We are making sacrifices in terms of time, income, emotions, family and friends in order to keep our dream alive which is to build one of the Worlds most successful Entrepreneur and Business Networks with very limited funds...

The reason that we are trying to do this is to prove that regardless of age, race, financial position, gender, religion or nationality that you can make your dreams a reality if you unite with other people and draw upon their strengths.

Heidi is our operations Director and she has a heart of gold, a solid business head and is one of the most loyal people i know. Always an air of inspiration- A true fighter. She is also very Shy and does not like her picture on Blogs (but ill tell you a secret - our members can see her full picture at www.millionimpossible.com). Heidi definitely holds our business together and she is the BIG CHIEF and when she says no! We all pay attention.

Heidi Weir "The Shy One"

This is a picture of Colin Stroud who is our web development director and has been the inspiration behind the design of our web sites. Colin not only manages all the art and design work he also manages some 20+ domains that we own and run. Colin is a quiet but observant guy who has a wicked sense of humour. You have to be very careful when you go on a firms night out as he can drink and usually ends up in a corner mumbling "I'm Alright, I'm Alright" - A great guy that is a dedicated, loyal and hard working director and dad of one.

Mr Colin Stroud "The Human Torch".

And this is me Brad Chapman, just a simple guy really. I want to help businesses and change the way that we think as a business community but its not easy because so many people are too proud to accept or ask for help until it's too late but if we do then our businesses journeys become easier and we will all feel more "JOY than "DESPAIR" along the way..

Brad Chapman "Believing is everything"

You cannot build a ship without the right team, You cannot set sail unless you have a captain, a navigator and an engineer. In business terms you have an Entrepreneur, a manager and a technician and without an excellent working relationship between these three characters you are dead in the water.

You also need money to fund the project and for that we have to thank Mr Simon Clarke, Mr John Blewitt, Mr John Chapman and Mr Frank Crossley for believing in our idea and funding the initial stages of development and more recently Rachel Elnaugh (former MD of Red Letter Days and panel of investors on the BBC's Dragons Den programme.

We are now 8 months old and are going through growths pain like many other start up businesses. The greatest thing about our business is that we have a great team, who have a big heart and who are prepared to do whatever it takes to make Mi a success..

Regards From all the Mi Team

Bradley, Heidi, Colin, Mat, Ryan, Kirsty, John B, John C, Simon, Frank and Adam

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We had planned by this stage to move to a new office which would enable head count growth to hit 30 then on growing our target of creating 80 new jobs in Essex. The business was behind schedule on stage two launch by 4 weeks and with the 3 weeks delay with our initial launch has meant that we have to make an interim to move to a slightly bigger office to enable to the business to consolidate and strengthen our product offering.

Perhaps we were to ambitious on our targets but targets are what drive businesses forward. Lessons are learned every day and one of the many lessons that we ave learned since we launched is that you cannot control technology - when it works and the systems runs smoothly you can go home at night and relax, when it goes wrong or gets delayed you get stressed to the max!

We report to a board of directors who control and guide the business and like any board they want to see targets met and exceeded wherever possible.... The new office will enable our head count to grow to around 15 heads and we hope to move to our larger premises in about 2-3 months.

The business is at a very exciting stage - THE SIX MONTH STAGE - the stage where many businesses fail!

On one hand we have come so far and the other hand we are behind on our expectations. Million Impossible was created to show that anyone with a dream and limited capital could create a flourishing business. We are no different than most Entrepreneurs and we face all the challenges that comes with growing a business.....

Moving office is like moving home and it can be a very stressful process. So here are out tips for startup businesses that are either going into their first office or looking at their second move...

1. Business Centres are a great way to start your business and offer easy in easy out terms. Phone lines can be rented with having a big set up cost and most offer broadband as well (but watch the broadband costs the can be dear) you are better of having your own broadband installed.
2. Deposits are normally a month in advance and a month deposit and you very often start in a centre and if you grow you can increase the size of your office within the centre
3. Most centres have break out areas and meeting rooms and some have board rooms offering projection systems and plasma screens
4. Phone calls can be expensive as the centre usually make a big markup..
5. Some business centres have contacts and access to local funding grants which can help your business grow and some have Innovation Teams and Mentors which can guide and support you.

 We totally recommend that Start up business should consider business centres as an option for their first move. We are based in The Essex Technology & Innovation Centre and the have served us very well during our launch/ start up phase..... visit http://www.exdra.co.uk/ for further information on business centres.

Regards Bradley
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HOW is the word that plagues you the most and the how is potentially what stops you from taking that most important first step !!!!!!

HOW - WILL I DO IT
HOW - CAN I START IT
HOW - DOES THAT WORK
HOW- CAN I LEAVE MY JOB AND AFFORD TO TAKE THE RISK
HOW - WILL IT AFFECT MY FAMILY AND MY LIFESTYLE
HOW - SUCCESSFUL WILL I BE
HOW - COULD FAIL
HOW - BETTER OFF WOULD I BE
HOW - HAPPY WOULD I BE
HOW - WILL I BUILD MY NETWORK OF CUSTOMERS AND SUPPLIERS

HOW - many people just do not have the minerals? Well i can tell you all right now. Unless you have the balls, the courage and can celebrate the massive highs that you get when you make sales and achieve your successes and equally handle the failures and mistakes that most Entrepreneurs will make at some stage then get the thought of being an Entrepreneur out of your mind.

HONESTY - How many people are actually honest about the financial situation of their business, not many. Most would rather hide away in denial than actually ask for Help!

PAIN - You Will go through more pain being an entrepreneur than you have ever experienced in your life, don't be fooled by this foolish romantic notion that being an entrepreneur it is a bed of roses.

IMPOSSIBLE DREAM - You can and may well achieve your dreams and what a wonderful place it is. So if you do have the minerals then do not start the journey.. If however you do, and are prepared to show totally honesty then step inside and join our organisation.

Budding entrepreneurs have all the support that they need and their are so many sites that you can visit and yes i guess I'm bias towards Million Impossible Plc as i have had some input on their start up and route to market but i honestly believe that the Entrepreneur business networking, business services and support web site that they have created is a sure fire winner for all new and seasoned Entrepreneurs...

www.millionimpossible.com welcome to the the world of the Business underdog. A place where we hear you, we feel you. All we need to do is see you.

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Membership to the site is now totally free and registration is quick and easy.... visit www.millionimpossible.com now, take the first steps towards making your dreams a reality and take the HOW out of becoming an Entrepreneur.