Posted on May 4, 2010 by Nick
It’s going to be an exciting week. For me, election time is thrilling: a pivotal opportunity for us all to have some sort of influence over our immediate futures. I feel that anyone who squanders their right to vote by staying at home has no right to moan for the next five years. This election, [...]
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Posted on January 18, 2010 by Nick
This week, we’ve been interviewing for a fairly senior marketing role on a particular project. With the current economic climate, there’s been no shortage of high-calibre applicants. It’s not the first time I’ve conducted interviews; but it is the first time I’ve been able to sit back and watch. A colleague of mine was running [...]
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Posted on January 5, 2010 by Nick
There’s a big difference between the political classes and the great British public. Politicians are still trying to put a gloss on our heinous economic situation- refusing to admit that we need drastic cuts from somewhere. That’s what happens when there’s an election round the corner. The Great British Public, however, aren’t so stupid. In 2009, [...]
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Posted on December 24, 2009 by Nick
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 [...]
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Posted on November 16, 2009 by Nick
Last week, we hit panic stations. We’re turning down work because we’re just too busy. Which is all good news. But what for businesses that are facing up to the harsher realities of the recession? Apparently the government has put lots of measures in place to help businesses get by. Several local Business Link organisations [...]
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Posted on September 28, 2009 by Nick
If, like me, you’re doing your best to run a business under difficult economic circumstances, spare a thought for Songbird, the majority owner of that mighty symbol of capitalism, Canary Wharf. Last week, Songbird pulled in the largest ever equity raising in the British property industry in order to stave off bankruptcy: tapping new investors [...]
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Posted on August 11, 2009 by Nick
I had an interesting night last night – I went “proper” networking for the first time in ages. I’ve been so busy that I’ve forgotten how important it is to get out and meet new people. It should be in every single “Business 101″ course that if you’ve got nothing better to do, you should [...]
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Posted on August 6, 2009 by Nick
Do you sell online? Then this post is for you. Online has blown a gaping hole through the world of retail. The ability for customers to check for best prices in seconds, plus the success of auction sites like eBay, means that the online world is a credible and game-changing threat to retailers. Yet, for [...]
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Posted on July 13, 2009 by Nick
You know those green shoots of recovery? And the endless discussion about whether it’s a “U” shaped recession, or a “V” shaped recession (or, the one which I think is correct – a “W” shaped recession)? Yup – we’ve all got an opinion, but there’s a lot of unpredictability in the air right now. And [...]
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Posted on June 5, 2009 by Nick
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, I hope I’ve been broad enough in my declared opinions for you not to be able to guess which way I vote in political elections. After all, that’s nobody’s business but my own. I’m not going to tell you here how I voted on Thursday [...]
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