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Simon Daniel
Back to the future
Now the recession is apparently over, global companies are back to thinking about the future...
Burn off the fat
Tough times are a great excuse to cut costs and take out under-performing people. That said, if you can run a tight ship, a recession can allow a smaller operation to gain market share and move into a position of strength for the future.
These are my tips for taking advantage of these bleak times:
• When companies are hurting, they want to reduce costs and prices. Your larger competitors generally have less flexibility to do this as they simply have more overheads. Provided you give a really great service, purchasers will be more inclined to give you a go... read more...
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Those who shout loudest don't always perform best, and this is as true of businesses as it is of people.
Simon Daniel
Back to the future
Now the recession is apparently over, global companies are back to thinking about the future again.
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It's more important than ever for those selling their business to think about the key points the buyer will find attractive.
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Meeting menaces: The Waffler
More tips from John Cleese, who reveals how to stop a waffler in full flow.
Reducing energy usage
Ian Cheshire, chairman of B&Q, explains how the store has saved 10,000 tonnes of carbon emissions.
Meeting menaces: The Interruptor
John Cleese reveals how to deal with serial interruptors without giving in or getting into a fight.
Startup business account from Lloyds TSB
We'll give you a dedicated relationship
manager to support you, a range of free guidance services and 18 months free
day-to-day banking; so you can spend less time worrying about your banking
and more time building your business.
Out with the old, in with affordable.
Bring in IBM System x3650 M2 Express servers powered by Intel® Xeon® and dramatically lower IT operating expenses. Use IBM’s online evaluation tool to see ROI in as little as three months. Find out more
Google Business Apps
Google Apps lets your business save time and money by outsourcing email, calendar and office applications to Google. Just tell us a couple key stats about your business, and we'll estimate how much a basic Microsoft Exchange 2007 deployment would cost and what you could save with Google Apps.View Google Business Apps.
