Tag Archives: small business

Is networking not for everyone?

Posted on March 17, 2010 by Jon Stow

It is the strangest thing, but there must be a lot of small business owners who simply do not get out to networking meetings. People do not like to get out of their comfort zones, but it seems an awful … Continue reading →

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Why we need to retain our business ambition

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Jon Stow

Image via Wikipedia We have all had ambitions. We grow up with them, and in order to move our lives and businesses forward we need to keep them. Of course I don’t mean that we need to keep the same … Continue reading →

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Family cooking trouble in your business?

Posted on February 18, 2010 by Jon Stow

Last night my wife happened to switch the TV over to an edition of “Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares”, featuring a restaurant in New Jersey. I didn’t take too much notice at first, thinking it was just another cooking programme. Whilst I … Continue reading →

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Why we should deal with the present to look after the future of our business

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Jon Stow

We are coming to the end of another year, and of course all the predictions for 2010 and beyond are already upon us. As with the social media “experts’” forecasts, most of these will be wrong or else they will … Continue reading →

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Why arrogance has no place in business

Posted on November 1, 2009 by Jon Stow

I have been reflecting recently about the danger of arrogance in our business lives. I think it can come to some people through complacency. They feel that they know what they are doing, they have been doing it a fair … Continue reading →

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Better to have a business plan than have your dreams shattered

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Jon Stow

I was shopping in our village this morning and found the butcher’s shop was closed. There was a notice in the window, presumably put there by the shop landlord, which announced that the shop owners had paid no rent since … Continue reading →

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Responsibility in leading

Posted on September 26, 2009 by Jon Stow

In my last piece I talked about getting the best out of our employees and co-workers, and including giving them some responsibility for their work. Delegation is great, and as long as people do not feel out of their depth … Continue reading →

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How to get the best out of our employees and co-workers

Posted on September 18, 2009 by Jon Stow

Fortunately the small business owner is in a much better position to do something about these problems and to put matters right. It involves taking a friendly approach which might be alien to the big employers and their workforce representatives. Being nice to someone is certainly never harmful. Continue reading →

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The excitement of independence

Posted on July 18, 2009 by Jon Stow

In my previous article I referred to Penny Power and her recent blog, and she and subsequent contributors including her husband and co-founder of Ecademy referred to the different attitudes we need as small business owners to those we are … Continue reading →

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