July 2009

Bookkeeping: Who Ate The Cow?

Our Government screwed up big-time with the bookkeeping and they have obviously never read the Bible. You will recall that the Pharaoh of Egypt had a dream.  He dreamt that seven fat cows ate the seven scrawny cow s.  But he didn’t know what the dream meant. He called a young Hebrew man who had [...]

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How To Start A Business: Vision

Starting a business begins with your ‘Vision’ or what it is you want to create. Without ‘vision’ your business has no direction, no ‘guiding light’. To build your business you will inevitably need to involve other people.  You therefore need to be able to clearly communicate your vision and build a shared vision i.e. get [...]

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Ultimate Flash Face

Contrary to popular opinion, this is not the Business Renegade.  Why not make your own flash-face here? Share on Facebook

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Stumbleupon.com

If you have not already registered on Stumbleupon.com, I recommend that you do so.  It will deliver fantastic websites relating to your business and personal interests.  This article describes how it works. It is a bookkmarking site.  There are many bookkmarking sites around the internet but this one is different.  For those not familiar with [...]

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The Economy – After The Storm Comes The Hard Climb

Here is a link to an article on www.ft.com about the current state of the economy. This is a short extract from the article for those that think the problems are past us: Those who expect a swift return to the business-as-usual of 2006 are fantasists. A slow and difficult recovery, dominated by de-leveraging and [...]

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Online Marketing – an Overview

This article is a simple overview of my understanding of Internet Marketing. The internet is a wonderful tool for delivering information.  If you are marketing your business on the internet then you are a solutions provider. In view of the large number of web pages on the internet, you are competing in a global market [...]

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Bookkeeping: Be Willing To Face The Numbers …

The Truth Will Set You Free This bookkeeping article will discuss the unfortunate fact that many business owners are unwilling to face the truth revealed in their bookkeeping.  Assuming the numbers are accurate, the numbers don’t lie.  They admit of no excuses.  They are the facts. To succeed in business, the business owner must face [...]

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Business Opportunity Interview

with Avril Mitchell, a successful distributor for Utility Warehouse. Utility Warehouse is one of the fastest growing companies in Europe and the company was recently voted the No1 business in the UK by the Financial Times.  ‘WHICH?’ magazine also recommends Utility Warehouse as their preferred supplier of utility services such as home phone, internet, broadband, [...]

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The Customer Strikes Back!

I read somewhere that one disatisfied customer will tell ten other people – but 1.3 million is ridiculous! Click this link to watch the customers revenge PR: wait… I: wait… L: wait… LD: wait… I: wait… wait… Rank: wait… Traffic: wait… Price: wait… C: wait… Share on Facebook

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Banking Regulation

The Chancellor is announcing new banking regulations today.  I don’t know what he is going to say but this is what should happen. I left banking in 2001 because the culture and targets set by the Banks had already set the banking system on course for disaster.  Having lived through the nightmare of the early [...]

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My Own Business

How to make having ‘my own business ‘ a reality This article will demonstrate to you that ‘owning your own business ‘ is within the grasp of the vast majority of people who decide that they want to make the effort by taking on a network marketing opportunity. Whether you have a secure job or [...]

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The Road To Financial Freedom

The rules for achieving complete financial freedom are simple: 1. Become completely debt free – yes, including your mortgage 2. Maximise your personal income – preferably from several sources 3. Minimise your outgoings – review regularly and trim hard 4. Minimise your responsibilty to support others financially 5. Start your own business – this site [...]

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