{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"OxTalks","title":"How to Start a New Business: Feasible vs. Fantasy","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3668,"description":"How exactly do you start a business? What is realistic and what is fantasy?\nIn this edition of OxTalks – sponsored by leading national law firm, Mills & Reeve – host Howard Bentham is joined by Fiona Reid, Associate Professor of Bioscience Entrepreneurship at University College London, to explore her top tips for starting a business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.\n \nThe word entrepreneur sums up what it means to be proactive, innovative and passionate about business – someone who is ready to seize the opportunity. But accessing the tools and finding the means to start your own business is not always easy.\n \nJoining us on OxTalks to tackle these challenges is Fiona Reid. Before joining UCL, Fiona was the founder and former Executive Director of the Oxford Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation for nine years at the Said Business School, Oxford University. She helps to build and fund science-based start-ups from the ground up with her wisdom and expertise.\n \nFiona has fifteen years’ experience teaching, and her expertise focuses on complex innovation spaces, the interface between science and business, and entrepreneurial thinking within organisations. She holds the belief that entrepreneurship can be taught. \n\nLearn more about the Oxford Entrepreneurs\n\nEnterprise Oxfordshire (formerly OxLEP) is an Oxfordshire County Council-owned company. It is our role to champion Oxfordshire’s economic potential, acting as a catalyst and convener to drive a dynamic, sustainable and growing economy. Our vision is for Oxfordshire to be a vibrant and inclusive world-leading economy – driven by innovation, enterprise, collaboration and research excellence.\nOur work has made a significant impact, helping to create favourable conditions for economic growth in Oxfordshire. We provide support for hundreds of businesses and communities in the county, supporting their desire to grow and attract the best talent locally, nationally and internationally.\n\nVisit our website / Access...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/8Tqvv39_tJ7BatBkXiBnNnV1As80NgGanbdQ9tTXM8s/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8yNmJm/YTAwMmM0NTFkMTU2/OGVjMGFlZGJkYmZm/MWM4OC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}