Are we busy fools?

27 July 2010

When ever I ask a business owner, “how are you?”, frequently this is the response I get  – “(I am/WE are) Extremely busy… Thank you!!!. I really wonder, what is behind this response. Could it be…. We are really busy so we must be doing alright…. We are keeping ourselves busy so we don’t have […]

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Don’t Stop Training to Cut Costs, Businesses Warned

27 July 2010

Companies have been urged by key players not to slash staff training budgets in an effort to reduce costs during the economic downturn. Employers have been told that, while they may be tempted to cut back on training as a result of the credit crunch, this is actually the worst thing they could do. Sir […]

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Dianne Sawyer interviews Mark Zuckerberg

26 July 2010

Dianne Sawyer interviews Harvard dropout – The founder of Facebook – Mark Zuckerberg: video platform video management video solutions video player + Ravi Peal-Shankar

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Unlock What’s Stopping You

23 July 2010

Simple yet powerful advice to unlock what’s stopping your success. Rather than simply ‘knowing’ it, it is worth working at it to gain ‘mastery’. + Ravi Peal-Shankar

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Power of presentation is sales – Lessons from business coaching

22 July 2010

Lessons from today’s business coaching session: If you are bringing a new product/service or software to the market that falls within the medium to high price bracket, everything about that product/service or software, including the presentation must set a high expectation level. Humble fish and chips below, which one would you happily pay more for? […]

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Firms call for end to town’s no-flyer zone

22 July 2010

BUSINESS leaders are calling on Colchester Council to lift its ban on flyers. Essex Federation of Small Businesses wants the borough council to relax its rules which forbid firms handing out leaflets in the street. Currently those caught distributing promotional flyers face a £2,500 fine. Iain Wicks, Essex federation chairman, said: “This move is apparently […]

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Firms call for end to town’s no-flyer zone

22 July 2010

BUSINESS leaders are calling on Colchester Council to lift its ban on flyers. Essex Federation of Small Businesses wants the borough council to relax its rules which forbid firms handing out leaflets in the street. Currently those caught distributing promotional flyers face a £2,500 fine. Iain Wicks, Essex federation chairman, said: “This move is apparently […]

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Company directors in the making

22 July 2010

Entrepreneurs of the future showed their marketing and design skills when Sebert Wood Primary School, in Bury, held a mini enterprise event.Children in Year 4 created their own design companies, produced designs and made goods which included bookmarks, coasters, birthday cards and puzzles. The children then set up their own stands and gave presentations to […]

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New drug pumps will avoid errors at West Suffolk Hospital

22 July 2010

High-tech pumps to administer drugs to patients at West Suffolk Hospital will help to avoid dosage errors, health bosses have said. The Bury St Edmunds hospital has spent £300,000 on the new equipment, which can be pre-programmed with details of drug dosages and volumes. A total of 260 of the intravenous infusion pumps have been […]

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Will Zappos remain independent of Amazon

21 July 2010

As a precondition of the deal with the online megaretailer, Zappos sought to keep its brand and corporate culture, as well as retain its way of doing business, according to Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh, who says Amazon’s Jeff Bezos has yet to visit headquarters. + Ravi Peal-Shankar

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