Posted on June 29, 2009 by Nick
I want to tell you today about a great colleague and friend of mine, Matt O’Neill, who now runs a cracking communications company, Modcomms (if you run change management or corporate communications programmes, do get in touch with him – he is absolutely first class).
We have given each other advice, work and contacts for many [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2009 by Nick
Just a quick posting today.
Like many business owners, not only am I looking for more business, I am particularly looking for more business from public sector clients. In a downturn, they can be an essential source of income. Unlike private sector clients, though, there is usually a much more formulaic procurement process – usually a [...]
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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 December 5, 2008 by Nick
This week, I spent some time working on an audio interview with Phil Ledger of Ledger Bennett, a rather savvy marketing agency in Milton Keynes.
Phil was extremely articulate, and remains resolutely upbeat about the economy. Actually, that’s not strictly true; I suspect that he agrees with me that the economy is in a parlous state; [...]
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Posted on November 25, 2008 by Nick
Hi all,
As you now no doubt know, VAT has been reduced (on most products and services) to 15%; from December 1st 2008; for at least a year.
If you provide a service to your clients (as I do), get your invoices out fast! The essential fact here is that the applicable date is the date of [...]
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Posted on November 11, 2008 by Nick
This post is going to be a bit odd for me, because I’m going to talk about something I don’t know much about at all- manufacturing.
You see, I have always worked in the service sector. I’ve got soft, Fairy Liquid hands because ‘I’ve never done a ‘proper’ day’s work in my life’. I’ve lived my [...]
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Posted on November 4, 2008 by Nick
There’s quite an argument going on at the moment about social networking websites (like Facebook and Bebo) and their role in the workplace.
In the red corner are the HR departments of several large companies. They’re convinced that employees are wasting time surfing these websites for spurious purposes, like arranging waterfights or watching videos of their [...]
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Posted on October 30, 2008 by Nick
I, dear reader, am male. That means that when I need a pair of shoes, this is what I do:
Decide what sort of shoe I require, functionally (e.g. shoe, trainer, boot, etc.)
Go to the nearest shoe shop
Find shoes that broadly meet the requirement above, at what looks like a halfway decent price.
Pay. Run away. Fast.
I [...]
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Posted on October 24, 2008 by Nick
I was recently lucky enough to be invited by effervescent entrepreneur Tom Ball of Cognac to a lunch, where a bunch of us business types discussed the doom and gloom of recession, and what we thought businesses could do to survive.
I thought you might be interested in their collective wisdom, so, here are some of [...]
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Posted on October 20, 2008 by Nick
A few years ago, I discovered a gem of a website for any business. WantDontWant is a magic service where large businesses can advertise their unwanted office furniture. The big company saves on disposal and removals. Little guys like you and me get discounted office furniture. It’s not an auction- there’s no high-pressure bidding; just [...]
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