Posted on May 18, 2009 by Nick
Mostly, this blog deals with my personal experiences of running a business. Today, though, instead of taking you to my office, I’d like to take you home. To sunny Sydenham in South London, for a quick look through my local lens at supermarket giant Tesco.
Tesco has an astonishing position at the top of the retail [...]
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Posted on March 16, 2009 by Nick
This post is a tribute to Alex Tew. Alex is one of the UK’s youngest and most successful entrepreneurs. He’s the guy behind the original Million Dollar Homepage – a true piece of internet history. Basically, Alex decided that student life was expensive. What, he thought, could he do to make a million dollars quickly? [...]
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Posted on January 21, 2009 by Nick
Barack Obama has gladly accepted what can only be described as a poisoned chalice. Oh sure, he’s President of the United States of America; but this time, along with the job comes an economy in dire straits, a poverty gap that puts some third world countries to shame, and conflict either brewing or exploding in [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2009 by Nick
Welcome back to a shiny new year!
I hope you had a relaxed and enjoyable Christmas with those you love.
I also hope that if, like me, you commute into work, you’re coping with the unpleasant shock of an early start, a 6% rise in train fares, and all the usual excuses!
But enough of all that- down [...]
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Posted on December 22, 2008 by Nick
I didn’t really want one of my last postings of the year to be an obituary; but last week the business world lost one of its quieter but most impressive entrepreneurs: Loucas Haji-Ioannou. If the surname sounds familiar, that’s because Loucas was Stelios “EasyJet” Haji-Ioannou’s father. Indeed, EasyJet was founded with a £5m loan from Dad.
Do [...]
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Posted on December 10, 2008 by Nick
Today I met quite a remarkable entrepreneur. Sabirul Islam is a successful entrepreneur, investor in other companies, and published author. Oh, and he’s 18 year old. Yup- 18.
I interviewed him this afternoon, and his story is quite remarkable. Born in one of the poorest boroughs of London, with none of the advantages of an education [...]
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Posted on November 19, 2008 by Nick
I’ve spent the past few weeks blogging about the recession, but I want to go back today to one of my old hobby-horses: customer service.
Yesterday, I was back in the studio doing some video work. One of our guests was Judy Naake, a lady I have met once before, and who is a supremely capable [...]
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Posted on September 5, 2008 by Nick
You know that feeling when something small looks like it’s going to turn into a financial nightmare. I had one of those episodes this week (Excuse the glass-half-empty attitude- don’t worry, this story has a very happy ending).
So, after 18 months of living in my jeans pocket, the little electronic thingy which operates my car [...]
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Posted on August 14, 2008 by Nick
This week marked the culmination of what is, in my opinion, one of the finest turnarounds in brand/marketing history. The O2 Arena, nestled in the elbow of the River Thames in Greenwich, has become the most successful live events venue in the world. With over two million people scheduled to walk through its doors this [...]
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