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Don’t break the chain!!!

Posted on: Monday, September 10th, 2007 in: Tools

 
Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity secret is that he uses a giant calendar and then marks off the day in a giant red ‘X’ when he writes something that day. The key is not to break the red X chain.
Inspired by Jerry’s idea, the folks at SmarterFitter have built an online Seinfeldian Chain calendar. You can make […]

Your not famous enough for Wikipedia!!!

Posted on: Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 in: One to watch, Tools

 
Wikipedia’s editors aren’t always so friendly. If you try to submit an entry about yourself or notable friend, there’s a good chance they’ll deem you “not notable enough.” Well, with SquidWho from, who else, Squidoo, you can post Wikipedia-like entries about yourself, your friends or anyone else.
Seth Godin, famed entrepreneur, writer and the site’s founder, calls SquidWho “the […]

Business IT Online

Posted on: Tuesday, August 14th, 2007 in: One to watch, Tools

 
I was recommended this service by a colleague who i met in London last week, he has a virtual development business and utilises students around the globe, one thing that keeps them and his business together is Business IT Online - and its FREE!
Business IT Online, a free webware application which provides contact management, calendars, […]

Google Maps - Street View

Posted on: Monday, August 13th, 2007 in: Tools

Looked up my mates new website today and was really impressed with his Find Us section, he has used Street View on Google Maps so you can even see the street where his office is located at plus photographs of the area.
Discover Google Street View
Use Street View to:

View street level photographs (select cities)
Take virtual […]

Blog redesign

Posted on: Saturday, July 28th, 2007 in: Tools

 
Thanks to the great team at Worthing Media i am pleased to announce the launch of the new UKpreneur blog design. As i am getting more readers i thought it would be nice to make the look a bit more sharper!
Really pleased with the new look and hope you like it!

GoodLogo.com

Posted on: Monday, July 23rd, 2007 in: Tools

 
Not just a great tool but also a good place to seek inspiration when starting out and designing your logo. GoodLogo.com is a website that ranks logos. It has hundreds of logos submitted by users and companies. Current Top 5 Logos are: Stüssy (7.2), Apple (6.6), World Wildlife Fund (6.2), Atari (5.8), and Batman (5.8).
Try […]

YuuGuu.com

Posted on: Saturday, July 21st, 2007 in: Tools

 
In our IS/IT development business we have recently employed some field based and home based staff working on projects for us and this is an excellent tool i was shown this week that we are now using. It enables screen sharing, remote desktop control, instant messaging and is currently free to download. It is still […]

Slow loading websites

Posted on: Friday, July 20th, 2007 in: Tools

 
I am a very impatient person, i will admit it - i hate queuing, i hate waiting for people who are late and i can’t stand Sunday drivers!
But one thing i won’t wait for is a slow loading website, i will simply cancel it and look elsewhere.
So i was pleased to come across this website […]

82ASK

Posted on: Tuesday, July 10th, 2007 in: Tools

What a great tool for the modern day entrepreneur! I can’t stress the impotance of this service for market research. Ok, it might be a lazy and expensive to use 82ASK service for all of your market research but what i am getting at is if you are on the road, heading for a meeting, […]

10 things to do before you write a biz plan

Posted on: Saturday, June 23rd, 2007 in: Tools

Here is an excellent article on things to do before you actually sit down and write a business plan (found it on the Startups site an excellent resource for entrepreneurs):

Research all relevant sections
Decide the legal structure
Manage the numbers
Obtain industry reports
Research the market
Assess demand levels prudently
Secure a route to market
Hire the right people
Clearly define and articulate […]