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Welcome to the third edition of QED’s E bulletin. QED dedicates this month’s Bulletin to entrepreneurial talent, how it can be identified, encouraged and profitable.
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Bringing out the Entrepreneur within…
Adapted from an article by Dr Bill Bolton and Martijn Mugge
“There is nothing inevitable about the birth and growth of innovative organisations. They are not produced by mindless economic ‘forces’ or even adaptive responses to changes in the environment. They are the products of human thought and imagination driven by human goals and aspirations.”
Saras Sarasvathy
Most organisations could benefit from being more enterprising, in any sector. But what does ‘being enterprising’ mean in your organisation, and what do ‘entrepreneurs’ do that might be different from your other colleagues?
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Enviro-Enterprise in practice
Anyone trying to pin Alice Whiteley down for a quick chat at the moment will have their work cut out. But then so has she. Founder of Loop, Alice currently spends most days instructing fitters and furnishers at her soon-to-open shop in Ealing, west London. She is passionate about her business – providing parents with a facility to buy and sell quality recycled children’s clothes, toys and equipment - and plans to open her first shop in three weeks’ time. This is the ‘proof of concept’ store – beyond that her plans are to roll out in London and then nationwide.
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Running with a Company
Chairman of QED Consulting, Steve Hinton shares his story of entrepreneurial success
I first earned money when I was 11 – caddying on our local golf course by the sea in Sussex. I earned five bob – 25p in today’s money and in those days not bad for 3-4 hours work. Later I moved on to working on the petrol pumps and learned how to deal with people in difficult situations and how to be nice to people so I got lots of tips!
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QED News
Consultant to Lecturer
QED’s IT Manager and Consultant, Ali Imam was invited by Doncaster College to guest lecture on their MBA programme early last month. Students heard Ali speak on ‘Knowledge Management’, covering areas such as the identification of knowledge assets and the transfer of knowledge within organisations. Feedback from the students said that they enjoyed and learned from the session. With the amount of interest shown, Ali’s lecture could be a regular feature of the academic year!
Calendar dates for March
1st - Ash Wednesday
1st - St. David's Day
Famous Welsh Entrepreneur - Laura Ashley - Born in Merthyr Tydfil in 1925. Laura Ashley began building her fashion empire in the 1950’s, designing as a hobby whilst raising her children. The company, originally 'Ashley Mountney', became known as Laura Ashley in the 1970’s.
17th - St. Patrick's Day
Famous Irish Entrepreneur – Michael O’Leary former tax consultant now runs and owns the biggest share of Ryanair.
18th - Mothering Sunday
21st - Vernal Equinox
link on wikipedia
25th - British Summer Time Begins
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