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How to turn a great idea into a successful business

Many of us at some point in our lives will have an idea or a lightbulb moment which we are convinced would make a profitable business.

But is simply having a great idea enough to let you become a successful entrepreneur and do you need a new one? Some of the best entrepreneurs have moulded and adapted existing ideas and made them even better or delivered them in a different way.

But, brand new idea or not – the recipe for success is still engrained in hard work, perseverance, trial and error seeking the right advice at the right time.

So how can budding entrepreneur turn their dream into a reality?

NACUE (the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs) and Santander have joined with a number of the UK’s most successful entrepreneurs to offer advice on all aspects of getting started regardless of business type - from music streaming to camping equipment to macaroon making social enterprises.

Jacob Hill who set up The Lazy Camper talks about how he got started, the best advice he ever received and the mistakes made along the way.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Broadcast Exchange .