Who is at the Centre of your Business Universe?
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Who is at the Centre of your Business Universe?

ByChris Cooper

What is the focus of your business universe?  Is it the love of the job, the availability or resources,  or your desired working pattern?  I’m hoping that you haven’t agreed with any of these and are now shouting at the screen “it’s the customer you idiot!” If you had thought of something else then I…

Running Around, Standing Still? Time To Take Action
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Running Around, Standing Still? Time To Take Action

ByChris Cooper

Are you busy running around, delivering your product or service, but feel that your business is standing still? It’s easy when you are busy to get on with the day job, check the bank account is looking ok, and to keep going.  When work goes quiet is probably the most common time for you to…

A Resolution for the New Financial Year?
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A Resolution for the New Financial Year?

ByChris Cooper

A new year but no change on the tax submission front.  Many people were up at 11pm on 31st January submitting their tax returns to HMRC to avoid the automatic fines for late submission. And even more didn’t make the deadline, as they hadn’t got their paperwork in order early enough. Although the 31st January seems…

DIY
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DIY

ByChris Cooper

We all like the idea of doing it ourselves to save a little and the satisfaction of having produced something with our own hands. The important thing with DIY is knowing your limits. I am sure we have all tried to do something that, on paper, or in the nicely clean instruction manual, looks fairly…