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LOSING your job can feel like entering a dark tunnel. For many, though, it can spark a flame inside of them which refuses to burn out. The proof is in the figures. While the jobless toll has hit two-and-a-half million, there is a glimmer of hope as self-employment has risen and there are around four…… Continue Reading
JUST because there have been plenty of lean months doesn’t mean that companies don’t want to put some meat back on the bone. In Great Britain and Europe, medium and small-sized businesses will invest hugely in the next 12 months according to a survey. Manufacturing and IT equipment, cars, and commercial vehicles are the big…… Continue Reading
THE saying ‘treat others how you would expect to be treated’ comes into play when you are chairing a meeting. Interpersonal skills are the key to making it a success and participants need to be given respect and consideration. That doesn’t mean it has to be like a friendly chat between mates! Be business like,…… Continue Reading
BIG is a little word with a big meaning. We may be a small fish in a pond full of others but we can determine the size of the pond we live in by the dimensions of the vision we have for ourselves. If we confine the thoughts we have we will restrict our potential…… Continue Reading
INSPIRATIONAL people are all around us. If you are one, and you are thinking of starting your own business, do your research. Is there a customer problem you want to solve? Are you able to solve it better than somebody else? Make sure you determine whether or not there is a market for what you…… Continue Reading
IT isn’t just phones that are smart these days. Businesses are becoming streetwise and ‘bank savvy’ in their efforts to access finance to better their fortunes. And it isn’t just a need for survival that firms are looking to borrow funds from financial institutions. According to figures, there is a clear trend towards companies wanting…… Continue Reading
POLLS apart? Yes, absolutely! Of course we’re biased. However, we genuinely believe David Taylor’s Naked Leader Week is head and shoulders above the rest when it comes to challenging people to extract the very best out of themselves. The qualities they already have that may need a little encouragement in coming to the fore. The…… Continue Reading
WILL the Government budget for helping small and medium businesses? High-growth firms, those with 10 or more employees and average 20 per cent plus growth a year over three years, do better in a recession than other firms. Around six per cent of businesses are considered high-growth and they generate around half of all new…… Continue Reading
WHENEVER you focus on something you want, your subconscious mind brings it closer. And the opposite is also true: whenever you focus on something you do not want, your subconscious mind brings it closer. (Extract from The Naked Millionaire)… Continue Reading
ANYBODY who watched the excellent film A Few Good Men will know all about a Code Red. Jack Nicholson’s character, Colonel Nathan Jessup, famously ordered one. Well don’t talk to Martin Peak about colour codes. A respected businessman and leader of men – a few good ones at that – he has been tormented by…… Continue Reading