Drucker says….
• Most people think they know what they are good at – they are usually wrong.
• More often, people know what they are bad at, even then people are more wrong then right
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Accountant Now has been launched to help business owners of SMEs in the UK get access to a higher level of Accounting Support, and better professional help with accounting issues. Accountant Now seeks to reduce and remove any existing barriers concerning access to uk accounting services. Businesses in the UK with turnover under £10m are [...]
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In the light of the sad demise of Globespan it seems entirely sensible to recommend two areas for serious investigation by the Office of Fair Trading, the Administrators Price WaterHouse Cooper (PwC), and lastly but probably most importantly, the CAA. In the first instance, I would like to suggest an Independent Review be commissioned (not [...]
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Sir Gerry Robinson has been described as one of the best businessmen in the UK, and whose career is depicted in wikipedia. He is credited in turning round Coca-Cola’s UK fortunes (£7m loss into £17m profit within 24 months); leading the then biggest management buyout of Compass from Grand Metropolitan (1987) and turning round Granada’s losses [...]
After having wasted several hours, and several attemptes over several days, I have given up with LOG ME IN. Small businesses don’t have the time to waste. Several frustrating hours on a couple occasions, and a cul-de-sac conclusion makes me believe that this is a corporate strategy on behalf of LogMeIn (based in the US). [...]
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In my humble opinion In the UK there is a shortage of business gurus. Names like Robert Craven nicknamed by the Sunday Times as the ‘entreprenueur guru’ spring to mind, but there are not many. In the US it is a different story. Whatever one may personally think of Anthony Robbins, one cannot ignore the significant [...]
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If the current opposition party wins the right to govern the UK at the next election, they will have an almost impossible challenge. The present incumbents (presently on the Government benches of the house), will ‘hound’ every move by any Minister who advocates spending cuts. Obviously, the very best solution is not to spend it [...]
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Business is tougher than usual within the current climate with many that would rely on passing trade now needing to take their business to the world. This has meant that many marketing companies are busier than ever hopefully assisting getting the business message out. Top gear the popular car TV programme did a feature albeit [...]
Are your customers behaving themselves these days? Have you noticed any new behaviour from some clients acting bizarrely? If so, it could be the ‘downturn factor’ affecting people in ways we all seem to ignore. Robert Craven, a business expert (‘guru’ sounds better), has a good has made some useful suggestions for braving [...]
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Julian Rowe, Business Correspondent, Business Service Finder, reflects upon analysis by economist, Dan Ariely, in his interview with the BBC World Service concerning Predictable irrationality (regarding money). Regarding money, Ariely suggests we make repeatable, predictable mistakes – the recording of his interview is still available on the BBC World Service website. Ariely is a behavioural [...]
Research by Lloyds TSB Commercial, reported by The Business Desk.com in April 2009, reveals that more than a third (35%) of UK SMEs are asking for further guidance to combat trading problems. Solution? Deploy the army of independent professional business advisers to engage with SMEs. Manufacturing is better served in the UK region of Yorkshire [...]
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Richard Branson (RB) gives us a clear message as entrepreneurs i.e. Entrepreneurs CAN make a difference, and scale doesn’t matter (see RB video below). Think realistically and creatively. The entrepreneurial spirit can truly make a difference. Branson has launched ‘Virgin Unite’ to underpin this, and he says “working together we can change the world.” However, [...]
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Times Online Money suggests 10 people most responsible for the Global credit crunch. It is an interesting question, and a vague time line appears in the listing suggesting a ‘house of cards’ effect or Gladwell’s ‘tipping point’. What lessons are there for UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)? Lots of obvious ones, of course, [...]
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