Tag Archives: small business

Keeping your business safe – Part 1

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Jon Stow

The high wire Most small businesses rely heavily on the boss. That’s you and I. We may have great managers upon whom we can rely when we are away, but sooner or later, we have to be available to make … Continue reading →

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Enjoy yourself

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Jon Stow

Reflections Isn’t it great to be happy? We cannot be happy all the time. Life can be difficult. We have family pressures and worries. We have business pressures too. No one has ever run a business where everything went right. … Continue reading →

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Jealousy will get you nowhere

Posted on October 25, 2012 by Jon Stow

Envy is one of the seven deadly sins. Unfortunately it seems to drive much of our modern culture. It is damaging and it detracts from objectivity. In business, envy has no place. Some suppose many whom they see as their competitors … Continue reading →

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Quantum hop

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Regrets, we have a few I guess most of us remember certain points in our working lives where we think we could have made a better decision. When it is a question of our own careers as employees we … Continue reading →

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Do you really have a business?

Posted on August 28, 2012 by Jon Stow

Leaving jobs I see many small business owners during the course of a year. Some are ongoing clients and others need advice but not a continuing service. In the current economic climate there are many people who have been made … Continue reading →

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Showing us the way with enthusiasms

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Jon Stow

  The long and winding road Do you sometimes look over your shoulder and wonder how you got where you are? In terms of learning our personal and working lives become inter-twined. Always along the way there are people whose … Continue reading →

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Mind control? It’s your business.

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Jon Stow

  Mind your own business The great thing about having a business is that it really is your business. How you run it is your business too. Now I am assuming that you will know when you need advice from … Continue reading →

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Getting out of our depth in business

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Jon Stow

  A raging storm As I write this there has been a furore about certain wealthy or high-earning celebrities who have been involved in tax avoidance schemes in the UK. The furore is because of anger that these rich and … Continue reading →

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Corporate life and being the Captain of your own ship

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Jon Stow

What I miss about my old corporate life: Having huge resources in terms of reference books. Having camaraderie of quite a few colleagues in sharing a lunchtime meal and drink. Not having to think about paying the business bills. Having … Continue reading →

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Business partnerships and collaborations – Part 1

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Jon Stow

It can be lonely being in business on our own. We might want to work with someone else. Maybe we have met someone and dreamed up a great idea for a business, or perhaps a great product. We have that … Continue reading →

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