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Tag Archives: help
Asking for help
I was having a chat the other day with the chairman of our local Chamber of Trade. He said that many businesses are struggling around our way. I guess he would be in a good position to know, albeit his … Continue reading
Turning the business around
Sometimes business declines because there is a lack of demand for the product or service and no amount of clever marketing is ever going to increase sales. Recently I saw a feature on a news programme about a firm making … Continue reading
Innovation, sacrifice and the job trap
Employee blues I was in the tax business a long time as an employee, and in the corporate world we were also in the “business advisory” sector. As someone who has run businesses for some time, I realise how … Continue reading
Advice, logic, principles and beliefs
Yes, business is tough at the moment, so it is hard to believe that some owners are making more obstacles for themselves rather than trying to make running their business more profitable and less stressful. Somehow people get ideas in … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, Customer relations, marketing
Tagged help, Internet marketing, Marketing and Advertising, planning
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Well, maybe next year?
The title of this post reminded me when I just typed it of the song, “Send in the Clowns” from the Stephen Sondheim musical “A Little Night Music”. Yet sending in the clowns is what you might as well do … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, marketing
Tagged A Little Night Music, help, marketing, planning, small business
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Running your business the right way
Most of us are very serious about our businesses. Many people work very hard but do not use their time well. It is so easy to get involved in matters which don’t make … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, management
Tagged business plan, help, mentor, small business
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in Customer service, marketing
Tagged Customer service, experience, help, network
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Thank you for the music!
I have had a very enjoyable year writing this blog and my other ones. If the truth be known, I mainly write these days because I enjoy it and because I hope the odd nugget might be useful. I suppose … Continue reading
Posted in marketing, networking, Social, Social media
Tagged Andrew Lock, Blog, blogging, Chris Brogan, help, Jim Connolly, marketing, networking, Sarah Arrow, Seth Godin
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Unconditional giving
Giving is a selfish act because we get pleasure out of giving. Continue reading
Unwise business assumptions
Image via Wikipedia I remember when I was starting out in the workplace, I took a client file I had been working on to my immediate boss for review. I remember he picked on something I had done and asked … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, management, networking
Tagged adviser, BBC Television, Bhutan, business, help, Himalayas, planning, small business, Snow Leopard, tiger
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