New BBC Resource: Start Up Stories
Friday, June 25, 2010
by Jim Riley
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This looks really promising. On 28 June 2010, the BBC website is launching a new video resource named Start Up Stories - interviews with ten successful entrepreneurs describing their experiences of setting up in business. Includes several US-based and online businesses too - which makes a welcome alternative.
Here is the introductory video
Categories: BUSINESS THEMES E-Business & E-Commerce Enterprise and Startups EXAM BOARD SUPPORT AS & A2 Business AQA BUSS1 GCSE Business AQA GCSE Business Edexcel GCSE Business TEACHING BUSINESS Video Case Studies
Tags: entrepreneur, risk, enterprise, startup
Tags: entrepreneur, risk, enterprise, startup
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