Friday 1 April

Today on StartupSmart, we face down the fear that many budding entrepreneurs feel when contemplating whether to ditch their jobs and start-up. In a fascinating interview, entrepreneur and author Seth Godin claims that the traditional, standard career path isn’t, in fact, the safe option. In today’s changing economy, taking risk by starting up a […]

Oliver Milman 31 March, 2011

Oliver Milman

Today on StartupSmart, we face down the fear that many budding entrepreneurs feel when contemplating whether to ditch their jobs and start-up.

In a fascinating interview, entrepreneur and author Seth Godin claims that the traditional, standard career path isn’t, in fact, the safe option.

In today’s changing economy, taking risk by starting up a business is, conversely, the sensible thing to do. Read Jack Delosa’s piece to find out why.

Elsewhere, mentor Amanda Gome extols the benefits of having a bookkeeper and Ms Manners helps prevent you becoming a crumb-covered mess at networking functions..

Oliver Milman, editor