Episodes

  • BSS1 – The Winner Takes It All, Worst way to start a business

    BSS1 – The Winner Takes It All, Worst way to start a business
    Feb 21 2019
    Useful Information (12:13) Like to get involved by being a guest expert on a future episode?  Contact us by email - studio@greenelephant.show  (21:13) Harriet Teagle - Artist in digital residence (21:26) Why Blue Sky Stinking (21:36) Camhayle Theatre Club Episode script Thirsty Thursday (0:21) Bob's Boardroom Bumble (2:11) Dinner at Nero's (6:35) Monday Morning Madness (8:46) Thirsty Thursday (0:21) CONTINUITY: It’s Thirsty Thursday and, following a Board meeting at their workplace, Zero’s Heroes, we are in the Dog and Bone Pub with Zelda and Bob ZELDA: I’m sick of working for my dad, he won’t give me any of the freedoms that I deserve.  I’m thirty-(mumble) now and I can take a stronger hand in running the business. BOB: Yeah sure, ‘cause you’re so skilled in business – you’ve been at it so long. ZELDA: I know, right! It’s not that hard.  I watched dad in the boardroom today, he took it easy on the factory manager, I would have kicked her out on her arse if I’d been running
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    23 mins
  • BSS2 – Mamma Mia, Starting a business

    BSS2 – Mamma Mia, Starting a business
    Feb 25 2019
    Timings 0:27 - Scene 2.1 Like a Dog with a Bone 5:54 - Discussion 6:02 - Naming a company 7:42 - Structuring an organisation 11:43 - Business Banking 12:20 - Social Media 14:30 - Business Advice Books 17:17 - Other advisory services 17:45 - Business Networking Groups Useful Information Resources on company naming and structure (@6:02) Search the UK Companies House Register Business Name Builder (Spotify) Multiple keyword domain checker (NameMesh) Domain Search (InstantDomainSearch) Coming up with a company Name (VistaPrint Blog) The Psychology of Colour in Branding article (HelpScout) Foreign Word Safety *Not Secure* Trademark Register Search Choosing the Right Business Structure article (CompaniesHouse) Small Business Money Saving Article (MoneySavingExpert) Social Media Courses (@12:20) The Six o'clock Club Events (Eventbrite) Recommended Books and magazines (@14:30) Start with Why by Simon Sinek
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    19 mins
  • BSS3 – Thank you for the music, business operations setup

    BSS3 – Thank you for the music, business operations setup
    Feb 28 2019
    Timings 0:27 - Scene 2.1 Like a Dog with a Bone 5:54 - Discussion 6:02 - Naming a company 7:42 - Structuring an organisation 11:43 - Business Banking 12:20 - Social Media 14:30 - Business Advice Books 17:17 - Other advisory services 17:45 - Business Networking Groups Useful Information Company naming, structure and business operations setup (@6:02) Search the UK Companies House Register Business Name Builder (Spotify) Multiple keyword domain checker (NameMesh) Domain Search (InstantDomainSearch) Coming up with a company Name (VistaPrint Blog) The Psychology of Colour in Branding article (HelpScout) Foreign Word Safety *Not Secure* Trademark Register Search Choosing the Right Business Structure article (CompaniesHouse) Small Business Money Saving Article (MoneySavingExpert) Social Media Courses (@12:20) The Six o'clock Club Events (Eventbrite) Recommended Books and magazines (@14:30) Start with Why by Si
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    21 mins
  • BSS4 – Money, Money, Money – Business Finance Setup

    BSS4 – Money, Money, Money – Business Finance Setup
    Mar 7 2019
    Timings 00:15 - Scene 4.1 A Matter of Equity 05:28 - Scene 4.2 The Devil and the Angel 06:52 - Scene 4.3 It's Katherine Kash 09:25 - Discussion with Dan Orasnjak 09:48 - Lang Bennetts Introductions 11:04 - Organisational Structures 14:30 - Share allocation 16:00 - Equity 17:48 - Angel Investors 19:25 - Investor exit strategy 20:11 - Partnership and Shareholder agreements 21:32 - Lessons: Sole Trader tax return planning 24:15 - Lessons: Enterprise Investment Scheme traps 26:00 - Top tips for Start-ups 27:40 - Research and Tax Credits 28:32 - What's next? Useful Information Organisational Structure (@11:04) Choosing the right business structure - article (gov.uk) Shares and Equity (@14:30) Setup a private limited company - page (gov.uk) Investors (@19:25) EIS - Enterprise Investment Scheme - page (gov.uk) SEIS - Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme - page (gov.uk) Angel Investment Network - Site (angelinvestmentnetwork.co
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    29 mins
  • BSS5 – Knowing Me, Knowing You – Privacy rules

