It seems to be snowing and the news has never been funnier. "Gridlock, don't travel unless it's life or death, schools closed" How do people, as my father used to call it, "on the continent" manage year after year? 

Pah! Preparation, preparation, preparation. If you’re driving, think ahead; drive slower, brake earlier and more gently, pack some essentials, and yes, a spade, some warm clothing and a torch ARE essential in these conditions. and the list goes on, BUT you don't need me to tell you this - grandmother sucking eggs comes to mind.

What does this mean to business? Well, people will be off work and generally business will be slack as a result. How can we capitalise on this? Do the thinks we have done ages ago but never seem to get round to: work on your business strategy, redesign your website, look at marketing campaigns, implement new it systems. Be smart about no... Read more

As the winter nights are nipping around my ankles, I find myself wondering where the year has gone. There's been talk of swine flue and a recession, but what has been real and what has been the figment of a presses over-active imagination?

The swine flu; well I'll guess we will have to wait and see BUT the government has covered it's ass but stockpiling vaccinations, so I guess we are covered, just in case!

The recession: I know a lot of people have lost their jobs and have been put in a nasty situation as a result, but where does the blame lie? I think that the press has created a state of fear that has made businesses draw in their purse strings and be over cautious. Of course there have been some real business casualties along the way BUT they have tended to be ones that have been hearing the death knells for a while and have been kept alive by the banks milking their lucrative cash-cows, or they have been healthy business... Read more