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Jon Stow Consulting Tax Blog- HMRC’s Second Incomes Campaign
- HMRC targets property rentals
- Business tax and snake oil schemes
- Income tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Capital tax issues with ownership of rental properties
- Urgent – Important changes to tax treatment of Furnished Holiday Lettings losses
- A brief tax guide to buying and selling family and owner-managed companies
- Jon Stow’s Ezine Articles
- Why Customer Service is Important Even to Those Who Are Not Customers Yet
- Why Quality is Important - Lessons From BMW
- Why We Need to Take an Outside View in Business
- Avoid False Economies in Business - Seeing Value Over Cost
- Why a Business Plan is Not Just For the Bank
- Why We Need Need to Respect the Feelings of Our Prospects and Clients
- Responsibility and Leading From the Front
- Networking - The Folly of Hunting Rather Than Farming
- Networking is a Long Game
- How to Avoid Giving Free Advice
- Twitter is currently flying the fail whale
Tag Archives: sell
Networking and raining on my parade
We have to accept that some networkers are very insecure. That would be because some people in general are insecure. There can be a problem at some events which allow more than one of the same type of business to … Continue reading
Posted in Business planning, marketing, networking, Referral networking
Tagged marketing, networking, referral, reputation, responsibility, sell, spoil
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Mass unfollowing on Twitter
I do not pretend to be the greatest expert on on-line social media, but I do have quite a lot of experience and I am a keen student. Twitter is a phenomenon I had not thought too much about a … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, Referral networking
Tagged business, follow, marketing, mass unfollow, network, networking, referral, sell, Twitter, unfollow
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Enterprise and risk
I have been talking about risk recently in another context. I was a little dumbfounded yesterday when my Mum said she was told by a family member that she should not sign up to Facebook because there was a risk … Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, Fraud, Referral networking, Start-up
Tagged adviser, business, corporate, enterprise, Facebook, Fraud, identity, marketing, network, networking, recession, referral, responsibility, risk, security, sell
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Business cards, letters and first impressions
A business card should say what the card owner can do for his clients for customers; in other words, not talk about the offering but what service or help the client gets. To put it in sales talk, tell us the benefits and not the features. Continue reading
Posted in Customer relations, Referral networking
Tagged business, business card, consultant, letters, marketing, network, networking, qualifications, referral, sell, unprofessional
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Being lucky!
I am pretty dependent on the technology working to keep my business running smoothly. I use many on-line services, paid-for and otherwise. For those who are computer-literate and can be flexible there should be a viable business (even if only providing a subsidiary income) using their talents or exploiting their knowledge in a hobby to go in a different direction. If you have experience in a market as a buyer, you can probably be a seller. Continue reading
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Tagged buy, computer literate, jobseeker, lucky, marketing, network, practical, recession, sell, support, technology
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