In this Episode of All Things Business – The Podcast, Frazer is joined in the studio by the Founder of Business Data Group and UK Business Forums Richard Osborne.
During his conversation with Frazer, Richard talks us through how he’s grown as a person and as an entrepreneur. He shares the ‘people, economic and growth problems he has encountered throughout his time as a business owner and gives his best advice for anyone looking to start a business, explaining why he thinks it’s important to accurately paint the picture of how hard running a business can be.
Richard briefly touches on his childhood and how this drove him in his entrepreneurial journey and opens up as to whether he would make the same decisions if given his time again.
He talks about the joy that he is able to take from helping his own daughter in her own business and the pride he feels watching her be successful in what she loves. Off the back of those feelings of pride he emotionally shares his ‘Why’ in life.
He talks about his own business, business data group and his reclaimed ‘baby’ UK business forums, an online business community with around 500,000K members. He guides us through the moment in February 2003 that led him to start the UK Business forums.
Frazer and Richard discuss the strength and determination that is needed to be self employed and debate whether there is an entrepreneur in everyone. They go on to talk about the importance of employees believing in the business and similarly the importance of leading by example as a business leader.
