Disbelief I understand the furore over the apparent disbelief, especially amongst politicians, when the management of the News of the World and the senior editorial staff say they didn’t know that telephone hacking was used to get stories about well known people. Yet I know from my experience as an employee that senior management can…
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Making a meal of our managing duties
I am all for delegation of responsibility to staff. That is part of good management if you are confident your managers and employees are up to coping. Of course it is important that they ask for advice and they are properly trained. Sometimes things can go wrong when we are not in touch with our…
Closed and open networks in the 21st Century
Under orders Do you like being told what to do? As a small business owner, I don’t, and I don’t suppose you do either. To be honest, I never really have liked being told what to do. When I was an employee I had to be at the start, but as I became more experienced…
Networking and participation
I have been involved with referral networking groups over a number of years. Generally they have been the breakfast meeting organizations which only one member for each category of business is permitted to join. Mostly they work well and a good number of referrals is passed, Occasionally we get grumbling both from members and from…
Telephone blues
As some of you may remember I think it is very important that the published telephone number of any business is answered in person by a human being. I tried to contact a couple of sole trader business advisers last week and both of them were using answering machines or voice-mail on their land lines….
How to get the right result in your service purchasing
We know what we want? It is easy to think we know what we want when buying in services, but we do need to check what our supplier thinks we have asked for. After all, if we buy a new TV or dishwasher, we need to know it fits our requirements; whether it is the…
Wrapped-up people
Have you noticed how some people carry on in their own little world oblivious of their surroundings. They don’t see the sights and hear the sounds around them, or rather they see and don’t observe, and they hear but don’t listen. A few weeks ago I passed a guy walking quite fast along a path…
The Water Margin guide to business
The expression “small business” has many meanings. There is no way of knowing whether we mean a business with fifty employees or just one person on her or his own. What I am going to say apples to the smaller small businesses although slightly bigger businesses may benefit too from that magic word “cooperation”….
Monthly Archives: July 2011
Diseased and toxic workplace cultures
Disbelief I understand the furore over the apparent disbelief, especially amongst politicians, when the management of the News of the World and the senior editorial staff say they didn’t know that telephone hacking was used to get stories about well known people. Yet I know from my experience as an employee that senior management can…
Making a meal of our managing duties
I am all for delegation of responsibility to staff. That is part of good management if you are confident your managers and employees are up to coping. Of course it is important that they ask for advice and they are properly trained. Sometimes things can go wrong when we are not in touch with our…
Closed and open networks in the 21st Century
Under orders Do you like being told what to do? As a small business owner, I don’t, and I don’t suppose you do either. To be honest, I never really have liked being told what to do. When I was an employee I had to be at the start, but as I became more experienced…
Networking and participation
I have been involved with referral networking groups over a number of years. Generally they have been the breakfast meeting organizations which only one member for each category of business is permitted to join. Mostly they work well and a good number of referrals is passed, Occasionally we get grumbling both from members and from…
Telephone blues
As some of you may remember I think it is very important that the published telephone number of any business is answered in person by a human being. I tried to contact a couple of sole trader business advisers last week and both of them were using answering machines or voice-mail on their land lines….
How to get the right result in your service purchasing
We know what we want? It is easy to think we know what we want when buying in services, but we do need to check what our supplier thinks we have asked for. After all, if we buy a new TV or dishwasher, we need to know it fits our requirements; whether it is the…
Wrapped-up people
Have you noticed how some people carry on in their own little world oblivious of their surroundings. They don’t see the sights and hear the sounds around them, or rather they see and don’t observe, and they hear but don’t listen. A few weeks ago I passed a guy walking quite fast along a path…
The Water Margin guide to business
The expression “small business” has many meanings. There is no way of knowing whether we mean a business with fifty employees or just one person on her or his own. What I am going to say apples to the smaller small businesses although slightly bigger businesses may benefit too from that magic word “cooperation”….
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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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@EdwinHuangTax Poor b****r!
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Some telemarketer from "Think Green Energy" called & asked me how I was. In reply I asked how I could help and he hung up, saving energy.
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@ken_frost Works for me, but try this: http://t.co/YfzEknjItd
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The Foolproof Way to Get Attention from Famous Bloggers - Blogging Tips http://t.co/Rk6nBTtsAM via @bloggingtipsdotcom
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#onourbikes blog: Short-term business follies: Sometimes I meet people who do not so much have a business plan... http://t.co/xzfKZfoF3s
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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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@EdwinHuangTax Poor b****r!
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Some telemarketer from "Think Green Energy" called & asked me how I was. In reply I asked how I could help and he hung up, saving energy.
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@ken_frost Works for me, but try this: http://t.co/YfzEknjItd
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The Foolproof Way to Get Attention from Famous Bloggers - Blogging Tips http://t.co/Rk6nBTtsAM via @bloggingtipsdotcom
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#onourbikes blog: Short-term business follies: Sometimes I meet people who do not so much have a business plan... http://t.co/xzfKZfoF3s