Million Impossible?
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I would agree with that statement, however facts have been determined which are;
Director X previously ran a company that went to the wall owing lots of money and many disgruntled customers.
Director X now runs Company Y which itself has a winding-up order placed upon it.
Those are indisputable facts. I don't know the in's and out's of the BERRs 'target' but surely they would only launch an action against a director where there was a hint of evidence to suggest there was a case, otherwise its a complete waste of tax payers money which wouldn't be allowed. Of course I know from what you said your experience goes against that and it wouldnt be the first case of a civil service department wasting tax payers money.
Duane's original motive was one of curiosity and other posters did some digging and found these details. It is like a mini DD on here where your idea/business proposal/request investment either gets nods of approval or the boot gets stuck in. The key thing is that people do help each other and in this case it is surely to present *all* the facts to any prospects who may not be in a position to do some basic due dilligence themselves.
In fact I'm pretty sure that many of us would just want Bradley to come back on here and present his side of the story.
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Which country are you from? If you haven't noticed this governement are the lead sponsors in wasting tax payers money. They allow it and even encourage it on a daily basis.
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No postings of yours have been deleted that I can see (apart from the two aforementioned duplicates) so really cannot answer this question:|
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million impossible
Hello Everyone and happy new year to you all
When we started our business it was because we had worked at a business previously where we had been mislead. We worked tirelessly for a man who betrayed us. I did not wish others to go through what myself and some of my team had to endure.
Million Impossible was created to show that even if you had hit rock bottom that you could given the right support, knowledge that you could make your dreams a reality.
I have been scrutinised in blogs previously and i accepted the day that i had the courage to tell everybody my story, that this would inevitably be the case.
Since the business launched we have created a UK wide network of Entrepreneurs, an online digital magazine and many great products that are evolving.
It takes a great deal of courage to admit your faults and even more courage to talk to your piers about them as you progress your journey. My personal blogs whch you can view from our main homepage.
The recession has certainly hit and i feel that we have now actually entered a depression and as a result more and more businesses will need help and advice about the decisions that will inevitably have to make. Many of these decisions will require a great deal of strength and resolve.
The thing about adversity is that so many people dismiss it "Until it happens to you". It is only once you have faced adversity do you truly understand that difficulties that arise out of it.
If I have to travel this journey and make mistakes which in turn helps my fellow Entrepreneurs then I will have achieved what I set out to do.
I am always available to talk to anyone that has faced adversity or has concerns about their business. I cannot say that i am experienced in every single field of business, but i will always help anyone who asks me and if i don't not know the answer i will try to find someone who does.
As you can imagine i have faced critics and the cynics, however we have some wonderful members who know what we are trying to achieve and have faced adversity only to rise again.
I have learnt many things in the last year working on Million Impossible and have met some amazing positive people, but one thing still astounds me and that is that anybody can have a pop at who you are and what you do even though they do not know your business and they do not know you.
I do not hide behind a warm blanket of anonymity, in fact to the contrary i am fighting to help UK Entrepreneurs prepare and protect themselves as we are all going to need that this year more than any other year at a great personal cost to myself.
We try to adopt a Japanese system called "Kaizen" it means - instead of blaming, find a solution!
I hope as a collective of business people and regardless of our flaws, which we all have that we can in the time of need stand togther and fight for each other in protecting all our dreams, businessess and families.
Best Wishes to you all for 2009
Dreams to Reality
Bradley Chapman
When we started our business it was because we had worked at a business previously where we had been mislead. We worked tirelessly for a man who betrayed us. I did not wish others to go through what myself and some of my team had to endure.
Million Impossible was created to show that even if you had hit rock bottom that you could given the right support, knowledge that you could make your dreams a reality.
I have been scrutinised in blogs previously and i accepted the day that i had the courage to tell everybody my story, that this would inevitably be the case.
Since the business launched we have created a UK wide network of Entrepreneurs, an online digital magazine and many great products that are evolving.
It takes a great deal of courage to admit your faults and even more courage to talk to your piers about them as you progress your journey. My personal blogs whch you can view from our main homepage.
The recession has certainly hit and i feel that we have now actually entered a depression and as a result more and more businesses will need help and advice about the decisions that will inevitably have to make. Many of these decisions will require a great deal of strength and resolve.
The thing about adversity is that so many people dismiss it "Until it happens to you". It is only once you have faced adversity do you truly understand that difficulties that arise out of it.
If I have to travel this journey and make mistakes which in turn helps my fellow Entrepreneurs then I will have achieved what I set out to do.
