Tag Archives: planning

Hard work and small businesses

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jon Stow

It seems obvious that you have to work hard to make your small business successful. Of course it is true that you have to apply yourself to the essential tasks needed to keep the business running smoothly. What you need … Continue reading →

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Last orders in your small business

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Jon Stow

None of us likes being told what to do. Sometimes we do need to listen to our business friends if we are in trouble or some of our systems are just out of control. I remember as an employee being … Continue reading →

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Monday, Monday, so good to me

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Jon Stow

The Mamas and The Papas sang: “Monday Monday, so good to me, Monday Monday, it was all I hoped it would be” It seems the rest of their Monday did not work out so well, but I look forward to … Continue reading →

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Keeping the business engine running

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Jon Stow

A personal note Life has not been simple at On Our Bikes Towers the past few weeks. We planned a holiday, and then my wife was taken ill the day before we went away and she ended up in hospital. … Continue reading →

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Don’t be afraid to ask for help in your business

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Jon Stow

We have all seen how having too many customers coming in at once can ruin the reputation we have built. We have to take tough decisions to turn away business and if we handle ourselves well then we may even … Continue reading →

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Promoting your start-up business – Part 3

Posted on August 19, 2013 by Jon Stow

Advertising Advertising is a difficult subject for most small businesses, because there are many choices, but most of them will not be right for you. If you have a shop or any sort of retail premises, then in advance of … Continue reading →

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Do you supply your services 24/7?

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Jon Stow

As a professional person it is important to respond to clients’ questions promptly. Gone are the days when generally a client would write a letter and would be happy to have had a reply within a week. Now they mostly … Continue reading →

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Losing an ungrateful customer

Posted on June 17, 2013 by Jon Stow

Usually we are not happy about losing a client. Sometimes it is our own decision of course when keeping them on is not cost-effective. They might be very demanding but will not reward us by agreeing a higher fee. It … Continue reading →

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Small business, Windows 8 and me

Posted on March 16, 2013 by Jon Stow

Having revived my old XP desktop with Windows 8 I ought to report that I have updated my five-year-old Dell Vostro 1000 laptop from Windows Vista to Windows 8. The laptop was getting rather slow. Actually Vista made it rather … Continue reading →

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Minding your own business content

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Jon Stow

As our small businesses are so personal to us it makes sense to keep control of what we put out in the big wide world. You may have seen recently that Posterous is being closed down by Twitter, who acquired … Continue reading →

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