Posted on February 16, 2009 by Nick
One of the things you get used to when you start your own business is living on fresh air. It’s an acquired taste, but if there’s one thing I hear all the time when I speak to new entrepreneurs, it’s their shock at how fast money can disappear.
Unless you’re very rich, or very clever, the [...]
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Posted on July 29, 2008 by Nick
The top story in the business press today is about Tesco’s latest assault on the high street: Britain’s No. 1 retailer wants to massively increase its financial services offering.
This is one of those announcements that makes so much sense, you wonder why we didn’t all expect it.
Firstly, Tesco is no newcomer to finance- it’s offered [...]
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Posted on July 8, 2008 by Nick
Soothsayers and sleight-of-hand merchants, magicians and Victorian side-show owners. They’re as good a bet in understanding the current economic climate as anyone in the press.
I mean, what sort of misguided fool would proffer their opinion on this recession? Who’d be daft enough to stick their head above the parapet?
Er… me. I can’t help it. So, [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2008 by Nick
If you’re thinking of starting a business, if maybe you’re reading this with a “lightbulb moment” happening in your head, here’s a great site to check out.
It’s called the “Eight Steps”, and it’s from a site called the Small Business School, which despite being US-based and affiliated in some way to public service broadcasting, is [...]
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Posted on April 28, 2008 by Nick
Last week, I found myself in the back of a taxi, chatting to London’s most talkative – and very amusing – cabbie. With the London Mayoral elections coming up, I was keen to get his opinions, and he was most forthcoming about the credit crunch. He was also forthcoming about his opinions on the philandering [...]
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