I am always available to talk to anyone that has faced adversity or has concerns about their business. I cannot say that i am experienced in every single field of business, but i will always help anyone who asks me and if i don't not know the answer i will try to find someone who does.
As you can imagine i have faced critics and the cynics, however we have some wonderful members who know what we are trying to achieve and have faced adversity only to rise again.
I have learnt many things in the last year working on Million Impossible and have met some amazing positive people, but one thing still astounds me and that is that anybody can have a pop at who you are and what you do even though they do not know your business and they do not know you.
I do not hide behind a warm blanket of anonymity, in fact to the contrary i am fighting to help UK Entrepreneurs prepare and protect themselves as we are all going to need that this year more than any other year at a great personal cost to myself.
We try to adopt a Japanese system called "Kaizen" it means - instead of blaming, find a solution!
I hope as a collective of business people and regardless of our flaws, which we all have that we can in the time of need stand togther and fight for each other in protecting all our dreams, businessess and families.
Best Wishes to you all for 2009
Dreams to Reality
Bradley Chapman
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Bradley,
Good on you for being big enough to post about what's happened in the past and coming back here to defend yourself and you business. I respect you for that.
I assume you are referring to 118 Trades and saying you (and the guys that now make up Mi) were betrayed/used/misled by someone else at the top at 118 trades.
Quite possibly true. But I only had a brief look around the site and I kept getting all these references to adversity.
Stop looking back and start looking forward.
If we were going to play top trumps with how much adversity we've had in our lives, I promise you I could beat you without even trying. I just choose not to dwell on it and make it a central point of my life now. That Million (+) hasn't been Impossible for me - and that's without having to go on about how bad I've had it, etc.
The whole "despite adversity" and "we're a group of honest entreprenuers" just screams negativity.
Cool. Join the Samaritans. At the moment you sound like a cross between a victim and wannabe martyr. If Mi is meant to be the business equivalent of the Samaritans, then make that obvious. At the moment - from it's name, to the content of the site, through to your post here - it just stinks of bitterness, negativity and a victim complex.
That wont do anyone any favours.
Good on you for being big enough to post about what's happened in the past and coming back here to defend yourself and you business. I respect you for that.
I assume you are referring to 118 Trades and saying you (and the guys that now make up Mi) were betrayed/used/misled by someone else at the top at 118 trades.
Quite possibly true. But I only had a brief look around the site and I kept getting all these references to adversity.
Stop looking back and start looking forward.
If we were going to play top trumps with how much adversity we've had in our lives, I promise you I could beat you without even trying. I just choose not to dwell on it and make it a central point of my life now. That Million (+) hasn't been Impossible for me - and that's without having to go on about how bad I've had it, etc.
The whole "despite adversity" and "we're a group of honest entreprenuers" just screams negativity.
Cool. Join the Samaritans. At the moment you sound like a cross between a victim and wannabe martyr. If Mi is meant to be the business equivalent of the Samaritans, then make that obvious. At the moment - from it's name, to the content of the site, through to your post here - it just stinks of bitterness, negativity and a victim complex.
That wont do anyone any favours.
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million impossible
I am not dwelling on the past. I am, however trying to ensure that this kind of negativity is replaced with positivity. As I have said previously we may all face adversity when we least expect it and for reasons that may be outside of our control.
I just hope that when and if anyone should face adversity that they have options to help them make any decisions or actions that little bit easier.
For all those that know me, I have nothing but positivity and am highly driven towards helping Entrepreneurs overcome adversity.
We have so much to look forward to this year and the next as more Entrepreneurs face adversity.
I am really excited about 2009 and although i have some challenges to overcome. I hope that with the support of my friends we will get there.
Once again I wish you all every success in 2009
Regards Bradley
I just hope that when and if anyone should face adversity that they have options to help them make any decisions or actions that little bit easier.
For all those that know me, I have nothing but positivity and am highly driven towards helping Entrepreneurs overcome adversity.
We have so much to look forward to this year and the next as more Entrepreneurs face adversity.
I am really excited about 2009 and although i have some challenges to overcome. I hope that with the support of my friends we will get there.
Once again I wish you all every success in 2009
Regards Bradley
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Brad,
I think the fact you used Rachel as a means of raising your company's profile (ie at the exhibition) has brought you unwelcome publicity here at least. If you had not used Rachel i'd hazard a guess that no one would be any the wiser about your background and not interested either.
So it depends whether using Rachel has helped or not, and only you can determnine that.
