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Lessons Learned from Scaling Up

19 August, 2016

By Aidan Fitzpatrick, an EO UK – London member and the founder of Reincubate

As the Chapter President of EO UK – London, I am often reflecting on the learning that has meant the most to me on my entrepreneurial journey. Starting several companies over the years has set me on a challenging, but deeply rewarding, journey, and I’ve learned a handful of hard-won lessons along the way. Advice for entrepreneurs is often reduced to absolute statements and black-and-white “do’s” and “don’ts,” but I’ve found the truth is more nuanced. Some fundamentals—such as values—are critical, yet often overlooked. Here are some of the lessons that have meant the most to me:

Categories: Best Practices LEADERSHIP Lessons Learned

The Answer to this One Question Will Skyrocket Your Sales

4 April, 2016

Can all your sales problems be solved with a single question?

Dr. Karl Blanks is an Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) member from the UK – London. He is the co-founder of Conversion Rate Experts, a consultancy that scientifically grows many of the world’s most successful web business, including Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon. We asked Karl for tips on growing sales. Here’s what he had to say:

Categories: Best Practices Coaching FINANCES Goal Setting

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Creating a Business Animation that Works

5 December, 2014

by Heather Baker, an EO UK-London member and CEO of TopLine Comms. Heather gives readers the inside track on how to make a fantastic animation that works for their brand.

Animation can be one of the most powerful ways of explaining complex or abstract concepts to an audience, but I can tell you from experience that commissioning one for the first time is a daunting experience. First-timers often fall into the trap of cutting corners or trying to control the wrong elements of the process while letting other crucial areas slide. No-one wants to leave the success of their corporate animation down to trial and error, so I thought I’d share the top tips I’ve gathered over the years.

Categories: Best Practices members PR/MARKETING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

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How to Make Your Business Look Bigger Than It Is

29 September, 2014

By Heather Baker, an EO UK-London member and managing director of TopLine Communications

While attending a recent EO event, I met a woman who runs a social media company that employs more than 400 people. Her list of clients included household names and types of brands that everyone wants to work for. She told me that when she started, she knew she could never win the business she wanted as a one-woman-band working from her kitchen. When a prospective client wanted a meeting, she would suggest they meet her in the lobby of a major company’s headquarters, saying she was working from a client’s office that day. This was enough to overcome her “we’re too small for you” complex, and led her to bigger and better things. It got me thinking: In what other ways can you make your company look larger to attract more clients?

Categories: Best Practices FINANCES members WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS

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Is Business Success Measured in Degrees?

8 July, 2014

By Heather Baker, an EO UK-London member, and founder and CEO of TopLine Communications, a digital communications consultancy

An article I read recently got me thinking: How many of the entrepreneurs I know have earned a university degree? Two thirds? Half? A better question is: How many of the graduates among them, if they could go back, would enroll all over again for those years of cloistered (or not so cloistered) study?

If my experience is anything to go by, I think the vote would be split. I did go to university, and looking back it was in parts very useful, in parts not at all. And I know several entrepreneurs who boast great business talent having never seen the inside of a lecture theatre. Which isn’t to say that higher education will not equip you for a career as an entrepreneur; I believe it can. However, I would stop short of calling it a necessary condition of business success.

Categories: Best Practices Entrepreneurial Journey

Tags: business degrees education entrepreneurial journey entrepreneurs' organization entrepreneurship eo eo uk-london heather baker school topline communications university

Five Ways to Achieve E-Commerce Excellence

2 July, 2014

By Aidan Fitzpatrick, an EO UK – London member, and founder and CEO of Reincubate

Remember the 1980s, when supermarkets pushed their way up the value chain to decimate wholesalers and squeeze producers? It’s analogous to how Internet giants are marginalising e-commerce companies and their suppliers today. Take Amazon, Google and Facebook. They’re building marketplace, payment, and identity and fulfillment systems, reshaping e-commerce as we know it with a compelling offer for retailers: less operational hassle and more sales in exchange for customer, pricing and product data access.

Categories: Best Practices Technology

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Seven Deadly Sins of Entrepreneurs

21 May, 2014

By Michael Conway, an EO UK – London and managing director of

When it comes to achieving business success, many startups fail for reasons that couldn’t have been factored into the business plan. While business issues may be easy to spot, it can prove difficult when an entrepreneur’s innate trait, characteristic or behavior is what’s causing all of the difficulties. Here are seven “sins” I’ve seen entrepreneurs make over the years when it comes to running their business:

Categories: Best Practices FINANCES LEADERSHIP members

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The Four C’s of Networking

24 February, 2014

By Julia Langkraehr, an EO UK-London member, and founder/director of Space and People

Often people view networking negatively because they don’t enjoy it, or they feel like they’ve been used by someone at a networking event.

For me, networking is something I really love. So I stopped to think: Why do I love it, and what do I do differently that makes it a positive experience for me?

Categories: Coaching members Networking

Tags: entrepreneurs' organization eo eo uk-london Julia Langkraehr networking Space and People

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

27 January, 2012

By Janet Paterson, an EO UK-London member and the CEO and founder of Charter Tax Consulting, Ltd.

When you first start a business, it’s not uncommon to ensure that the board you appoint consists of your friends or people you’ve worked with before. Years ago, I worked for a service company that, while fairly small, was quite profitable. This company’s board boasted all-star members selected for their prior experience and general commercial acumen.

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