You live and learn. Pricing of jobs is a classic thing many start-ups get wrong, I know I did. Under-pricing to win work is just not worth it, and it’s bad for the industry
Category: Business Profile
Bristol dads team up to open family ‘staycation’ superstore
The Family Travel Centre in Brislington offers a range of new and pre-owned campervans and motorhomes, a retail shop and an on-site workshop for servicing or maintenance.
Bristol online travel firm secures £200k bookings in just 10 days
A young Bristol entrepreneur has secured more than £200,000 worth of bookings through his new online holiday bookings service in only 10 days.
Bristol business profile: Phil Terrett at The Growth Circle
Phil Terrett has long-standing beef about the support and training people get for their business. It stems from a 2002 meeting with a Welsh Assembly Government business mentor. At the end of the hour-long session it was clear Phil knew more about setting up a new enterprise then the mentor.
Bristol business profile: Think Productive to manage time and stress at work
Think Productive has developed a series of workshops that will help people manage the complexity and stress of today’s time-poor work environment. The Think Productive approach can help people become more effective and happy in work and at home.
Profile: L’artisan is taste of France in heart of Bristol
By Mick Dickinson, founder at BuzzedUp Bristolians living within shouting distance of Gloucester Road just got lucky. A wonderful French patisserie – L’artisan – has opened at number 303. Now you get to enjoy genuine hand-made French cakes every day. Jealous, moi? I popped in to L’artisan the other day to interview Lyonnais owners Salima and Mohamed…
Taking a chance switched me on to starting in business
Tom Bugs took his interest in ‘electronics, randomness and chance’ and turned it into a £70,000 business that sells to customers worldwide.