We dont doubt people suffer problems in business, but surely you can see the overall external view that was originally pointed out? How many businesses went bust or suffered because of you going bust - ie those you didnt pay?
It would be better to think that any director in that position who wants to start a new business and has the funds to do so, should repay their old debts first.
I think the fact you used Rachel as a means of raising your company's profile (ie at the exhibition) has brought you unwelcome publicity here at least. If you had not used Rachel i'd hazard a guess that no one would be any the wiser about your background and not interested either.
So it depends whether using Rachel has helped or not, and only you can determnine that.
We dont doubt people suffer problems in business, but surely you can see the overall external view that was originally pointed out? How many businesses went bust or suffered because of you going bust - ie those you didnt pay?
It would be better to think that any director in that position who wants to start a new business and has the funds to do so, should repay their old debts first.
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You're using "you" to mean Brad, when I assume you mean "118 Trades".
From what Brads posting above, he seems to be saying that he was also an unwitting victim in the whole 118 Trades saga and not the perpertator or even knowingly concerned in it being a rip-off.
If that's the case and it's true then he has my sympathy and he should make this clear.
If these things are dealt with properly then they can go in your favour.
There was a card processor company that went bust owing a lot of people a lot of money a couple of years ago. The MD made very clear what had happened and what he'd done and is doing to deal with it all - a situation that was out of his control (And in which he also lost a small fortune - but he never comment on that in public from what I've seen). Because of how he has dealt with it, I have a huge amount of respect for him and have more faith in his integrity than someone I don't know anything about.
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My company lost a few grand only when this happened. I got us out when the Amex lies hit the fan
. Saved me from losing 30K that gut instinct. I got a personal phone call from the Director at my home to say sorry and that it was not his fault etc. I admired his balls for calling me personaly as he must have called loads of people.
I decided to give the guy a break but having been there when it all went pear shapped I saw how the lies stacked up and when it all went belly up it was one of those things I saw coming from a mile away. The guy did not do himself any favours with the lies about the AMEX issues.
So it shows that if you balls it out you can recover some respect but I never bank with that "MERCHANT BANKER" again
Simon
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UK my friend, UK!
Which is why if you read the next line I said something along similar lines.
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Brad was Commercial Director at 118 trades, so I find it hard to believe that he didn't know what was really going on!
My guess is that he loved the money when it was coming in (regardless of whether is was through ripping people off). But when it all came to a head and the money stopped, its easy to deny responsibility and pretend you knew nothing about it.
In fact, I read somewhere how one of Brad's staff at Mi - Scott English - who appeared on the ITV show "Natural Born Sellers" - was bragging that when he worked at 118 he was driving a flash sports car as a result of exceeding his sales target. I have also read (on another forum - blagger dot com) that any customers he ripped off at 118 trades he called "rape victims"... not very nice at all.
I think this shows you exactly what kind of people we are dealing with here.
But wait, I can hear what Mi are saying already... " IT'S ADVERSITY"... No, it's the people you've conned catching up with you!!!
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yes I was meaning Brad as a director of the company, of which one has a legal responsibility as many others have reminded people on here when they have been querying stuff and been reminded of their duties as a director, and not using 'I didnt know' as an excuse for not sharing at least some responsibility.
If Brad is saying that during those years as a director he was a naive one and not an irresponsible one, fair enough I suppose. But Id be intersted to know at what point did the naivety end and the full on company directorship responsibilities 100% kick in - just to reassure people of course. Because, there cant be no more excuses from hereonin. Any future failures must be taken fully on the chin and no blame aportioned anywhere else but oneself.
If Brad is saying that during those years as a director he was a naive one and not an irresponsible one, fair enough I suppose. But Id be intersted to know at what point did the naivety end and the full on company directorship responsibilities 100% kick in - just to reassure people of course. Because, there cant be no more excuses from hereonin. Any future failures must be taken fully on the chin and no blame aportioned anywhere else but oneself.
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Rachel Elnaugh
Brad
As we have discussed, there is huge opportunity for a forum where the members are hugely co-supportive, none of this 'I endured failure, I've since made a £million+, pull yourself together and stop whining' bull****. Try telling that to the many thousands who are currently on the edge, risk losing their business, their home, their everything and need positive support right here right now.
Onwards and upwards - and I know you will never let the bstards grind you down!
Best wishes as ever
Rachel
PS Apologies if I have damaged your brand
As we have discussed, there is huge opportunity for a forum where the members are hugely co-supportive, none of this 'I endured failure, I've since made a £million+, pull yourself together and stop whining' bull****. Try telling that to the many thousands who are currently on the edge, risk losing their business, their home, their everything and need positive support right here right now.
