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Getting to grips with technology can be a problem, being concerned about security; Website attacks, emails going missing, computer viruses - All are understandable. But businesses practicing without email….. How? What is the reasoning behind a resistant micro or smaller business to an email account? My flabber has been gasted by perfectly serious businesses telling me they don’t have...
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Light relief for our day was the headline about the science fiction convention argument that had with Police being drafted in to deal with the dispute. Thank you Judge Dredd and Dr Who, not a pleasant situation but apparently with no ‘Lightsabres and Sonic Screwdrivers drawn’ we’re certain you’ve brightened up a lot of peoples days …. if only all news could be like this. Image and Article...
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Scam : Noun – A dishonest scheme; a fraud Verb – Swindle Citizens Advice have nailed it: Scams are Crime Don’t let your concentration lapse…. Action Fraud appreciate the importance of you knowing your business Legitimate businesses NEVER send emails asking for personal information Legitimate businesses can have their reputation and revenue effected by scams The Metropolitan Police...
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The Business Of Consulting I’d spent the best part of a much needed weekend break… shopping. The sun (hidden since last September) managed to burn into the face of my android assistant, before moving onto my head until I had the headache of a man who’d run a marathon dressed as a Styrofoam marshmallow. Frustration, searching for a PC router on a Sunday, when it really could have waited...
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A MORI poll has shown that around 6 million people in Britain are currently planning, or researching, how to build a home for themselves and, with a disparity between those who want to build and those who are enabled National Self Build Week (NSBW) is taking place 4-12 May, in an attempt to bridge the gap. A recent RICS survey shows the average annual pub rent for new leases in England and...
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No surprise that less than one in five respondents believes ‘a business or governmental leader will actually tell the truth when confronted with a difficult issue’, as shown in the 2013 Edelman Trust Barometer. `Academics, technical experts and a person like yourself ‘ were revealed, in the global survey, to be nearly twice as trusted as a Chief Executive or Government official. With the...
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Knowing enough to know, that we don’t sufficiently know enough to know how the Funding for Lending is working, is sufficient to know we know enough to feel reassured, after listening and watching an increased floundering from a variant of lender managers, working with the scheme, as a gurgled excuse (not reasoned response) is the suggestive qualifying factor - There’s a new order within their...
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The whole universe depends on everything fitting together just right. If one piece busts, even the smallest piece… the whole universe will get busted Filmed, where and with an aptitude for meeting challenges is a must, the crew had a movie that wasn’t easy to make; nor was it the type to attract big money. The lead actors; a self-employed baker and 5 year old lying about her age, had never...
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