Monthly Archives: April 2011

Snake oil and the knitted woollen cat

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Jon Stow

I know many who invested their time and money and none who had the success that was held out as a near certainty if we worked hard. Continue reading →

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Cut off from the world

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Jon Stow

I have arrangements to make sure that all important matters are dealt with in my absence, my phones are answered and there is really nothing that should go wrong. Continue reading →

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Monitoring help from afar

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Jon Stow

Recently I bought a couple of computer monitors for the office. I inserted the word “computer” in that last sentence to distinguish it from the other sort of monitor, which is someone who keeps an eye out. When I was … Continue reading →

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Networking, nepotism and family values

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Jon Stow

A couple of weeks back now, the British Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg said “it was “wrong” that his own career had been boosted by parental connections when he was starting out, getting him time at a bank and his … Continue reading →

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Loneliness is such a sad affair

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Jon Stow

It is a lonely affair being in business on your own or just in a small business of a few people. There is also the question of fear of other businesses in the same line, seeing them as competitors. I … Continue reading →

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Customer service Aunt Sallys

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Jon Stow

If we have a dispute with a provider about anything because we don’t think they delivered, it is better to take it up with them and to deal with it privately. Continue reading →

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Short-sighted customer fleecing

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Jon Stow

I went to a meeting at a hotel the other day, which is one where my colleagues and I quite often hire a room. On this occasion we didn’t hire a room but met in the lounge. I didn’t actually … Continue reading →

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Panorama of sad tales

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Jon Stow

The programme did well to highlight the difficulties, including the direct discrimination based on age, the greater difficulty in getting a job after having been out of work for a month or so. The longer someone is jobless, the more difficult it is even to get an interview. Continue reading →

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Booing from the sidelines

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Jon Stow

However, success in business is about belief. It is about market sentiment. The more positive people feel about the business environment and the economy in general, the better it actually is. Continue reading →

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