Onwards and upwards - and I know you will never let the bstards grind you down!
Best wishes as ever
Rachel
PS Apologies if I have damaged your brand
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Brad
As we have discussed, there is huge opportunity for a forum where the members are hugely co-supportive, none of this 'I endured failure, I've since made a £million+, pull yourself together and stop whining' bull****. Try telling that to the many thousands who are currently on the edge, risk losing their business, their home, their everything and need positive support right here right now.
Onwards and upwards - and I know you will never let the bstards grind you down!
Best wishes as ever
Rachel
PS Apologies if I have damaged your brand
This is that forum. The members are hugely co-operative and full of positive and constructive support. Hence why it's the biggest business forum in the UK.
I might be an arrogant so-and-so, but it'd be a mistake to assume everyone here is the same.
Brad has received a huge amount of constuctive criticism in this thread. Some of which he appears to be taking and acting on.
The great thing about this community is that people tend to say what they mean and mean what they say. Not just insinuate things.
I think your post above reflects quite badly on you.
Anyway, I wish you and Brad all the best in 2009 with your businesses. Life would be boring if we all agreed all of the time : )
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O dear, heads in sand springs to mind.
There was a chance to say, this is my business, here is what I have done, and here is the story behind it and the reasons why it currently has a winding-up order lodged against it. Instead we have some general waffle about adversity and aren't I unlucky and because I do something I get criticised blah blah blah, real shame!
There was a chance to say, this is my business, here is what I have done, and here is the story behind it and the reasons why it currently has a winding-up order lodged against it. Instead we have some general waffle about adversity and aren't I unlucky and because I do something I get criticised blah blah blah, real shame!
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million impossible
Hello everyone
All publicity is good publicity........ Thank you for the people who have emailed me directly about joining Entrepreneur School. Yes it is an exciting opportunity.
We are looking to launch Q1/Q2 2009. We would be pleased to have you as Entrepreneur teachers and we do have availability for your field of expertise. I will email you all directly about the school in more depth and what it could mean for your business and our aspiring Entrepreneurs.
Day one of The Business Startup show which we exhibited at London Olympia during November2008, courtesy of Rachel Elnaugh had a very high footfall of students and day two was more B2B focused. The show really cemented the need for a school for Entrepreneurs and we are very excited to try to bring this project together.
We are about to put a new article together regarding the school which will outline our key plans and we should have this live some time this week on the Entrepreneur page on our website.
The first printed edition of Raw Business magazine for Entrepreneurs is due out in March 2009. I would be more than pleased to post any reader a copy of the limited launch edition just email me.
I would also like to send my love and support to Steve and Katherine who tragically lost their son in car crash recently. I can only imagine the loss that you and your family are feeling right now. I hope you enjoyed the poem.
Best Wishes Bradley
PS - Rachel ,you once said to me "never say never" ... You also said to me that more people are going through tough challenging times than the people that have reached success. You said to me don't be afraid of what you have been through..
I am not afraid.. and thank you for your support guidance and wisdom. Having been through adversity yourself, meeting you has been a real inspiration for me in my life and just knowing that people like yourself who "do not run for the hills" at the first sign of adversity gives hope to us all.
I am looking forward to 2009 with great optimism - Did you see the entry in my blog"Entrepreneurs - dont ever let anybody tell you that you cant do something"
All publicity is good publicity........ Thank you for the people who have emailed me directly about joining Entrepreneur School. Yes it is an exciting opportunity.
We are looking to launch Q1/Q2 2009. We would be pleased to have you as Entrepreneur teachers and we do have availability for your field of expertise. I will email you all directly about the school in more depth and what it could mean for your business and our aspiring Entrepreneurs.
Day one of The Business Startup show which we exhibited at London Olympia during November2008, courtesy of Rachel Elnaugh had a very high footfall of students and day two was more B2B focused. The show really cemented the need for a school for Entrepreneurs and we are very excited to try to bring this project together.
We are about to put a new article together regarding the school which will outline our key plans and we should have this live some time this week on the Entrepreneur page on our website.
The first printed edition of Raw Business magazine for Entrepreneurs is due out in March 2009. I would be more than pleased to post any reader a copy of the limited launch edition just email me.
I would also like to send my love and support to Steve and Katherine who tragically lost their son in car crash recently. I can only imagine the loss that you and your family are feeling right now. I hope you enjoyed the poem.
