So much to do, such little time…the constant lament of the small business person. Some other problem to rush to, some fire to put out, so many idiots who don’t understand…so organised!Do most of us feel in control of our business lives? Or do we feel...
I think it’s because they are driven by the clock. Every 6 minutes they have to record what they’ve done, and bill it to someone. Very little latitude or autonomy – they have to produce, produce, produce.Accounts historically have done the same. Your...
You can grow organically, or you can buy another firm. You look for synergy, and economies of scale. In umpteen years of advising clients on buying out others, I’ve never seen them. You might think you can cut costs in the merged firm, but don’t...
Just over 300 years ago the Bank of England was founded in what was the old Mercers Hall in London, and then moved to its present building in Threadneedle Street.Current public debt stands at about £840bn. In the first 300 years of the Bank of England’s...
It’s one of those blind taste tests – Costa Coffee did it, Pepsi did it. And everyone finds that 7 out of ten prefer the promoting brand…So why does Coke still outsell Pepsi? Were Pepsi skewing the results? Or is it more about how people make...
So you need a new law to get pupils a good education? Or one to halve the debts the Government has built up?It’s like saying that I will get up at 7 o’clock every morning – just do it man!No fiscal Golden Rule has remained unbroken, and now we have...
