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 Alan Timothy
Name:
Alan Timothy
Business:
i-snapshot
Web site:
www.i-snapshot.com
Years in business:
16
Number of businesses:
8

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I was a board director of a local builder’s merchant, a £200m business, which was taken over in 1992. I was on a very nice corporate ladder, but...

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-challenge - The i-snapshot team... >

"The i-snapshot team, which is my new exciting project, currently has..."

-challenge - When I bought the business back in... >

"When I bought the business back in 2001, we’d contracted in size but..."

-defining moment - I was a board director of a local... >

"I was a board director of a local builder’s merchant, a £200m..."

-lifestyle story - We’ve received an offer for i-snapshot... >

"We’ve received an offer for i-snapshot in this current funding round..."

-mistake to avoid - When we sold Intelligent Database... >

"When we sold Intelligent Database marketing the first time, the..."

-support story - Technology businesses like ours... >

"Technology businesses like ours, it’s all about exporting IP and the..."

-secret - I learnt a lot out of selling my... >

"I learnt a lot out of selling my business. When I started the..."

-secret - I’ve got a friend who works in a... >

"I’ve got a friend who works in a merchant bank in London and their..."

-pearl of wisdom - I think most things fail because people... >

"I think most things fail because people only half heartedly try them..."

-challenge - We faced a number of barriers we had to... >

"We faced a number of barriers we had to overcome in getting the..."

-challenge - The business cannot be beholden on me... >

"The business cannot be beholden on me, though trying to find good..."

-defining moment - I grew the printing business from a... >

"I grew the printing business from a couple of hundred thousand to..."

-mistake to avoid - In 1997 we’d grown to somewhere between... >

"In 1997 we’d grown to somewhere between £3.5-4 million. Because the..."

-support story - We’ve always tried to buy the best... >

"We’ve always tried to buy the best professional advice that we could..."

-secret - Never stop learning... >

"Never stop learning. I try to read a book once a month because I..."

-secret - I think one of the things I’ve learnt... >

"I think one of the things I’ve learnt specifically about selling the..."

-How I …aim to grow and sell the business to a... >

"I made a risky decision to invest every penny Rocket Science has..."

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