David Wilson
- David Wilson
- Before setting up my business I was employed by NatWest Bank as a Senior Business Manager dealing with a portfolio of SMEs. I enjoyed my role but increasingly found that the banks were in it for themselves and the direction they were going in didn't fit with my own ethos View David's full story
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- Number of businesses:
- 1
- Years in business:
- 2
- In business:
- Yes
- Mentor:
- Yes
- Mentee:
- Yes
- Strengths:
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- Starting up
- Money
- Bankruptcy
- Cash Flow
- Cost Control
- Finance
- Organic Growth
- Customer Satisfaction
- Environmental Issues
- Franchising
- Sales Process
- Sales Strategy
- Service Excellence
- Delegating
- Leadership
- Networking
- Presentation Skills
- Time Management
- Work-Life Balance
- Property
- Business Plans
- Exit Strategies
- Expenses
- Lifestyle Story
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Running my own business has affected my lifestyle so positively that I’m actually astounded by the results. Financially I have become more astute, my personal confidence levels have gone through the roof and I have a greater respect and time for people… read more
- Mistake To Avoid
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My biggest mistake was thinking a deal was done before all the i’s are dotted and the t’s are crossed. When you’re in business, cash is king and until that money is in your back account and the client is happy, you’re a long way off the end. My mistake… read more
- Secret
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If you’re thinking about embarking on your own business, write down your idea in brief on one page, then show it to anyone who will look at it. If you have the confidence to show them it and they are positive- go for it. But…one key thing is don’t show… read more
- Pearl Of Wisdom
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The key things involved in being an entrepreneur have little or nothing to do with the business idea or service. Entrepreneurs are shown through their attitude to success and indeed to failure. The key to being a successful entrepreneur is self belief… read more
- Challenge
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To start a business at the beginning of the current credit crisis has to be one of the biggest challenges I’ve faced. The challenge has come from the regularly changing face of financial services and the negativity the media has instilled in not only the… read more
- Success
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As a business start up, every day I’m trading and earning is a big success. Coming from a corporate environment I wasn’t ideally suited to running a business. I started with the experience of seeing hundreds of businesses start up and quite a few fail,… read more
- Aspiration
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For NE Money, I wanted to start a business using what I knew, who I knew, and by providing a service that no one else was delivering. I had anticipated providing a huge range of services and acting as a ‘one stop shop’ for business financial matters but… read more
- Support Story
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Strangely I didn’t seek a lot of support when I started up as I was mistakenly too proud to ask for help. Everything I did I found out through hard effort. I suppose I received a lot of unknown help through probing the right people at the right time and… read more