I know many who invested their time and money and none who had the success that was held out as a near certainty if we worked hard.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Cut off from the world
I have arrangements to make sure that all important matters are dealt with in my absence, my phones are answered and there is really nothing that should go wrong.
Monitoring help from afar
Recently I bought a couple of computer monitors for the office. I inserted the word “computer” in that last sentence to distinguish it from the other sort of monitor, which is someone who keeps an eye out. When I was ten I was the classroom door monitor, which meant I stood by to open and…
Networking, nepotism and family values
A couple of weeks back now, the British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said “it was “wrong” that his own career had been boosted by parental connections when he was starting out, getting him time at a bank and his first job in politics.” I thought I should let the predictable press nonsense die down…
Loneliness is such a sad affair
It is a lonely affair being in business on your own or just in a small business of a few people. There is also the question of fear of other businesses in the same line, seeing them as competitors. I don’t think that is the right attitude. Since I have been in business I have…
Customer service Aunt Sallys
If we have a dispute with a provider about anything because we don’t think they delivered, it is better to take it up with them and to deal with it privately.
Short-sighted customer fleecing
I went to a meeting at a hotel the other day, which is one where my colleagues and I quite often hire a room. On this occasion we didn’t hire a room but met in the lounge. I didn’t actually pay for anything as a friend was kind enough to treat me. As a group,…
Panorama of sad tales
The programme did well to highlight the difficulties, including the direct discrimination based on age, the greater difficulty in getting a job after having been out of work for a month or so. The longer someone is jobless, the more difficult it is even to get an interview.
Booing from the sidelines
However, success in business is about belief. It is about market sentiment. The more positive people feel about the business environment and the economy in general, the better it actually is.
Monthly Archives: April 2011
Snake oil and the knitted woollen cat
I know many who invested their time and money and none who had the success that was held out as a near certainty if we worked hard.
Cut off from the world
I have arrangements to make sure that all important matters are dealt with in my absence, my phones are answered and there is really nothing that should go wrong.
Monitoring help from afar
Recently I bought a couple of computer monitors for the office. I inserted the word “computer” in that last sentence to distinguish it from the other sort of monitor, which is someone who keeps an eye out. When I was ten I was the classroom door monitor, which meant I stood by to open and…
Networking, nepotism and family values
A couple of weeks back now, the British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said “it was “wrong” that his own career had been boosted by parental connections when he was starting out, getting him time at a bank and his first job in politics.” I thought I should let the predictable press nonsense die down…
Loneliness is such a sad affair
It is a lonely affair being in business on your own or just in a small business of a few people. There is also the question of fear of other businesses in the same line, seeing them as competitors. I don’t think that is the right attitude. Since I have been in business I have…
Customer service Aunt Sallys
If we have a dispute with a provider about anything because we don’t think they delivered, it is better to take it up with them and to deal with it privately.
Short-sighted customer fleecing
I went to a meeting at a hotel the other day, which is one where my colleagues and I quite often hire a room. On this occasion we didn’t hire a room but met in the lounge. I didn’t actually pay for anything as a friend was kind enough to treat me. As a group,…
Panorama of sad tales
The programme did well to highlight the difficulties, including the direct discrimination based on age, the greater difficulty in getting a job after having been out of work for a month or so. The longer someone is jobless, the more difficult it is even to get an interview.
Booing from the sidelines
However, success in business is about belief. It is about market sentiment. The more positive people feel about the business environment and the economy in general, the better it actually is.
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Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog
- HMRC targets property rentals
- Business tax and snake oil schemes
- Income tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Capital tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Urgent – Important changes to tax treatment of Furnished Holiday Lettings losses
- A brief tax guide to buying and selling family and owner-managed companies
- Furnished Holiday Lettings – the latest news
- Jon Stow’s Ezine Articles
- Why Customer Service is Important Even to Those Who Are Not Customers Yet
- Why Quality is Important - Lessons From BMW
- Why We Need to Take an Outside View in Business
- Avoid False Economies in Business - Seeing Value Over Cost
- Why a Business Plan is Not Just For the Bank
- Why We Need Need to Respect the Feelings of Our Prospects and Clients
- Responsibility and Leading From the Front
- Networking - The Folly of Hunting Rather Than Farming
- Networking is a Long Game
- How to Avoid Giving Free Advice
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@MartinBown Well done all round?
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Spy – or secondee? | Taxation: http://t.co/WyVhmdvxPD via @AddThis @Taxation
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Can You Catch Up on Lost Sleep? http://t.co/pE2NcUKLiO via @WSJ
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33 Blogging Tips to Maximize Social Media Reach http://t.co/f9pr7ktKBL via @heidicohen
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BBC News - Press rewind: The cassette tape returns http://t.co/R4d8sgnHTt
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- Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog
- HMRC targets property rentals
- Business tax and snake oil schemes
- Income tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Capital tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Urgent – Important changes to tax treatment of Furnished Holiday Lettings losses
- A brief tax guide to buying and selling family and owner-managed companies
- Furnished Holiday Lettings – the latest news
- Jon Stow’s Ezine Articles
- Why Customer Service is Important Even to Those Who Are Not Customers Yet
- Why Quality is Important - Lessons From BMW
- Why We Need to Take an Outside View in Business
- Avoid False Economies in Business - Seeing Value Over Cost
- Why a Business Plan is Not Just For the Bank
- Why We Need Need to Respect the Feelings of Our Prospects and Clients
- Responsibility and Leading From the Front
- Networking - The Folly of Hunting Rather Than Farming
- Networking is a Long Game
- How to Avoid Giving Free Advice
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@MartinBown Well done all round?
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Spy – or secondee? | Taxation: http://t.co/WyVhmdvxPD via @AddThis @Taxation
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Can You Catch Up on Lost Sleep? http://t.co/pE2NcUKLiO via @WSJ
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33 Blogging Tips to Maximize Social Media Reach http://t.co/f9pr7ktKBL via @heidicohen
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BBC News - Press rewind: The cassette tape returns http://t.co/R4d8sgnHTt