Video: Lord Sugar's business basics - Part One: Starting a new business

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  • What is the best bit of advice you can offer a new business?
  • What personal traits do you need to become successful and innovate?
  • What should I think about before starting in business for myself?
  • Should I prepare a business plan?
  • How do you deal with the challenges of running a small business?
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In a new series of video clips, Lord Sugar, star of BBC TV's The Apprentice and the government's enterprise champion, draws on his experience to offer advice to entrepreneurs looking to start and grow a successful company. First up; starting a business.


What is the best bit of advice you can offer a new business?

What personal traits do you need to become successful and innovate?

What should I think about before starting in business for myself?

Should I prepare a business plan?

How do you deal with the challenges of running a small business?

Click here to watch all the videos in the Lord Sugar's business basics series.

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