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Adidas work is a must for an entrepreneur. It means literally footwork which he needs to engage himself guided by an entrepreneur’s mind. From a thought to an action is the world’s shortest route to work. To an entrepreneur it is never too long in any situation.

Adidas work comprises of clarifying issues and backgrounds, mapping out partners, collecting market information and seeking potential clientele. It is the necessary spadework in which one sweats and breaks ground digging beneath the surface as deep as the demand asks for. Sometimes it means physical action by getting out and networking or meeting potential customers.  Other times it means seeking information from more than just one expert. This may cost euros at the time yet can possibly save them in the future. A business plan can be written in two days however with thorough adidas work it may take as long as two months.

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We often hear somebody say that he or she would start a business if they only could find a good business idea to start with. At NEBA we believe that in many cases you only have to ask yourself one question to get started in being an entrepreneur: What do you have in your hand? The skills you have can be the foundation of a new business.

There are many business opportunities available around each of us. Sometimes you only need to come up with a good idea. Many well-known businesses have been based on a simple idea – something that would have been possible to invent for the most of us.  [Read more…] about NEBA blog: Recognizing a business opportunity

A few years ago we did a small study as we wanted to know how new start up entrepreneurs see their future as entrepreneurs. We posed them several questions about their motivation to learn what had been the main reasons to become entrepreneurs. We also wanted to know how they see their main success factors. What is their main goal? Do they see the business mainly as a means of employing themselves or do they aim to grow the company and employ other people too? Or is it about making a dream come true?

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Entrepreneurship training consists of many different kinds of elements. In this blog entry I will pinpoint some elements of good entrepreneurship training, and also some things that are important for the participants to understand to be able to fully benefit from the training. [Read more…] about NEBA blog: Elements of good entrepreneurship training

As I mentioned in my first blog entry, I have written a book aimed at those who are thinking about starting a new business. The book covers several important topics for a new entrepreneur, and after reading it you will know more about how to start a business development process, what are the success factors of a new company and how to make a realistic business plan. You will also find several real-life case studies and practical exercises in the book. All the advice is based on more than 25 years of experience in training and guiding others into entrepreneurship.

Our company has organized hundreds of training courses since 1992. During the courses thousands of people have had the chance to discover their potential as entrepreneurs, and we have seen more than 3 000 new businesses established. In the book all this experience has been put into an easy-to-read package. The book can also be ordered online.  [Read more…] about NEBA blog: What Do You Have In Your Hand?

Our company, Cimson International has been offering business training in Finland now for more than 25 years. Internationally we operate under the name NEBA – North European Business Academy. At the moment we work in Nepal, Vietnam and Colombia, and in Saudi Arabia we recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a local partner, Tatweer, which is a leading company in the field of education development inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In Europe Spain will be one of our first target countries, and we are currently in discussion about starting a pilot project in Valencia area.

As I mentioned in my first blog entry we always start the training with what the person already knows and with the skills he or she has. As most of us have some kind of skills, there is a need for our training all over the world.  [Read more…] about NEBA blog: New entrepreneurs needed all over the world