11 Aug 2010 | Uncategorized
Actually, don’t..whatever your psychological hang-ups. Which we all have – psychologically we avoid negative advice. But people do not realise that success comes from avoiding losses in the main, rather than making profits.Think about it. Where do you get...
25 Jul 2010 | Uncategorized
I happened upon my dissertation , written in 1993, on the topic of small business failures and how to avoid them. I’m not claiming to be clairvoyant, but it’s interesting to reflect how things don’t change too much..”The main sources of capital...
17 Jun 2010 | Uncategorized
Are we getting out of the recession? Will it be a double dip recession? Will we end up like Greece? Will the Germans offer to buy the Isle of Wight and would we care? How will we survive? And what’s this got to do with firefighting??Answers in order:No (or maybe...
3 May 2010 | Uncategorized
I suppose this is my Peter Kaye moment – shower gel is my garlic bread!In my household there is a need to produced detailed specifications of some things which are not important to me, but that’s my problem.Shower gel being one. Which I don’t...
4 Apr 2010 | Uncategorized
So much to do, such little time…the constant lament of the small business person. Some other problem to rush to, some fire to put out, so many idiots who don’t understand…so organised!Do most of us feel in control of our business lives? Or do we feel...
17 Feb 2010 | Uncategorized
I think it’s because they are driven by the clock. Every 6 minutes they have to record what they’ve done, and bill it to someone. Very little latitude or autonomy – they have to produce, produce, produce.Accounts historically have done the same. Your...
