There are various reports about that Prime Minister Gordon Brown is taking part in discussions with TV producers to star in his own reality show. Apparently MP Hazel Blears was photographed carrying a print-out of email detailing the show to a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Apparently it has the working title Junior PM.

It’s claimed that [...]

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Last year I wrote Is 30 Too Old To Start A Tech Business which referred to a list of Silicon Valley start-ups and the age of their founders published by Valleywag (the average age being 26). As I pointed out at the time the table misses out some important tech start-ups and is far too [...]

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Rachel Elnaugh has just announced the publication date of her new book Business Nightmares: When Entrepreneurs Hit Crisis Point… and is offering free tickets for the launch party at Borders (Oxford Street) on the 8th May from 18:30.
The website has this to say about the book:

Business Nightmares by Rachel Elnaugh, reveals the moment when business [...]

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It looks like The Apprentice Season 4 is due to air on Wednesday March 26th. Tickets for the first two You’re Fired shows have already sold out, but if you fancy being the audience for the next one take a look here.
According to Digital Spy the new Apprentice lineup has now been revealed. It apparently [...]

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The Independent is reporting that the Prime Minister has backed academy opened by star of ‘Dragons’ Den’ (Peter Jones to you and I). They report that Jones says that the difference between us and the Americans is that we say “can I?” where they say “I can”.
He’s right, Americans do have a far better attitude [...]

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A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a business idea I called AngelsWanted. AngelsWanted is a new model for an early stage venture capital/business angel investment vehicle that instead of seeking investment from a few high net worth individuals or corporate investors uses micro-investments from thousands of everyday people. Those same people then vote [...]

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There are various press reports that the latest business angel to enter the Dragons’ Den, James Caan is planning to show that the 2012 Olympic Games will only benefit more than just big business. To do so he’s devised a TV show that’ll put entrepreneurs who think they’ve got something to offer the Games through [...]

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If you do then pop by the Union Square Ventures blog where they’ve announced they are hiring. They describe their ideal candidate as having:

Strong analytical / quant skills.
Excel wizard.
Strong internet technology experience, prior programming experience a plus.
Net-native: deep understanding of Internet origins, trends, and solutions. Strong online presence a plus.
Strong personal skills, great oral communications [...]

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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee met again today and they’ve voted to reduce the official Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 5.25%. In their press release they say:

The prospects for output growth abroad have deteriorated and the disruption to global financial markets has continued. In the United Kingdom, credit conditions for households [...]

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Microsoft has made an unsolicited $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo. Here’s an extract from the offer letter:

I am writing on behalf of the Board of Directors of Microsoft to make a proposal for a business combination of Microsoft and Yahoo!. Under our proposal, Microsoft would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Yahoo! common stock [...]

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