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  • Knowing who is in charge is the key to success
    Tuesday 27th July 2010, 12:43am GMT
    DRAGON’S VIEW
    JULIE MEYER
    Twice in the past month, I’ve got back in touch with businesses with husband and wife teams at their core. In both cases, the businesses are doing well, and my hesitancy to not get involved because... [Read more]
  • Fast-growing SMEs are vital for UK’s future
    Monday 19th July 2010, 11:48pm GMT
    DRAGON’S VIEW
    JULIE MEYER
    TO a fascinating lunch on Friday at Lombard Odier with Paul Marson, its chief investment officer. He believes that sovereign debt levels will force European welfare states to downsize. Is this a good... [Read more]
  • Think inclusively and watch people help you
    Monday 12th July 2010, 11:56pm GMT
    JULIE MEYER
    This past week saw the departure of my good friend, Richard Titus, who had been chief executive of Associated Northcliffe Digital (AND) within the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) empire. I... [Read more]
  • Doing well can be the best way to do good
    Tuesday 6th July 2010, 12:34am GMT
    JULIE MEYER
    Dambisa Moyo, author of Dead Aid: Why Aid is Not Working and How There is a Better Way For Africa, and I met for breakfast recently. Dead Aid argues that aid to Africa is hurting Africa and should be... [Read more]
  • Thinking more inclusively can boost business
    Tuesday 29th June 2010, 12:24am GMT
    JULIE MEYER
    Every entrepreneur I have ever met, and that’s quite a few, has expressed on some level exasperation with the public for not getting what they are bringing to life. The best ones focus on... [Read more]
  • Fortunes can be made in times of austerity
    Tuesday 15th June 2010, 12:05am GMT
    DRAGON’S DEN
    JULIE MEYER
    PEOPLE who come from poorer backgrounds with little money have a huge advantage in creating something of value: the only way is up. That was the assessment of John O’Connell, the founder of Britain’s... [Read more]
  • You can’t beat learning through experience
    Tuesday 8th June 2010, 12:42am GMT
    DRAGON’S VIEW
    JULIE MEYER
    TEN years ago in late May 2000, boo.com, one of the earliest fashion retailers, which went through an obscene amount of money, was shut down. Between March 2000 when lastminute.com went public,... [Read more]
  • The Labour Party needs to find a new name
    Tuesday 1st June 2010, 12:10am GMT
    DRAGON’S VIEW
    JULIE MEYER
    THERE’S a saying that goes something like this: “Anyone who wasn’t left wing in their youth, doesn’t have a heart; but anyone who isn’t a conservative as an adult doesn’t have a brain.” The process... [Read more]
  • Successful people help the next generation
    Tuesday 25th May 2010, 12:00am GMT
    DRAGON’S VIEW
    JULIE MEYER
    CAMERON’S campaign message about the Big Society didn’t exactly electrify the masses. But I wonder if that’s because it’s already happening, and he just had the good sense to hold up a mirror to what... [Read more]
  • Entrepreneurs must dive into the Blue Ocean
    Tuesday 18th May 2010, 2:05am GMT
    DRAGON’S VIEW
    JULIE MEYER
    I HAVE just got back from the Forest of Fontainebleau, where I celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Insead, the institution that awarded my MBA in 1997. I am still marvelling at the Insead co-founders... [Read more]
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