A lot of people who don’t have a business think that there isn’t a difference between a large one and a small one except in scale. But managing and running a small business is nothing like big business. I have had difficulties dealing with large businesses such as the telecoms giants. If I didn’t know…
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Don’t turn your back on me
Have you ever been networking and come across one of those little groups who are closed off? Maybe three or four people who are having their own meeting within a meeting and will be darned if they talk to anyone else? Of course anyone is entitled to choose their companions but it depends on the…
Why it is good to have a quiet time in business
We all like to be busy. I like to be busy. What is important for us is to be busy doing useful things, and not to be too busy that we are not thinking and planning. Being busy is good for an active mind, but I have always found it valuable to give myself a…
Paying the price for our services
We all know how important it is to have a contract with our customers and clients so that they and we understand what service we are going to provide. Having established what we are doing, part of that contract is specifying how we are going to be paid. Sometimes we will specify that we will…
Contracts and common sense
We all love to have new customers, clients or whatever we like to call them. It is good to sign up someone new and begin what we hope will be a great relationship. Of course we do have to “sign up” our new business in a certain way. Our client (as we will call her)…
Social skills and small business marketing
I think we all know that social skills are important in our lives but not everyone has them. That is a problem for small business owners lacking in this area unless they are geeks with a must-have app. Most of us get business from talking to people, whether it is in our store or shop and…
Getting out of our depth in business
I am not a great swimmer. I can manage quite well in reasonably calm water, but I don’t like to get out of my depth unless in a swimming pool with a lifeguard watching on. In business I try to stick to what I know. I know a lot about tax. I know a lot…
The physics of getting expert help for your small business and for yourself
I have a confession. I like to know how everything works. I like to know how my cameras work, ancient though several are. I like to know how the universe works so I buy and try to read the books about quantum physics and string theory. That is why I recently purchased, upon recommendation by…
Small businesses making the difference
Is your business just like the one down the road? If it is that might be why you are struggling to keep afloat. In the good times you might get away with surviving. In the harder times we are in now, if you are not different, if you are not standing out from the crowd…
Referral networks and joint ventures need teamwork
Over the last ten years I have belonged to several breakfast groups and even run one. I have also belonged to networks meeting at other times of the day. Some of these groups produced great relationships and also business. One produced really a lot of business for which I will always be grateful. Networking groups…
Author Archives:
Delivering the goods
A lot of people who don’t have a business think that there isn’t a difference between a large one and a small one except in scale. But managing and running a small business is nothing like big business. I have had difficulties dealing with large businesses such as the telecoms giants. If I didn’t know…
Don’t turn your back on me
Have you ever been networking and come across one of those little groups who are closed off? Maybe three or four people who are having their own meeting within a meeting and will be darned if they talk to anyone else? Of course anyone is entitled to choose their companions but it depends on the…
Why it is good to have a quiet time in business
We all like to be busy. I like to be busy. What is important for us is to be busy doing useful things, and not to be too busy that we are not thinking and planning. Being busy is good for an active mind, but I have always found it valuable to give myself a…
Paying the price for our services
We all know how important it is to have a contract with our customers and clients so that they and we understand what service we are going to provide. Having established what we are doing, part of that contract is specifying how we are going to be paid. Sometimes we will specify that we will…
Contracts and common sense
We all love to have new customers, clients or whatever we like to call them. It is good to sign up someone new and begin what we hope will be a great relationship. Of course we do have to “sign up” our new business in a certain way. Our client (as we will call her)…
Social skills and small business marketing
I think we all know that social skills are important in our lives but not everyone has them. That is a problem for small business owners lacking in this area unless they are geeks with a must-have app. Most of us get business from talking to people, whether it is in our store or shop and…
Getting out of our depth in business
I am not a great swimmer. I can manage quite well in reasonably calm water, but I don’t like to get out of my depth unless in a swimming pool with a lifeguard watching on. In business I try to stick to what I know. I know a lot about tax. I know a lot…
The physics of getting expert help for your small business and for yourself
I have a confession. I like to know how everything works. I like to know how my cameras work, ancient though several are. I like to know how the universe works so I buy and try to read the books about quantum physics and string theory. That is why I recently purchased, upon recommendation by…
Small businesses making the difference
Is your business just like the one down the road? If it is that might be why you are struggling to keep afloat. In the good times you might get away with surviving. In the harder times we are in now, if you are not different, if you are not standing out from the crowd…
Referral networks and joint ventures need teamwork
Over the last ten years I have belonged to several breakfast groups and even run one. I have also belonged to networks meeting at other times of the day. Some of these groups produced great relationships and also business. One produced really a lot of business for which I will always be grateful. Networking groups…
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Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog
- 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
- Business tax – what business owners should expect of their accountant
- 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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BBC News - Rolf Harris unveils Walker Gallery retrospective http://t.co/lIMarkqf
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Bees inaccessible under doorstep but apparently pose no threat. May well swarm and move off anyway apparently.
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Oracle v. Google jury stumbling over tech terminology, illness http://t.co/00SkLqww
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Bee-keeper lady has gone to get help to lift our front doorstep to get at colony. I would help her but don't have the requisite white suit.
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- Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog
- 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
- Business tax – what business owners should expect of their accountant
- 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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BBC News - Rolf Harris unveils Walker Gallery retrospective http://t.co/lIMarkqf
-
Bees inaccessible under doorstep but apparently pose no threat. May well swarm and move off anyway apparently.
-
Oracle v. Google jury stumbling over tech terminology, illness http://t.co/00SkLqww
-
Bee-keeper lady has gone to get help to lift our front doorstep to get at colony. I would help her but don't have the requisite white suit.