Tag Archives: planning

Rushing around achieving nothing

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Jon Stow

We all want to make money and have a better life. What we really need is one good business. Now I know the old adage about not putting all our eggs in one basket, but it is very difficult to … Continue reading →

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Stress and the small business owner

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Jon Stow

Stress is a major threat to the health of a small business, quite apart from being a threat to the owner suffering the stress. It affects productivity, it affects creativity, and it can affect the way we interact with our … Continue reading →

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The Failure Shop

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Jon Stow

There is a new business in our urban village and I really hope they are successful. The owners have taken a shop at the end of the “main drag” and we have a new florist. It is quite a good … Continue reading →

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Is working in your business just a chore?

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Jon Stow

This morning I went out for a walk in the woods, as I often do. It has been a lovely day today. The birds were singing and the woods are lush and green. There were plenty of squirrels, babies and … Continue reading →

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Do keep up!

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Jon Stow

Has your business changed in the past few years? Mine has. In fact, since I first started working in my profession as a young lad, the entire nature of what people like me do has changed beyond recognition. My first … Continue reading →

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Turning the business around

Posted on March 10, 2014 by Jon Stow

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 →

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Are you making up the numbers?

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jon Stow

Just because I do not like to be seen as a commodity does not mean that I can influence the thoughts of everyone who sees my business offerings in that light. Unfortunately there will always be people, whom we may … Continue reading →

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Falling down

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Jon Stow

  I fell over the other day. I do not make a habit of it and I was rather surprised. My first reaction after finding myself on the ground was to check for damage. Because it was a cold windy … Continue reading →

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Does watching TV dull our business brains?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by Jon Stow

There is a school of thought that watching TV is a waste of time and I understand that view.  I can see that for soap addicts in the UK there is a potential to waste fifteen hours a week watching … Continue reading →

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Persistence in strategy can pay off

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Jon Stow

  You know that old cliché “If you keep doing what you‘ve always done, you‘ll keep getting what you’ve always gotten”? Albert Einstein and Tony Robbins are credited with it, as well as “Anon”. It is certainly true that if … Continue reading →

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