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Chelsey Baker and Jonathan Pfahl, talk about the huge success of the launch of National Mentoring Day. Rockstar and Chelsey have been working really hard to raise the awareness of the importance of asking for help when it comes to the success of your business. Too many startups, mid-sized compan...

Starting a business is intimidating, often people make the mistake of thinking they have to have the whole shebang from the get go, the office, the staff etc. But it is actually much wiser to start ‘Lean and Mean’. Why can’t your kitchen table be your office? Of course a dedicated space ...

If you are running your own business, inevitably you will find yourself in some pretty hard, stressful times, especially at the beginning. Sometimes you may often find yourself thinking, as we all have, ‘is this the point I should give up on this and do something else?’ Winston Churchill o...

Adrian Smith runs a company providing a range of business advisory services and management training. His background is in Strategic and Corporate Finance Advice in the technology sector. The company he worked for used to advise 30-35 owner-managed businesses per year in how to make their business...

Statistically January is the month where lots of new businesses get started. So Jonathan Pfahl gives his top tips for starting your own business in 2016 in this Chrissy B interview. To find out how Rockstar Hubs can help with your business success, why not take advantage of our 1-to-1 mentoring se...

Want to start a business, but not really sure how to get yourself out there? In this interview with Chrissy B, Rockstar’s Jonathan Pfahl, Ketan Makwana and Chelsey Baker talk about how they help their mentees to market themselves, and what you should be focusing on to set your business apart fr...

We live in the day and age of celebrity culture, we follow celebrities more than anyone else on the planet. Getting a celebrity to endorse your product is actually much easier than you thing and it doesn’t have to break the bank. There are however a few things to consider when choosing your ce...

Running your own business is by far one of the most stressful things you can do. We can all agree that being your own boss is amazing, but also incredibly daunting. What ever happens within your business, the buck ultimately ends with you. Inevitably things never go to plan and the stress can build...

Successful entrepreneurs all have one thing in common, an absolute 100% belief in what they are doing. So much so that they eat, sleep and breath it. That belief keeps them focused. Combine that focus with a dynamic original idea and good use of today’s technology and social media and you have ...

We can all agree that having the right business plan is absolutely crucial. But we can plan our new business to the 10th degree on paper, and when it comes to reality, it never quite works as planned. The busines plan is so crucial because if forces you to consider every element of you business bef...