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What a BLAND "Idea". Alan will regret this. |
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What a BLAND "Idea". Alan will regret this.
An idea that's already out there.
So creative woo. Bianca's idea needed tweaking but great. I hope someone else can invest in this. I don't trust Mark either. |
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An idea that's alreasy out there.
So creative woo. Bianca's idea needed tweaking but great. I hope someone else can invest in this. I don't trust Mark either. |
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Bianca's idea really needed a lot more investment and was a lot more risky and harder to set up. Mark's was very boring but also safe.
None of this year's business ideas have been that great tbh |
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I fail to see the issue. The aim isn't to find the most creative idea - it's to find the one that will provide the best return on Sugar's investment. How many successful small to medium-sized businesses are genuinely innovative? Not that many ...
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None of this year's business ideas have been that great tbh |
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I fail to see the issue. The aim isn't to find the most creative idea - it's to find the one that will provide the best return on Sugar's investment. How many successful small to medium-sized businesses are genuinely innovative? Not that many ...
Mark's doing nothing special. It's annoying. He's so smug too. |
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Bianca's idea is important to a LOT of women. It really could help a lower problems we have.
Mark's doing nothing special. It's annoying. He's so smug too. |
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I've worked in Search Engine Optimisation and online marketing in a large company and we've different departments to advertise and we got each department to pay £800 a month on climbing up the online rankings. There are great margins. My concern would be a company mightn't be able to afford 3k a month and it's a very crowded market anyway.
For me Bianca's business plan was a lot more innovative but both businesses are strong. |
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Google very pleased.
Yet another business that makes money for Google out of someone else's investment. Divide and rule. |
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I've worked in Search Engine Optimisation and online marketing in a large company and we've different departments to advertise and we got each department to pay £800 a month on climbing up the online rankings. There are great margins. My concern would be a company mightn't be able to afford 3k a month and it's a very crowded market anyway.
For me Bianca's business plan was a lot more innovative but both businesses are strong. |
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An idea that's already out there.
So creative woo. Bianca's idea needed tweaking but great. I hope someone else can invest in this. I don't trust Mark either. |
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Definitely it's potentially lucrative. Mark did say in the boardroom that he would only accept customers spending at least £400 per month, which for a medium-ish size company seems pretty reasonable.
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I don't think it does SMEs will regard that figure as high unless it could be proved to bring in guaranteed results, they'd be better off with a decent website and ploughing that money into convention advertising.
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An idea that's already out there.
So creative woo. Bianca's idea needed tweaking but great. I hope someone else can invest in this. I don't trust Mark either. The main aim is too make money, not to be an exciting idea. |
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Bianca's idea is important to a LOT of women. It really could help a lower problems we have.
Mark's doing nothing special. It's annoying. He's so smug too. If it's the main cause of so little women in business, someone would of done it already. |
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Is it really? not sure it rates that high up on women's what's important scale in the grand scheme of things. Handy yes, useful yes, would be nice to have yes, important, nah.
If it's the main cause of so little women in business, someone would of done it already. In 2003, I was one of 12 non-white people (out of 207) in our division. In 2014, I'm now one of 67 non-white people (out of 318) in the same division. Not only that, there's an increasing number of women. In 2003, all 14 seniors in our division were male. In 2014, 11 of 23 seniors are female. I think people are beginning to notice that growth in various industries, which might explain why there's been a flurry of retail companies and entrepreneurs like Ade Hussan (Nubian Skin) launching their ranges during last three years. I won't be surprised if there's more launches next few years. And by the way, yes, it's certainly important to quite a few women. |
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I think my main point is, is it really that important! as I said nice to have, but not essential. I've heard lots of excuses for people not getting a job/promotion, but the colour of their tights wasn't one of them.
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Alan will regret this LOL. Even if it was a good idea (which it isn't) I'm sure £250k to Alan is a drop in the ocean and he has a lot of bigger things to regret. This show is nothing more than a folly for him.
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What a silly comment to make. Who cares if its bland, as long as it makes money?
The main aim is too make money, not to be an exciting idea. In fact, having seen how profitable it might be, and how simple it is to make it work, I reckon the field will be even fuller by the end of the week. |
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I think my main point is, is it really that important! as I said nice to have, but not essential. I've heard lots of excuses for people not getting a job/promotion, but the colour of their tights wasn't one of them.
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It was aimed at the poster who said "it's really important to me" I was asking is it really? Basically suggesting that with all the things that are important in the world and business is the colour of tights "really important"
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Bianca's idea is important to a LOT of women. It really could help a lower problems we have.
Mark's doing nothing special. It's annoying. He's so smug too. Don't get me wrong, I think Bianca has something and i'm sure some women (not a LOT, but a minority) would buy the item (if she can sort out the price and various other problems) but in terms of making money I think Mark was the "wright" way to go. |
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It was aimed at the poster who said "it's really important to me" I was asking is it really? Basically suggesting that with all the things that are important in the world and business is the colour of tights "really important"
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^^ as a graphic designer I feel your pain
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I think my main point is, is it really that important! as I said nice to have, but not essential. I've heard lots of excuses for people not getting a job/promotion, but the colour of their tights wasn't one of them.
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