Post 1: About Me & This Blog

Hi and welcome to my blog. Let me take this opportunity to tell you a bit about me and what this blog is all about.


Like many young people in the UK and around the world I would like to be self employed. Working for companies in many different industries has always left me feeling unfulfilled and dissatisfied and as a result I am in the process of following my dream and starting my own company.

If this sounds a bit like you or you just have an interest in business then read on because through this blog I’m going to detail my whole journey, and you might be able to learn from my mistakes!


For me, the first step in starting the company was signing up for a BA Hons degree in Business Creation & Enterprise at Leeds Metropolitan University. It’s pretty ‘hands on’ and I would recommend it to anyone who has the time and inclination to learn more about starting-up a company, and gain a degree in the process. For more information, check out this link:

http://prospectus.leedsmet.ac.uk/main/detail.htm?p=64&ban=BUSCR&attendance=2


As well as having to do the usual academic reports and essays you would expect in higher education, the course also provides ‘hot desking’ facilities in Leeds city centre which can be used as a business address and offices. These facilities are known as ‘The Business Incubator’ and are available to any budding entrepreneur or new company, if this is of interest check out this link for more details;

http://www.lmu.ac.uk/businessincubator/index1.htm


As part of this course workshops with professionals are provided to help refine people’s business ideas, topics include: Sales & Marketing, Accountancy, Legal Issues, Networking, and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP).


Through this blog I will post my thoughts and comments on these workshops and about my progress in getting the business up and running. If you feel inclined to ask then I would be happy to answer any questions you post or email me.

I found the entrepreneur test below really quick and useful - why not give it a go yourself!

http://www.potentielentrepreneur.ca/client/questionnairenewsection1en.asp

I really hope you find this blog interesting and get involved by asking questions and discussing your business ideas and aspirations.

Remember to check regularly for updates, I’ll post again soon.

Rowan