Jun 30 2010

Business Link goes – thank god for that.

Mark Prisk said the network, subject to speculation about its future for several weeks, is to be shut down due to the amount of money spent on telling entrepreneurs where to get advice. “The regional Business Links have spent too much time signposting and not enough time actually advising,” the MP told Real Business. “We’re going [...]

Jun 29 2010

New Facebook group – Netbods

Check this new Facebook group- Netbods Netbods believes in the power of the Internet to inspire and stimulate, to make people think and act differently. It could used to be to shout messages, entertain, laugh, interact, brand and even make conversation.

Jun 21 2010

The Chasm

It is fairly common for people who are considering business or franchise ownership to look at a directory of business or franchises; magazine lists of “top” franchises and businesses.  Many in business are severely skeptical about these lists. I am one of them. Is that really a smart way to find a business or franchise that is [...]

Jun 20 2010

Les Armitage: Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-20

Little snooze required before tonight’s festivities. Off line for an hour. # Rooney wonders whey they boo. In another world apart from his skills he has he would be a goon. # Budapest booked for a long weekend. Wonderful # Fabio ‘o’ Fabio. What a dreadful mess. # Another Triffids! http://twitpic.com/1xuidh # Anyone else tried [...]

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Jun 19 2010

Business – do you start one in 2010 or not?

The courage to begin separates dreamers from achievers. Your difficulty and the difficulty of everyone who ever desires to achieve anything worthwhile comes in the movement. Don’t always be intending to live a new life but never find a time to begin living it. Most people fail because they never get started. They don’t go [...]

Jun 18 2010

WordPress 3

WordPress 3.0, the thirteenth major release of WordPress and the culmination of half a year of work by 218 contributors, is now available for download (or upgrade within your dashboard). Major new features in this release include a sexy new default theme called Twenty Ten. Theme developers have new APIs that allow them to easily [...]

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Jun 16 2010

Yes – let’s get some flow in the economy. Houses up again.

Annual house price inflation is back in double-digits, according to government figures. The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) said prices in April were 10.1% higher than a year ago. That was the highest rate of inflation since October 2007, when prices were on a downward trend. UK house prices rose by another 0.4% in April, [...]