/channels/taxonomy/term/10078/all en /channels/news/making-your-passion-pay-254693 <p><span>When British entrepreneur <strong>Oliver Proudlock</strong> visited France for a ski season he didn’t expect to sell a chalet and begin his start-up journey. Here is his story... </span><br /><span><span>“I sold a small guest house in the French Alps for a friend a little over half a decade ago and stumbled upon a business model that really worked. I’d begun with a three-bedroom chalet in 2009, perched above the town of Chamonix, offering catered accommodation during the winter ski season and turning into a backpackers lodge once the snow had melted... "</span></span></p> Fri, 21 Aug 2015 14:32:19 +0000 webfull 111854 at /channels /channels/news/stimulate-your-startup-career-mba-256458 <p>If you’re looking to start your own business, or to improve your skills in managing and developing an existing enterprise, an MBA degree is worthy of your consideration. <br /> ... "I felt I needed some more grounding in business to help me develop Elevated Leisure into a more serious business by learning things relating to legal, tax, HR and all sorts of other disciplines in which I didn’t feel like I had enough experience.” <strong>Oliver Proudlock</strong>, MBA student at ���ϲ����� University’s Desautels Faculty of Management and founder of Elevated Leisure.</p> Fri, 30 Oct 2015 16:49:49 +0000 webfull 113662 at /channels