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Business partnerships and collaborations – Part 2

Posted on June 6, 2012 by Jon Stow

Love and marriage In Part 1  I said that a business partnership is like a marriage. It joins together two or more people in a close relationship in which they have to co-operate and work with each other. In any … Continue reading →

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Lucky or what?

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Lucky, lucky, lucky In business as in so many contexts, we hear others say “Some people have all the luck”. Well, is that so? Are some people just lucky or is it something else? What is luck? Is it … Continue reading →

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Doing far too much not well enough

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Riding for a fall My wife and I have been away recently, which has meant eating in restaurants rather more than we usually do. I love restaurant watching. So often one can see in a very short time the … Continue reading →

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Being cheapskate can cost you dear

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Jon Stow

It is a great temptation in business, especially for start-ups, to take the cheapest option when spending money on buying in services. It is very often dangerous to do this because some people just play at business.  Often the really … Continue reading →

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Why it is good to have a quiet time in business

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Jon Stow

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 … Continue reading →

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Small businesses making the difference

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Jon Stow

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 … Continue reading →

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Planning a small business failure

Posted on February 17, 2012 by Jon Stow

I don’t always like to be right, but when a bookshop opened in our village, I really couldn’t see how it would stay in business for very long. It has lasted only about six months and has now closed. It … Continue reading →

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Is knowledge power?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Jon Stow

I have seen the expression “knowledge is power” a number of times in blog posts recently. Jim Connolly is correct in saying that knowledge is only effective when you take action. I believe knowledge is currency. It involves action, but … Continue reading →

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King Canute and the future of business on the High Street

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Jon Stow

The Danish King King Canute, or Knut or Knud is best remembered for commanding the tide to stop coming in, either because he believed he was so powerful that the sea would obey, or because he wished to demonstrate to … Continue reading →

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New Year business predictions – why we should treat them with caution

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Clairvoyants Has your in-box suffered an influx of New Year predictions? Mine has. Some of the subjects are predictable of course: How will the economy fare? What trends will we see in the property market? Where will technology go? … Continue reading →

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