Tag Archives: small business

Selling our services through others

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Jon Stow

Part of my business is to facilitate services to other businesses which they may provide to their end-client. I am good at selling services to my own clients ( though I say it myself) because I know the value of … Continue reading →

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Your most important business asset

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Jon Stow

Do you know what is your most important business asset? Is it your car or your office or your technology? No, your most important business asset, the one you can’t do without, is you. Let me tell you a story … 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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A successful small business owner learns by experience

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Jon Stow

  Confession I used to work for a large firm of accountants once. They actually called themselves “Accountants and Business Advisers”. The firm held itself out as specialist accountants for small businesses and “SMEs” (Small and Medium Enterprises”). Quite honestly. … Continue reading →

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Taking responsibility for our work

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Jon Stow

A couple of weeks ago my Dad had to go to the local hospital for some tests; three of them in total. I took him in, and understood that it would all take around three hours. Dad assured me that … Continue reading →

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Lack of success and the blame game

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Jon Stow

Excuses It is easy to lay the blame for business failure at someone else’s door, but usually it is an excuse. Sometimes bystanders to a disaster blame other businesses. It is not so long ago that from the early hours … Continue reading →

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The On Our Bikes guide to Windows 8 for small businesses

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Jon Stow

Windows 8 is here and still on a special introductory price that we didn’t see with Windows 7. There are all sorts of wizard devices that run Windows 8  and if you want to play with it and see what … Continue reading →

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Is your business funny?

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Jon Stow

Joking apart So, is your business funny? Mine isn’t. It isn’t funny to clients whose businesses are struggling, and people do not like paying tax, so while clients might appreciate my help in reducing it they don’t fall about laughing … Continue reading →

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Business, family and friends

Posted on December 24, 2012 by Jon Stow

This is a business blog, and I do not write much about family issues. Yet we cannot run a business easily without the support of our families and unless we are mostly happy. If we do not have these two … Continue reading →

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Keeping your business safe – Part 2

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Jon Stow

Keeping your cover You are the boss. It is your business. But suppose you were not there for a week, or a month, or many months, or couldn’t work ever again. How would you manage? I believe in insurance and … Continue reading →

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