Monthly Archives: July 2016
Business Insight 38 – Coping with recessions (blog & vlog)
There were the four of us selling, and we were doing amazingly well – we were heading for sales of £500,000. This success, in the year which began with the historically infamous ‘winter of discontent’. We had a mini mountain Read more ›
Business Insight 37 – Socialising with staff (vlog only)
Business Insight 37 – Socialising with staff (blog & vlog)
There were 21 of us by the middle of the year and it was time to celebrate again. Eastbourne had a big barn for a cabaret venue, which was called ‘Kings’ at the time. They had Tommy Cooper in for Read more ›
Business Insight 36 – Outsourcing Specialist Skills (vlog only)
Business Insight 36 – Outsourcing Specialist Skills (blog & vlog)
Brooker and How had started up as advertising agents in Hastings; their office was directly across the road from our Hastings shop. They said that our adverts and artwork (which had all been done in-house or by the newspapers publishing Read more ›
Business Insight 35 – Salespeople (vlog only)
Business Insight 35 – Salespeople (blog & vlog)
Paul got himself a brilliant canvasser (Sue Crawley), and was a brilliant salesman, earning himself significantly more than he ever did as a teacher. He was also a good administrator and suggested good ideas to improve our paperwork and processes; Read more ›
Business Insight 34 – Part-time Business (vlog only)
Business Insight 34 – Part-time Business (blog & vlog)
A drummer that I had played in a couple of bands with, Paul Fitzgerald, earned his living as a highly qualified senior teacher. He had become increasingly interested in my career/business – as well as being impressed with the accompanying Read more ›