PostsThe problems of being an overnight success 11th March 2013 1:07 PM An issue most of us can only dream of, being an overnight business success can bring its own major problems. In the case of American Gian, it was the supply chain. Interesting article about planning and scaling your business. American Giant: The problems of being an overnight success Dragons Den reshuffle 11th March 2013 12:53 PM Ok, so it's more often than not comedy rather than serious business, and obviously edited for TV, but I do like Dragons Den. So gutted to hear Theo is leaving! Along with Hillary who I thought was great (you're making my foot itch!). So we have a new Dragon under pension age who has made his money online, so should be interesting. BBC News - Dragons' Den announces Piers Linney as new member Page Rank 11th March 2013 12:38 PM Don't worry about it. But if you still do, most of it's already been said here: How to increase Page Rank? Zombie Startups - are you one? 11th March 2013 12:32 PM Fascinating but brutally honest post that may make some people think: “My greatest fear as a startup founder isn John Lewis employees get a winfall as profits increase 8th March 2013 10:32 AM “The John Lewis retail chain has handed its 84,700 staff an annual bonus worth 17% of their salary Great Western Rail Farce... 8th March 2013 10:17 AM Sometime you wonder what's going on in Government circles... “Four train companies have started legal proceedings against the government after it cancelled the bidding process for a rail franchise and then refused to pay compensation. Ministers ditched bids to run the Great Western rail franchise in January, saying they wanted a rethink. FirstGroup, Stagecoach, Arriva and National Express have gone to court in an effort to get their money back. If they are successful, it could cost the government Congestion Charge 8th March 2013 10:10 AM What you need to do is move to Warwickshire  The airs cleaner, no congestion charge, beers cheaper and still plenty of broken boilers  RBS in trouble again... I blame the cleaner... 7th March 2013 11:31 AM So after the previous failed software update which cost RBS Trading Standards Approved Traders Directory 7th March 2013 10:58 AM “Many will avoid paying VAT to start with and only work for cash, many will work with only pay and throw mobile phones and many will just copy and paste a logo to make themselves look as though they are approved by trading standards...” Yup, all true, but if reported or caught then they would be dealt with. You're never going to stop rogue traders who deliberately set out to defraud the public or the tax man, that's going to be down to the law. But businesses that join approved bodies, are accountable, and are less likely to be your average cowboy. If a consumer knows nothing about the industry that the trader they need is in, they at least have somewhere to go where all businesses come under an approved regulating body. If they are unhappy, have a complaint which needs addressing, they know the scheme is backed by Trading Standards, which in the eyes of the public, is a powerful statement. Illegal use of the new approved logo has been a big part of the project and TSI has employed a specialist security company who will control and monitor the distribution of the online logos. We are meeting them tomorrow as we will be working together to send out the logos, so it should be quite interesting. How they track logo usage I've no idea, so looking forward to learning something new How can i grow my locksmith buisness 6th March 2013 4:37 PM Any locksmiths I've ever come across seem to be doing fine. Maybe it's one of those markets that appears to be recession proof. If you want any genuine and serious replies, then maybe start off by explaining by what you have tried so far, and maybe this will generate some feedback. Rather than arrive, no introduction, no contribution, and a "I want to grow my business and make more money, please tell me how" |