    BSS5 – Knowing Me, Knowing You – Privacy rules
    Mar 12 2019
    Timings 00:15 - Scene 5.1 None of your business 04:55 - Discussion between Mike and Russell 09:20 - Duty of Confidentiality 10:45 - Obligations in a business 12:00 - Openness with competitors 13:05 - Family in business and confidentiality 15:30 - Intellectual Property (IP) 17:12 - Digital Confidentiality 20:03 - Tip #1 - Understand your obligations 20:51 - Tip #2 - Breaking a confidence process 21:23 - Tip #3 - Put security measures in place 21:57 - Tip #4 - Train your people on the privacy rules 22:03 - Tip #5 - Plan for a Breach 23:02 - What's next? Useful Information Confidentiality (@06:40) Confidentiality in the workplace: What you need to know - Article (DirectLineForBusiness) How employers can protect confidential information - Article (PersonnelToday) The importance of confidentiality in the workplace - Article (Hiscox) Defining Professional Confidentiality in practice (@09:20) Ethical Principles and Code of Professional
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    24 mins
  • BSS6 – I Have A Dream – Setting up premises

    BSS6 – I Have A Dream – Setting up premises
    Mar 21 2019
    Timings 00:18 - Scene 6.1 - Building a Better Building 07:19 - Discussion with Dave Moore 08:57 - The role of an architect 09:30 - The role of a project manager 09:57 - The expectations of the client 10:40 - The role of a builder 11:02 - Change Control 12:35 - Others that should be involved 14:20 - Health and Safety 16:33 - Learning from Mistakes 17:40 - Top tips for creating useful, safe and effective premises 18:50 - What's next? Useful Information Setting up and running Business Premises (@07:19) HM Gov Business Premises Advice - Page (gov.uk) Fire Safety in the Workplace - Page (gov.uk) Architects and Project Managers (@08:57) How do I use an Architect? - Document (RIBA) (Not secure) About Working with an Architect - Page (ACA) What does a Project Manager do? - page (APM) A day in the life of a project manager - Article (APM) What is Change Control - Page (APM) Health and Safety (@14:20) Managing for Health a
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    20 mins
  • BSS7 – One of Us – Recruiting Staff

    BSS7 – One of Us – Recruiting Staff
    Mar 28 2019
    Timings 00:15 - Scene 7.1 - This time it's Personnel 05:24 - Scene 7.2 - I don't like Mondays 08:35 - Discussion with Donna Negus and Oliver Watson 10:50 - Initial thoughts on "Winging it" in recruitment 13:20 - The "Silver Spoon" and the "Scrapper" candidates 13:50 - Appropriate Locations 16:33 - Interview question no-no's 18:05 - Is it all about a degree? 21:00 - Good questions 22:00 - The recruitment process 26:57 - The social media effect 28:45 - The impact of bad recruitment processes 29:44 - Scoring candidate attributes 31:04 - Discrimination through nicknames 36:20 - Top tips (see below) 43:27 - Difference between small and large organisation 46:35 - Next hot topic? 48:05 - What's next? Useful Information Recruitment (@8:35) Recruiting Staff Guide - Document (ACAS) Recruitment Guidance - Article (ACAS) Various CIPD Blog Articles - Hashtag index (CIPD) Recruiting and Hiring - Page (gov.uk) Getting advice Sekoya
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    49 mins
  • BSS8 – Gimme, Gimme, Gimme – Intellectual Property Protection

    BSS8 – Gimme, Gimme, Gimme – Intellectual Property Protection
    Apr 4 2019
    Timings 00:20 - Scene 8.1 - Patently Obvious 02:56 - Scene 8.2 - Rock and a hard place 06:34 - Discussion with Jacob Cunningham, Bright Solicitors 08:21 - What is Intellectual Property (IP) 09:03 - Types of Intellectual Property rights 10:18 - Who owns intellectual property 11:28 - Why protect the things that you've created? 12:45 - Benefits when buying or selling a business 13:27 - Examples of where IP has been a problem 14:50 - Dangers of copying on-line documents 16:00 - Risks surrounding Intellectual property 17:45 - What should Sydeline have done? 20:05 - The Patent Tests 21:43 - Can you Patent software? 22:52 - Next steps for Sydeline on the matter of the Patent? 24:40 - Top Tips for those who've never considered their IP 26:00 - Watch what your using from the internet 27:57 - What's next? Useful Information Researching existing registered IP (@00:00) Registered Trademarks - Search site (.gov.uk) Registered Patents - Search site
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    28 mins