Tag Archives: planning

The Frank Sinatra guide to running a small business

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Jon Stow

The local councillor who couldn’t help me might have been a local version of one of those politicians who think it is sufficient to reach high office and do not have a vision or a plan to do anything when … Continue reading →

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Poisonous cultures

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jon Stow

I have already written about workplace cultures  and how they can lead to poor standards. These cultures are usually not management led, and management may not know. However if a culture is there for all to see, there is no … Continue reading →

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Rare weekend off

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Jon Stow

Someone in my line of business tweeted the other day “I am having a rare weekend off. I hope the weather stays fine”. Well, I think the weather probably held up and delivered, but what a statement, or should I … Continue reading →

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Consequences

Posted on August 8, 2011 by Jon Stow

While we know that planning ahead is what we all should do, the reality is that many people don’t like thinking beyond the here and now. If they are having a good time, the future doesn’t matter – except it … Continue reading →

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No Hiding Place

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Jon Stow

If you Google “No Hiding Place” you will find that it was the title of a police drama series in the UK way back in the black-and-white days.  I rather think my parents were quite keen on it. They used … Continue reading →

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Making a meal of our managing duties

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Jon Stow

I am all for delegation of responsibility to staff. That is part of good management if you are confident your managers and employees are up to coping. Of course it is important that they ask for advice and they are … Continue reading →

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How to get the right result in your service purchasing

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Jon Stow

We know what we want? It is easy to think we know what we want when buying in services, but we do need to check what our supplier thinks we have asked for. After all, if we buy a new … Continue reading →

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Don’t follow your dream? You can if you plan it.

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Jon Stow

  I am all in favour of dreams. I have them myself. The trouble is that as a tax and business adviser, I have come across a lot of shattered dreams.   Life by the sea I was reminded of … Continue reading →

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Really not a football post

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Jon Stow

And I don’t mean a goal post. It is just that sometimes we can use sport to illustrate a point about business. So to a cliched quote “If you keep on doing what you’ve always done, you’ll keep on getting … Continue reading →

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Cut off from the world

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jon Stow

I have arrangements to make sure that all important matters are dealt with in my absence, my phones are answered and there is really nothing that should go wrong. Continue reading →

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