Posted on September 2, 2009 by Nick
Ah, September 1st. Along with most of the UK, I’m back from holiday with a bump. In our case, a thoroughly rude awakening; because (having told you about this almost 4 months ago), we’ve finally moved office. I am writing this from the comfort of my lovely first floor view over Bateman Street in the [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2009 by Nick
Right then – if you’re a businessy sort of person, you’ve probably been dragged kicking and screaming on holiday entirely against your will. You’d far rather be chained to your desk, because you think your company will fall apart without you. It won’t. To heal the pain, here are a selection of business/economics books which [...]
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Posted on August 28, 2008 by Nick
There is a funny discussion going on at the moment as to whether we’re in a recession or not. A recession is “official” if the economy contracts for two quarters or more. TV and radio debates therefore centre on wriggling as much out of spurious statistics as possible. Let me help. I say: we’re in [...]
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Posted on March 2, 2008 by Nick
Everyone loves lists, and every now and then I’m going to compile one. It’s what slightly obsessive men do on a Sunday afternoon instead of putting their CD collections in alphabetical order. Here’s a list of ten wonderful online business services. Get networking. I mean business networking, not laying computer cables. LinkedIn has stormed ahead [...]
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