The final was possibly the worst episode of Peter Jones’ Tycoon yet, it was filmed outside so we got dodgy sound levels and lots of “wind in their hair” shots of the candidates. The presenter couldn’t even remember the names of the contestants…

Content wise we got little more than a short 45 second pitch from [...]

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows is out today and no doubt fans will be over the moon. Entrepreneurs and marketers will perhaps be more interested in studying the buzz created around the launch. MarketingBlurb addresses the issue by asking Will Buzz Marketing Hurt Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
Meanwhile Seth Godin addresses the issue [...]

The deadline for entries to the Startups Awards has now been extended to Tuesday 31 July 2007. So if you haven’t yet downloaded your entry pack then you still have time!
The Startups Awards could be your chance to:

Shine above your competition
Gain kudos and credibility within your industry
Increase customer and client loyalty
Receive great press coverage
Win £5,000

It’s hard to be an active blogger without being aware of Technorati, it’s a source of traffic and more importantly it’s authority ranking is a way of keeping score for bloggers and those looking to advertise on blogs.
The trouble is Technorati seems rather flaky, for several weeks now I’ve had problems pinging them with updates [...]

As part of my Internet business opportunities series I wanted to include a few pieces on some Internet only businesses detailing how they came about and why they are Internet based. This guest post by Duane Jackson of Kashflow follows on from the story of KashFlow:
The UK Small Business Forums came about because my accounting [...]

Domaining is the business of buying, selling, developing and monetizing domain names. Portfolios of domain names often include cleverly chosen and highly marketable generic domain names (sex.com, business.com, money.com), or domains whose registrations have lapsed yet still retain reasonable traffic because of the inbound links to the domain.
At the top end of the market the [...]

Joanne contacted me to ask if I knew where she could find an apprentice. As there is potential for the right candidate to become a shareholder in the business, giving them a unique business opportunity I thought I’d post it here. Here’s what she sent me:
Apprentice required for Salad Heaven (London).

Qualifications or relevant experience not [...]

I saw over on the Real Business Forums that Peter Jones TV is after audience members for the live final of Peter Jones’ Tycoon.

The live final of Tycoon, with Peter Jones, is fast approaching and we are looking for audience members to join us in finding out who will be crowned Britain’s next Tycoon.
The final [...]

As part of my Internet business opportunities series I wanted to include a few pieces on some Internet only businesses detailing how they came about and why they are Internet based. This guest post by Duane Jackson of Kashflow is the first. KashFlow is an Internet based service providing accounting software to SME’s. I’ll let [...]

I saw this over on the Real Business Forums:

Dragons’ Den is continuing to offer entrepreneurs from across the country the chance to make their business dreams come true.
The BBC is currently searching for Britain’s best entrepreneurs and will be auditioning throughout the coming months. We want to hear from anyone who thinks they’ve got what [...]