Real World Entrepreneurship

This week we are talking to author, speaker and mentor Jan Cavelle

Is it all money and glory?

Will you become a billionaire within the first year?

Will investors shower you with money and you can retire in a few years?

Well those are the ideas many of us have in our head when it comes to ideals of entrepreneurship but what is the reality?

In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk about the pros and cons of running your own business and they take the wisdom of the internet and put it under the spotlight

What they find is that the advice you get online doesn't really reflect the reality of running your own business

Listen on to find out what they really think....

What is it really like being an entrepreneur?

What are the different stages of the journey and what should you know along the way?

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav talk about the steps that every entrepreneur must take and what it is really like taking them

We did some research this week and our aim is to seek to see whether what you find online accurately reflects what we have seen in real life

In this week's episode we talk about the different people that can help you start your business, we cover specific advisors such as legal and financial to coaches and mentors - the differences between the two and how you have to be careful before you implement the advice of others

A question that many people ask themselves on a daily basis - should I start a business?

Well the answer to this is mixed, for some people the choice is easy because there is no choice, they by necessity need to start a business in order to survive

For others the question is more difficult to answer because they may be in a secure, well paying job and have a family or others to support

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav talk about their own journeys and using their experience of mentoring and advising start-up founders they also highlight the reasons that others have begun their own entrepreneurial journey

This is a must listen for those that are thinking of starting their own thing

In this episode Alan and Bhairav are joined by Medial Relations Trainer Colin Kelly

Colin talks about how business owners can obtain the maximum exposure for their business through multiple channels

We also debate the following questions:

• What have been the biggest in social media over the past 5 years?
• What are the new social media trends business owners need to be aware of?
• What do businesses need to do about the metaverse?
• How to get PR for your business without spending a fortune
• How do businesses navigate the uncertain social media landscape we face today

This podcast is one for all the business owners that are looking at ways to raise their profile for their business over the coming year

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav talk with Mark Farrar-Brown from Fit to Lead

Mark is a coach to CEOs of scaling businesses and in this podcast he shares a number of insights with us from the world of entrepreneurship, most notably the 5 questions you need to answer as a start-up founder in order to create a winning strategy

As you can expect, this episode, like all others goes off topic and the team talk about purpose - hasn't it always been a thing, don't all business leaders have a purpose

We also talk about how the new generation coming through values much more than just money and the purpose needs to be something meaningful

In addition to this Mark gives his insights into an investor and what the common mistakes founders make when they pitch to him - hint, its all about the finances

We end this episode on a somewhat positive note in that the VCs are now back to doing due diligence and funding businesses that have as solid basis

In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk about budgeting!

How much should you be spending on different things?

How do you know if it is too much or too little?

Should you be changing the way you spend because of the recession?

In this episode Alan and Bhairav talk with Gary Ennis from NS Design

Gary is the co-author of "Embrace the Space" and is a social media and digital skills trainer

In this space we learn:

• What do we mean by social media?
• What are the latest trends we should be looking out for?
• How should you, as a business owner, approach social media
• Why not all social media channels are your friend
• How to get the most out of your marketing

In this podcast Alan and Bhairav debate the meaning of the term "resilience" and whether there is such a thing and if it is a skill that can be learned