They hit the road for an idea that’s on the money December 4, 2011 WHEN the shadow business secretary makes a speech calling your seven-month old business “the lifeblood of the lifeblood of our economy,” it’s fair to say you’ve made quite an impression. This happened to the co-founders of MarketInvoice Anil Stocker and Charles Delingpole two weeks ago: Labour’s Chuka Umanna described their business as “turning straw into [...]
SIX SECRETS OF THE SUCCESSFUL ENTREPRENEUR December 4, 2011 ENTREPRENEURS are an intriguing species. Charismatic, fragile, passionate, distracted: with such conflicting personality traits, it’s no wonder they sometimes fail to turn great ideas into viable – and profitable – businesses. At Piper, we have worked with countless entrepreneurs during our 25-year history. The best share characteristics that can make all the difference between failure [...]
ENTREPRENEURS NEWS | IN BRIEF December 4, 2011 NEW PIRATING PENALTIES SCARE INVESTORS Angel investors and venture capitalists are hesitating to invest in digital content intermediaries (DCIs) as the US government contemplates new, tougher rules on pirated digital content. Under the US House Judiciary Committee’s proposed “Stop Online Piracy Act” a website could be subject to fines and penalties if its users uploaded [...]
Doing the Wild West in style December 4, 2011 IT’S with a spirit of rebellion that three girlfriends and I sip G&Ts, descending over Las Vegas, the first leg of what we planned to be a mammoth 30th birthday blowout road trip to the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, and the Big Sur. The trip is as much about commemorating a key cornerstone in our [...]
TRAVEL NOTES December 4, 2011 Anantara opens luxe resort in Koh Phangan North of Koh Samui, you’ll find Koh Phangan tucked away at the base of a lush mountain. Set amid towering coconut palms and steps from idyllic Thong Nai Pan Noi beach, the resort has 44 private pool suites and villas and an open-air spa. Snorkeling, archery, elephant trekking, [...]
Turn your travel dreams into gold December 4, 2011 With the New Year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to start thinking about where 2012 will take you. If your resolution is to discover new places – be it the south coast of England or South America – the Preferred Rewards Gold Card from American Express can make your getaway even [...]
Manchester rivals thrown together by FA Cup draw December 4, 2011 A SIMMERING rivalry that has already delivered fireworks this season is poised to be reignited after Manchester City were drawn against neighbours Manchester United in the FA Cup third round. Holders City, who thrashed United 6-1 at Old Trafford in October, could now inflict more misery on them by dumping them out of the FA [...]
Tiger’s back: Woods wins for first time in two years December 4, 2011 FORMER World No1 Tiger Woods finally ended the longest barren spell of his distinguished professional career last night when he won the Chevron World Challenge – more than two years after his last victory. Woods, who dropped outside the top 50 in a desperate spell that followed the break-up of his marriage, showed flashes of [...]
I may have made £35k toilet quip, admits Easter December 4, 2011 ENGLAND and Harlequins star Nick Easter admits he may have been the player who uttered the notorious line “That’s £35k down the toilet” following the World Cup quarter-final exit to France in October. But the No8 insists that even if he did make the remarks, they would have been meant “facetiously” and that money played [...]
CRUEL FOR CATS | O’Neill watches as Sunderland crash at Wolves December 4, 2011 SUNDERLAND’S new manager Martin O’Neill (inset) received an unwelcome reminder of the scale of the task he will inherit when he officially takes over this morning when his side lost yesterday at Wolves. The Black Cats, including Nicklas Bendtner (pictured above) squandered a lead and missed a penalty before collapsing to two Steven Fletcher goals, [...]