Best Wishes Bradley
PS - Rachel ,you once said to me "never say never" ... You also said to me that more people are going through tough challenging times than the people that have reached success. You said to me don't be afraid of what you have been through..
I am not afraid.. and thank you for your support guidance and wisdom. Having been through adversity yourself, meeting you has been a real inspiration for me in my life and just knowing that people like yourself who "do not run for the hills" at the first sign of adversity gives hope to us all.
I am looking forward to 2009 with great optimism - Did you see the entry in my blog"Entrepreneurs - dont ever let anybody tell you that you cant do something"
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This is a very interesting thread. I researched Mi as they seemed a competitor to WeCanDo.BIZ and I like to know what people are up to. I noted it didn't seem well supported but then talk in this thread of a (re)launchthis year might explain that. For me, I was put off signing up -- and I normally sign up to everything for research and education purposes -- was when they started asking for a date of birth and other stuff that banks ask for. Unless I can trust the party requesting it and see why they need it (I am not sure my birthday matters to other business contacts on the site) I tend to get suspicious of what they'll do with it.
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This is the post directly after Rachel's timed at 09:44...is this the one that you are referring to?
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In which case if others can see it (The original) but you cannot I would guess that there is certainly something wrong with your settings
Can anyone else confirm that the post is visible in this thread?
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maruby
Time for me to just chip in and say that I've actually spent a day sat next to Bradley! Yes, I have met him in the flesh and I didn't notice any horns and hooves!
I can only comment that I found Bradley open, friendly with a great empathy for people. He was honest about the challenges he has faced in business and more personally.
I hope that Bradley is successful with his legal challenge, rescues Million and hope he sticks around this forum and gets involved.
Rachel - it was also nice to see you sticking up for Bradley
I can only comment that I found Bradley open, friendly with a great empathy for people. He was honest about the challenges he has faced in business and more personally.
I hope that Bradley is successful with his legal challenge, rescues Million and hope he sticks around this forum and gets involved.
Rachel - it was also nice to see you sticking up for Bradley
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I think there is some misunderstanding and misinterpretation about Bradley. No one has said the guy is not a generally nice person, no one has said that he is the devil incarnate, that he is unfriendly, sulky or dishonest (the opposites to the traits you are stating he does have since you met him today). You can be the nicest person and still make the biggest mistakes.
The OP was not discussing Bradley's personality, it was his abilities as a director. he has admitted he was done over by another director, and accepts that happened. Whether in hindsight he should have known better and could have done something about it back then, we dont know.
The OP was not discussing Bradley's personality, it was his abilities as a director. he has admitted he was done over by another director, and accepts that happened. Whether in hindsight he should have known better and could have done something about it back then, we dont know.
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Rachel Elnaugh
I think Gerald (having interviewed him for my book) would say, in reflection, that he is now in a very good place. Life is a learning process, a journey, and sometimes you just need to go with that flow.
I like the fact that he now runs his business from a laptop in his garden, to me that is true success.
Rachel
PS DLOG don't worry darling, your comments will always be welcome on my blog...
I like the fact that he now runs his business from a laptop in his garden, to me that is true success.
Rachel
PS DLOG don't worry darling, your comments will always be welcome on my blog...
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Maruby, ditto that, I only had 20mins with Bradley, but hey WHAT A GEEZER he is, pity we can't clone some Bradleys, ooh what a much better world we could live in.
And Rachel, with all due respect, I am not worried, just dissappointed really that not all my comments were visible, the thing is, it was an ideal opportunity to give something back to Bradley, and of course he could not refuse my support this time.
When some one gives so much, and those sort of people seem to be few and far between these days, and want NOTHING in return, it is sometimes difficult to find a way to repay them, wether they want repaymeny or not, it is my personality to repay in any way that I can, and by supporting Bradley on this site was one way I could.
I wish you all the best Bradley, and I know in my heart of hearts you will make an unprecedented success in all that you do.
And Rachel, with all due respect, I am not worried, just dissappointed really that not all my comments were visible, the thing is, it was an ideal opportunity to give something back to Bradley, and of course he could not refuse my support this time.
When some one gives so much, and those sort of people seem to be few and far between these days, and want NOTHING in return, it is sometimes difficult to find a way to repay them, wether they want repaymeny or not, it is my personality to repay in any way that I can, and by supporting Bradley on this site was one way I could.
I wish you all the best Bradley, and I know in my heart of hearts you will make an unprecedented success in all that you do.
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