One of the biggest challenges facing our government is unpicking the lockdown. As it dawns on us that lockdown will not kill or overcome COVID-19 the new reality of what our society…
Motivate with a challenge
I recently completed the Three Peaks challenge with fifteen of my fellow colleagues from work. We had to climb Ben Nevis, Scafell and Snowdon within 24 hours including the travel between the…
Is being an entrepreneur a good thing?
I have always considered what I do, in terms of starting and running a business, as the role of a businessman and not one of an entrepreneur. My view has always been…
The next generation of business
For those of you who are members of the Institute of Directors you might have seen my mug shot in this month’s magazine, Director. For those of you who haven’t you can…
One rule for all
With the parliament expenses taking up a huge amount of news print, there seems to be lack of comparison between their structure and private business. I have expressed my concern previously that…
Big boys aren’t immune
This afternoon saw a large number of users across the internet fail to access Google. We had a high volume of customers this afternoon report that Google.com and Google.co.uk were unavailable. And…
Lost art
It may seem really simple but it is amazing what a difference a thank you email makes when you are happy with a service. In our busy lives it is all too…
Desperate for business
It has been interesting watching how our competitors have reacted to the global downturn. There seems to be almost desperation among them to secure new business at the moment with clients reporting…
Big Chief, Little Chief
Having watched the past three episodes of Channel 4’s Big Chef, Little Chef I thought I would voice my concern over the abysmal management team in Little Chef lead by Ian Pegler…
Working from home
Food for thought: http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/10/28/right-tools-making-telecommuting-possible/
Telegraph
If anyone is interested I made it onto the Telegraph today. Had a good interview a few weeks back with Philip Smith who heads up the Telegraph Business Club with regards to…
Company Benefits
I found in terms of attracting and retaining staff, extra benefits can help even a small business to flourish. For a while I thought it was only really a ‘big’ ie enterprise…
Cash flow management
In relation to running a business in the current economic climate one of the biggest issues I see is mismanagement of cash-flow. One thing I made absolutely sure with Fluidata right from…
Running a business in the current economic climate
A few people have asked me how the big shake up in the financial markets and general global gloom is going to affect Fluidata. My answer is actually I think it will…
Short termism
Back from a holiday on the south coast enjoying the tiny bit of sun we had this summer. I had a lot to read especially with everything developing with Lehman Brothers and…