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If you’re crap at diving, start a bellyflop contest…

This post is all about playing to your strengths. Look at the man in this photo. He’s overweight, bald and looks like he’s been shrink-wrapped into his swimwear. Traditional thinking might proffer that… Continue reading

5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Business

Heave your slightly wobbly, mince-pie bottom out of your seat and raise your glass of mineral water for a toast to 2012 – cheers! Once again we’re in a state of reflection; looking… Continue reading

Can Crime inspire Business? – examining how to start a trend…

If you’re a criminal, looking for a nice spot to perform some heinous demeanour you’re more likely to opt for a run down, neglected area to go about your work. So does it follow that… Continue reading

Be Part of the ‘Values Movement’ – and for Christmas we’ll give you a free £48 Gold membership!

The one thing that differentiates good, small businesses from many big corporations is that we’re not just about money. We care, we’re grass roots and we make decisions based on our beliefs, not… Continue reading

Student Landlords or Surrogate Parents? Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference!

Conscientious property owners Nick and Sally had no idea that setting up as student landlords meant they were about to inadvertently adopt 16 extra children. Woops. Here’s how they’re going about lightening the… Continue reading

Good news for Start-ups – even the bloke who draws recession graphs has been made redundant

Good news for start-up businesses – even the bloke who draws recession graphs has been made redundant – Mike explores what this might mean for aspiring entrepreneurs… I tried looking at some ‘recession… Continue reading

Selfless helper or Self-help? The logic behind the Journal.

This ‘Journal’ is a bit of an experiment. For anyone curious as to what it’s like starting your own business, I hope this will give you a bit of an insight. Of course,… Continue reading