Today I have ambitious but clearly achievable goals and am pacing my journey towards them.I’m crowdfunding my book about homelessness. That’s why I’m called the Barefoot Entrepreneur....success comes to those who tread carefully, sensitive to those around them. Buy a copy & gain an insight into a world you probably don’t know. He’s spoken at small business; social enterprise; charity; housing; education and health conferences. Keynote speaker Robert Ashton is the barefoot entrepreneur. Can you help make this happen? Now I’m looking for opportunities to write for newspapers, trade journals and marketing agencies. Here are the five simple steps I followedI’ve spoken at quite a few conferences over the years, but this will be the first time I’ve adapted one of my books and read from it on stage, with actors playing the parts of different characters.I’ve just spent my Saturday morning attending a meeting about Quaker Meeting houses. As the Barefoot Entrepreneur, he … Why not incubate your new venture at The Turnpike Business Centre, in rural Norfolk, just 20 minutes from the centre of Norwich. Last week, I had an email from a chap called Emmanuel.

. That needs fools like me; social entrepreneurs with passion, energy and in my case a track record of doing what at first appears impossible.So here I am on my 1964 Fordson Super Dexta speaking my mind about Norwich Mustard.

A Quaker, I am always willing to confront injustice and inequality, helping people over the barriers society so often places in their way,A dysfunctional upbringing, failure at school and an IQ of 155 make me the man I am today. Profits will all go to St Martins, Norwich’s homelessness charityRobert is a respected national commentator on social entrepreneurship. I’ll be spending August trying to redefine what success means for me. As well as an understanding landlord, Robert can be your mentor too! I’ve put together a one day sales course based on the book. I remove my shoes and sometimes encourage my audience to do the same. Robert is a popular author with 19 non-fiction books to his name. Personally, I really hate those sessions where someone talks at you for ages. I’ve put together a one day sales course based on the book. How easy it is, for yesterday’s catastrophe to become today’s business opportunity. I’d not done this at the funerals of my parents or grandparents, but was invited to do so for my late uncle. It is the latest in a long line of Norfolk initiatives that this Wymondham-based Quaker has helped to make happen. I’ve always shunned qualifications, yet now I’m a full-time MA student, which feels strangeI’m learning that it is important for a writer to set aside time simply to be, creating space for inspiration, imagination and serendipitous opportunities to present themselves. Robert Ashton helps individuals, organisations and communities achieve greater, positive social impact through achieving economic self-sufficiency. Personally, I really hate those sessions where someone talks at you for ages.

©2019 Robert Ashton, Turnpike Farm, London Road, Suton, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 9SSIn 1903 Bertrand Russell wrote that: 'All progress depends on the unreasonable man.' This, as people are finding out, is very different! People say I am ‘different’, which I guess is true. Robert Ashton is the Barefoot Entrepreneur. It’s not about asking oneself questions, but becoming receptive to unsolicited answersI walked behind a coffin the other day, following it into church and then out again to the grave where it now rests. .People have always hired me to solve problems because I have a habit of finding answers, often where they’re least expected. That’s why I’ve teamed up with Last September I finally stopped taking on new consultancy projects and started a full-time MA in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia. He usually confronts the challenges facing his audience and has been known to change his speech at the last minute to pick up issues raised by the previous speaker. Robert is a respected national commentator on social entrepreneurship.