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#4 - Andy McIndoe: Staffing

TradeScaler — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 14:14:20 +0000

Andy McIndoe is a top horticulturalist with over 40 years of experience in retail and production horticulture. Back in 1978 he joined a small garden centre as an assistant manager and worked his way up to become Managing Director of Hillier, one of Britain's oldest and best-known garden centre chains. Andy left the company in 2015 having been in charge of 12 garden centres, multiple nurseries...

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TradeScaler's Tom Bunday on BBC Radio Solent

TradeScaler — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 16:12:36 +0000

Tom joined Alun Newman on BBC Radio Solent this morning to talk about his experience with Lord Sugar on The Apprentice. Tom appears at 53:10 Listen again on iPlayer...

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#3 - Simon Lees: Diet & Nutrition for Entrepreneurs

TradeScaler — Thu, 04 Oct 2018 23:36:42 +0000

Recruitment team leader and fitness enthusiast Simon Lees joins Tom Bunday in the TradeScaler Lounge to talk about fitting diet and nutrition in amongst a busy work day.

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TradeScaler's Tom Bunday will be appearing on the Apprentice

TradeScaler — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 23:26:25 +0000

We're excited to announce that TradeScaler's very own Tom Bunday will be a candidate on The Apprentice this year. Joining 15 other entrepreneurs Tom will be put through his paces by business heavyweight Lord Sugar. The Apprentice will air weekly on Wednesdays at 9pm on BBC One, from Wednesday 3 October, followed by You’re Fired at 10pm on BBC Two. So follow our Instagram account and join us in...

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There's a tree surgeon on this year's The Apprentice

TradeScaler — Sun, 23 Sep 2018 23:05:35 +0000

Karren Brady teased this years candidates in an interview with OK! Magazine In her interview she said: "They're a varied bunch with a big range of careers and backgrounds," "We've got everything from a tax inspector right the way through to a tree surgeon and everything in between." It's great to have a tradesperson represented on the show this year. Digital Spy added: "You wouldn'

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Pricing Your Services as a Sole Trader

TradeScaler — Fri, 21 Sep 2018 22:38:25 +0000

Pricing is very important. But it's also not very important. That's contradictory but let me explain. Pricing is both a practical and psychological thing. Practically you need to set a price to cover your own costs, your time and still factor in enough to make a profit. From your customers point of view the pricing needs to fit with in their budget. You need to offer them something that'

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Creating Your Business Mindset

TradeScaler — Fri, 14 Sep 2018 21:58:38 +0000

To start a business or to run a business you're going to need a good level of self-confidence. If you're constantly second guessing yourself or doubting your decisions you'll never get anywhere. You'll shy away from anything out of your comfort zone. But that doesn't mean you already have to have the self-confidence. For some people it's an intrinsic character trait or something that'

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Why Start Your Own Business?

TradeScaler — Fri, 07 Sep 2018 15:17:37 +0000

The thought of starting your own business can be a daunting one. You're giving up your regular salary and entering a world where everything is on you: Finding work Doing the work Making sure everything runs well Advertising, marketing, accounts, invoicing... even if you hire someone to do these things it's still all on you. You're going to be solely responsible for your business. So it's hard...

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Bullshit Your Way In and Adapt

TradeScaler — Sat, 01 Sep 2018 16:26:50 +0000

In order to scale your business you’re going to need to do things you haven’t done before. You’ll be pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone. Maybe even leaving it altogether. This is something that is so hard and many people struggle with it. But it is a skill you will grasp as you go along in business. You need to get into new situations that you haven’t been in before and make them work.

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