Chris Quickfall
-Member Profile >
- Name:
- ChrisQuickfall
- Business:
- Invate
- Web site:
- www.invate.co.uk
- Years in business:
- 2
- Number of businesses:
- 3
Entrepreneurs' Forum Member
I spent seven years studying as an engineer and aimed to gain chartership, and also spent a year’s placement with Shell Oil in Aberdeen. Whilst I...
view Chris Quickfall's full story-challenge - It was a real shock to go from student... >
"It was a real shock to go from student straight to employer. I don’t..."
-challenge - When we started >
"When we started, our biggest competitor, the one who was turning over..."
-defining moment - I spent seven years studying as an... >
"I spent seven years studying as an engineer and aimed to gain..."
-lifestyle story - It did feel like a risk >
"It did feel like a risk. I remember when we got all the money..."
-lifestyle story - In the beginning I think I spent too... >
"In the beginning I think I spent too much time working. My..."
-support story - Having a mentor’s fantastic >
"Having a mentor’s fantastic and I’d recommend it to anybody...."
-support story - We get a lot of support from the two... >
"We get a lot of support from the two non execs that we have in the..."
-secret - You’ve got to be able to take risks >
"You’ve got to be able to take risks, and to stand right back up again..."
-How I …decided if business was for me >
"Because I wasn’t sure about being in business, and didn’t actually..."
-How I ...got a big company to back us >
"In terms of finding contacts, I find the best way to create..."
-success - The rewards you get at the end of the... >
"The rewards you get at the end of the day, even if you haven’t made..."
-challenge - I’d never studied anything to do with... >
"I’d never studied anything to do with business, finance, negotiation..."
-challenge - We weren’t allowed to trade without... >
"We weren’t allowed to trade without having everybody in our company..."
-lifestyle story - The rewards you get at the end of the... >
"The rewards you get at the end of the day, even if you haven’t made..."
-lifestyle story - I feel like we’ve got a pretty large... >
"I feel like we’ve got a pretty large responsibility to our client..."
-mistake to avoid - We’ve made so many mistakes in setting... >
"We’ve made so many mistakes in setting the business up. We’ve done..."
-support story - Trying to set the business up was a bit... >
"Trying to set the business up was a bit like being a rabbit caught in..."
-secret - I’ve got a business partner >
"I’ve got a business partner, Sheldon, but we don’t have a 50/50..."
-How I …got our first contract >
"In terms of building a client base, we made a list of everybody we..."
-How I …raised finance for a high cost start-up >
"I started to set up the company whilst I was still at uni, but when I..."
-pearl of wisdom - If you’re thinking of starting your own... >
"If you’re thinking of starting your own business, I would say it’s..."
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