Farewell, then, the noughties… what’s 2010 got in store?

Well, this is probably my last post of not just the year, but a whole decade. And that gives us quite a lot to look back on; here’s a list from off the top of my head. They’re largely negative, but that’s only because it’s bad things which make the news… the biggest debt pile [...]

Get paid fast – without spending a penny

I once conducted an interview with a chap from the Better Payment Practice Group. They’re a lobbying group who represent the small business community; and their raison d’etre is to help small businesses improve their cashflow by getting paid on time. Much of their work – and the bit which gets the most media attention [...]

Ohhh the irony…

Just thought you might all like this helpful advice from the latest edition of NatWest’s “MoneySense” magazine!…

Chasing the money

Today I had one of those nasty conversations you have to have from time to time, when a client is being somewhat reticent about paying their bills. It went fine, and it’s nothing I haven’t faced before; but it made me think that perhaps it’s time to write a few words on the subject of [...]

A credit crunch story

I want to tell you a story about my friend Paul. He lives a few doors down from me, and we went for a drink a couple of weeks back. He told me an astonishing story. Back in the early 1990′s, he was a bit strapped for cash. Somewhere along the way, he forgot to [...]