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I noticed a tweet by a 4networking honcho today that stated some new or potential members are put off by the plethora of 'micro-business ' members at the meetings.

Now I would have thought, unless you are already a heavy-weight player (and if so I doubt that they need 4 networking), that many eggs in the basket is better than one...from a business risk point of view.

Back in the 90's when I ran my own support services company, I had around 100 regular contracted clients. Agreed, around six accounted for 60% of my T/O and PTP, and when I lost one big player through a ridiculous quote from a national my T/O dropped by 1.5 million overnight...ouch that hurt a lot. When I sold in 99 I still had many-many small clients all paying from say

The Pakistani having breakfast one morning (coffee, croissants, bread, butter and jam) when an Indian, chewing bubble-gum, sits down next to him. The Pakistani ignores the Indian who, nevertheless, starts a conversation.

Indian: "You Pakistani folk eat the whole bread??"

Pakistani (in a bad mood): "Of course."

Indian: (after blowing a huge bubble) "We don't. In India , we only eat what's inside. The crusts we collect in a container, recycle it, transform them into croissants and sell them to Pakistan ." The Indian has a smirk on his face.

The Pakistani listens in silence.

The Indian persists: "Do you eat jam with the bread??"

Pakistani: "Of Course."

Indian: (cracking his bubble-gum between his teeth and chuckling).

"We don't. In India we eat fresh fruit for breakfast, then we put all the peels, seeds, and leftovers in containers, recycle them, transform them into jam and sell the jam to Pakistan ."

After a moment of silence, The Pakistani then asks: "Do you have sex in India ?"

Indian: "Why of course we do", he says with a big smirk.

Pakistani: "And what do you do with the condoms once you've used them?"

Indian: "We throw them away, of course."

Pakistani: "We don't. In Pakistan , we put them in a container, recycle them, melt them down into bubble-gum and sell them to India ."

Kelly

Is this information relevant only to the USA? Employer Identification Number? ETIN for GB I guess?

Mike

110% agree (hate anything over 100 so don't know why I said that)

The only exception (IMHO) is when working for yourself. Two years is pushing it as an employee to ensure a fully motivated and hard working person. Prefer 12-18 months to get the best out of an individual.

Mike

Similar story here Steve...cept mine usually say:

"Edo...pease to sweak wid a manader pease."

"Why?"

"Oh edo sirree, is you de personage o pay de fon bill?"

"Yes...next question."

"Aghhh, god sirree, I caw today to tes you ow I can saze you uney on de fon charge."

"Thanks, but if you must insist on bothering me please at least do me the courtesy of speaking Queen's English!"

"Padon sirree, I did not frollow wat ye sad."

See phone call terminated, time for a coffee and wait until the next one

Subtle blue writing, works for me.

Great news...especially as we are looking.

Mike

Certainly not Clive In future at least a months notice please

I would have though Regus centres would be as good as any for you. They will discount on multiple (by region) bookings quite substantially. Take no notice of their written pricing structure...but then that applies to pretty much everything right now:-)

Mike

Yep, my X will be going with the Tories, Too long have we been shafted by a Labour Government.

Guarantee a pound to a pinch it will be a hung P which is about as much use as a wicker rescue boat.