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Nationwide campaign launches to find, mentor and publish new authors from communities under-represented on bookshelves

August 3, 2016 arts

The UK’s biggest book publisher, Penguin Random House, has joined forces with writer development charities Spread the Word, Writing West Midlands and Commonword to launch WriteNow.  The nationwide initiative aims to find, mentor and publish new writers from communities under-represented on the UK’s bookshelves. WriteNow aims to find exceptional unpublished writers that are under-represented in books and publishing. This includes writers from a socio-economically…

10 Top tips for starting a crowdfunding campaign | Kelly Angood

August 1, 2016 Features

Crowdfunding is becoming an increasingly popular method for people to fund any idea. Instead of focusing solely on more traditional types of investment, budding entrepreneurs have to use a different set of skills to impress ‘the crowd’ with their innovations. Whilst there is no magic formula to guarantee crowdfunding success, there are some general guidelines…

Tell a better story, step into your power and lead | Sharleene Bibbings

July 18, 2016 leadership

I shouldn’t be here right now, talking to you about women in leadership. I failed at the first hurdle when I was 18. But I’ll come back to that. We have a problem. It will take another 118 years for the global pay gap between men and women to close. Women across the world, earn…

The Realities of Running a Business: What the Guru’s Won’t Tell You | Haddy Folivi

July 10, 2016 Business, Features

Start a business they said. You will make millions they said. Go to the back of the room, and sign up to this course, and I too will teach you how to make a million in 6 months or less…. they said. Well, I did not run to the back of the room. But in…