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Sarah Willingham: J’accuse.
You can judge a man by the company he keeps. So what is Raymond Blanc, distinguished chef and successful businessman, doing in The Restaurant with the grating and graceless Sarah Willingham? I have...
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Thanks Darling: Good news for SMEs.
Serious times call for serious measures. This is, as Gordon said, no time for a novice. While the Tories whinge from the sidelines (and what IS your plan, George Osbourne?), Alastair Darling unveiled...
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Smallbizpod Scribblings
File under 'plugging'. I'm a huge fan of the urbane Alex Bellinger, smallbizpod and the superb smallbizpod podcasts. So it was a pleasure to scribble some thoughts for the smallbizpod blog about things...
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Royal Mail Christmas Arrangements
Last December, according to the IMRG, 24 million parcels were not delivered first time round. For online buyers, especially those like me who have tiny, tiny letterboxes, this represents a major...
View ArticleSmall Business in 2009: Let’s speak their language.
One thing I earnestly hope to see in 2009 is a more honest and helpful approach from internet industry folk to small businesses (SMEs, SMBs, whatever term you fancy). Who's been doing it well? I can't...
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Enterprise Nation: Home Enterprise in the UK 2009
Last Thursday saw a great event held by the tireless Emma Jones and Enterprise Nation, champions of British homeworking. The great and the good (and a few folk like me who fell through the cracks) came...
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Looking Forward to Small Business 2.0
As the snow and ice thaws at last, we’re getting keyed up for Small Business 2.0 in London on the 23rd. We’ve got some great speakers, sessions and exhibitors and I’m looking forward to a great day at...
View ArticleSell your first item on eBay video
Here's a little video I've made with a bit of help from courier company MyHermes. There are plenty more on Youtube. So click through if you fancy.
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24 ways to start: The hunger of a real start?
In December I was invited to write a blog post for a site called "24 Ways to Start". A sort of advent calendar for entrepreneurs. Here's what I wrote: My first start-up was eBay.co.uk way back in 1999....
View ArticleBrighton holiday lets: thoughts on regulation and neighbourliness
After my last post grumbling about Brighton Holiday Homes, I have been musing on what positive steps could be taken to improve the situation for the city's permanent residents and encourage greater...
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