EDITOR’S LETTER
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Luke Garner luke.garner@talkbusinessmagazine.co.uk
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ut viam inveniam aut faciam.” Those famous words attributed to the great Hannibal, the man who did the unthinkable and crossed the Alps with his army of elephants, roughly translates to “I shall either find a way, or make one.” For any entrepreneur this phrase will strike a chord as the attitude required in order to make a success of any venture. There will always be people who will tell you “it cannot be done” and yet so many businesses have still prospered, despite the nay-sayers. One man who, time and time again, has done what people said was impossible and has taken risks to get where he is today is Naked Wines founder, Rowan Gormley. We spoke to him about the risks he took leaving Virgin Wines to set up Naked Wines, and the radical business model that revolutionised the world of wine purchasing (page 20). For all the complaints that London is too powerful and too much of the UK’s business interests are centred within the M25, there is no getting away from the fact that the capital drives growth and innovation in the British “
Isles more than any other city. And it is this exact problem that can create such a conundrum for start-ups in the UK. The cost of basing yourself in London can be eye-wateringly steep, but sometimes it is difficult to ignore the positives, such as the networking opportunities and close proximity to a huge customer base. We go in search of the best neighbourhoods to open your offices in the capital - taking into consideration cost, location and commitment. Will you find your ideal home (page 66)? We also catch up with BBC’s The Apprentice series four winner, Lee McQueen as he tackles the controversial issue of zero hours contracts (page 85), and find out from FastHost’s Simon Yeoman why your business should be looking to take advantage of the new geographical domain names, particularly .London (page 113).
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