I recently had the privilege of hearing some of the best
known business leaders in the UK and beyond speak in person at Accelerate 2013 event in Liverpool. Their inspirational stories reinforced just how exciting and how
challenging it is to be an entrepreneur.
Accelerate was the first event of its kind aimed at
potential high growth businesses across all sectors. The event recognised that
in the future the majority of new job creation in the UK is likely to come from
the small business sector and so the SME sector is rightly attracting the
support and encouragement which it has probably deserved for some time.
One of the recurring themes of the day was the tenacity
needed to be an entrepreneur, especially in the face of repeated setbacks and
even failures. This was amplified by the first keynote speaker of the day,
Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales.
