, PR, flexible working, part-time working, Avon, press, DSA, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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Recession is when you are who you know

Thursday, July 16, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector | Tags: Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, media, diary, Ten Alps, Michael Jackson, Donald Trump, Bob Geldof, networking, Roger Graef, Live Aid, Murder Mansion, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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Twelve don’ts for entrepreneurs

Thursday, July 16, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice | Tags: entrepreneurs, tips, Guy Kawasaki, Alltop, don’t’s

Interesting post from US venture capitalist and co-founder of

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Could we all give more staff recognition?

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector | Tags: entrepreneur, Ros Simmons, women in business, VIE at home, sales, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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Chris Anderson to reveal his big decision

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: My big decision, Technology sector | Tags: entrepreneurs, my big decision, Chris Anderson, free, elevate, the long tail

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Enterprise 2.0 on the drive towards social tools in business

Friday, July 10, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Business advice, Media sector | Tags: innovation, Twitter, social media, Facebook, podcasts, enterprise, White Paper, YouTube, blogs, wikis, Enterprise2.0

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The

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Redefining the media battlefield

Thursday, July 09, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector | Tags: Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, media, diary, Ten Alps, competition, dbda, niche, Dawn Boyfield, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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I loathe sales (except ours)

Wednesday, July 08, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector | Tags: entrepreneur, Ros Simmons, women in business, VIE at home, sales, Entrepreneur’s Diary

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Entrepreneur’s Diary welcomes CEO Alex Connock

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector | Tags: Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, media, diary, Ten Alps, Digital Britain, Bob Geldof, Accountancy TV, Entrepreneur’s Diary

For 12 weeks, two CEOs – one male, one female – will be writing a behind-the-scenes of business diary for us. VIE at home’s

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Alex Connock to join our CEO’s diary

Thursday, July 02, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Media sector | Tags: Alex Connock, entrepreneurs, Ros Simmons, CEO, diary, Ten Alps, VIE at home

How does the boss deal with knockbacks, big wins or the daily grind? In Grant Thornton’s Entrepreneur’s Diary series, we’ll be getting inside the heads of two chief execs. Last week, we heard from

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Entrepreneur’s Diary – the recession challenge

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 | Posted by: Fiona Cullinan
Categories: Retail sector, Women in business | Tags: recession, entrepreneur, Ros Simmons, women in business, VIE at home, recruitment, management buy-out, maternity leave, downturn, consultants, commission, Entrepreneur’s Diary

Steering a business through a recession can’t be easy. So we asked our female CEO,

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