Monthly Archives: April 2010

Networking breakdowns

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Jon Stow

I went to someone else’s breakfast networking event the other day. It is not a weekly event like my regular one, but takes place monthly. I guess there were about thirty people there and some of them were certainly present … Continue reading →

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Have we bred a dependent society?

Posted on April 18, 2010 by Jon Stow

As part of the election coverage Sky News ran an interview with an IT manager who had been out of work for fifteen months, The angle was to ask what he was looking for amongst the policies of the various … Continue reading →

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How to avoid problem clients and customers

Posted on April 14, 2010 by Jon Stow

Have you ever wished that when you started your business you had known then what you know now? I certainly have, but sometimes we have to learn the hard way. However, if you are starting your business now or very … Continue reading →

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How I tailor my business purchases and strategies to my needs

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Jon Stow

An alternative title to this post might be “How I run an introverted business in an extroverted way” since the two are inter-linked. My business is for the most part involved in dealing with tax issues. There is some flair … Continue reading →

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Why we should give ownership of their jobs to our employees

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Jon Stow

Although I have touched on the subject before, two recent incidents have brought me back. An event I organize was severely disrupted by failures in catering at the venue, and I gave up queueing in a branch of a well-known … Continue reading →

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