From the category archives:

Secret Millionaire

I’ve never run a marathon, lost 3 stone, climbed a mountain, got a certificate and my parents didn’t beat me – can I motivate you?

29 March 2010

I once thought “wouldn’t it be nice to get paid to speak” as I too, had sat through, and continue to sit through some rather ropey presentations. Occasionally ropey because of style, or because of content or sadly, both. Presenter’s style, content or use of powerpoint is not the gripe or the subject of this post. The subject of [...]

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Businesses jumping on board the charitable and ethical bandwagon

20 October 2009

This article first appeared in ‘Start your Business’ October 2009 Carl Hopkins, star of Channel 4’s The Secret Millionaire examines how social enterprise and charity involvement can add another dimension to your business. Jumping on board the charitable and ethical bandwagon as a basis to create or move your business forward may seem an easy, [...]

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Hello and thanks for visiting Carl’s Blog

5 June 2009

Hello, so I have been persuaded to start a blog. Timing is everything I am told so I thought it would be appropriate to start this on the second anniversary of selling my old business. I tend to plan my career in two year lumps and over the last two years I feel I have ‘re-invented’ myself… Madonna [...]

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