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In the Balance: Starting from scratch

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17/08/2019 GMT

Starting from scratch

BBC World Service - In the Balance, Starting from scratch

What's the best way to build a business from the ground up?

How to overcome the financial and practical hurdles of starting a business from scratch

What's the best strategy for starting a business from nothing?  What if you have to start over - either in a new country or because of a business failure or setback in life? We hear from a Syrian refugee who started her cheese making business from the ground up and from South Africa we are joined by the managing director of an organisation advising small scale entrepreneurs who are doing business in tough conditions. Also in the programme, Ed Butler is joined by a venture capital funder who invests in tech start-ups and we'll hear from the leader of Britain's top foundation for boosting entrepreneurship, who says it takes a special type of person to start up a business from scratch. 

Contributors: 
Razan Alsous, founder of Yorkshire Dama Cheese
Neeta Patel, CEO at the Centre for Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneur-Mentor  at London Business School 
Wybrand Ganzevoort, managing director at Collective Value Creation
George Davies, partner at Hambro Perks

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