[quote style=”boxed”]I take small chunks of time off so I can shut myself in my cake studio and be creative. I can really achieve a lot that way. I also love walking in the countryside where I live, as nature inspires me so much too.[/quote] Le Beau Cake was created…
[quote style=”boxed”]The only one thing I would do differently would be not to “act up” in my late teens, to have completed my A-levels and gone to university. That said, I have a wonderful family and now have my own business doing something I love. Qualifications, at the end of…
[quote style=”boxed”]Be happy. There are so many things out of your control, and startup life is full of the highest highs and the lowest lows. Staying happy is tough when things are bad, but you need to be level-headed and optimistic enough to get yourself out.[/quote] Eddy Lu is the…
[quote style=”boxed”]Outsource everything you can within your means. As entrepreneurs we often think we have to be the master of everything. That isn’t the best approach with everything there is to manage nowadays.[/quote] Malika Harricharan was born in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India, but only lived there for a couple months…
Meet Malika Harricharan – Founder of the Association of Food Bloggers
[quote style=”boxed”]Make sure you love what you do and if you love it then it’s not really work.[/quote] A mother of three, Annabel Karmel is the UK’s number one parenting author on feeding babies and children. She is an expert in devising tasty & nutritious meals for children without the…
Yuki Furukawa is the CEO and co-founder of yamory, a subscription service for regular delivery of prepackaged emergency provisions. He did some volunteering in Ishinomaki, Minamisanrikucho where he got the instinct that there needs to be a service like yamory. He graduated from the University of Tokyo. What are you…
Arram Sabeti is the founder of ZeroCater, a startup that makes it easy for companies to feed their employees. Arram became obsessed with tech startups when he was 20 years old and as an experiment, he decided to totally commit to the goal of building a successful technology company. He…
[quote style=”boxed”]Press lends credibility to your business, but it does not necessarily equal sales. Oh sure, you get an initial boost, but there is no substitute for good ol’ fashion pounding the pavement. Making sales calls is where my money comes from, not from magazine articles.[/quote] Leslie Haywood is founder…
[quote style=”boxed”]Magic and hard work. I’m not even lying, it takes a great deal of hard work and I make huge sacrifices. I’ve noticed that a lot of my friends don’t call me anymore. My wee brother sees more of them than I do now. It’s not their fault, it’s…
[quote style=”boxed”]I have always surrounded myself with the best people I can afford and I recommend this approach to everyone. Do not hold onto poor performing employees because it makes your business less successful.[/quote] With an eye for style and a keen understanding of consumer products, George Marks founded zx…