If you have and / or want to know how to get your ideas to stick in peoples minds then read Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath. Another great read is Getting More by Stuart Diamond recommended to me by Trevor Herbert of Hobbs House Bakery. Essential reading for anyone who has to Read more…
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Wise words
Anyone trying to build a business should read this blog post by David Hieatt who learnt a lot in starting and building howies and is now putting all that he learnt to good use in building the Hiut Denim Co. As the Chinese proverb says ‘not until you do something will you understand it’.
A surprisingly good read
A friend recently gave me her well thumbed copy of Business Model Generation by Osterwalder and Pignear and told me to read it over my Easter holiday. After overcoming my initial surprise at the … generosity (a creme egg would have been fine) the slightly larger hurdle of the business-schooly title (I left that stuff Read more…
What information do you need to grow your business?
What strategic financial information do you need to grow your business? By strategic I mean over and above the standard set of information that your book keeper or finance manager can provide. Well, here’s a short list I’ve come up with: You wouldn’t start a journey without knowing your destination and having some idea of Read more…
Has UK inflation peaked?
Yesterdays announcement of a fall in CPI from 4.4% in February to 4.0% in March may mean that the rate of consumer inflation has peaked. This morning I read that Goldman Sachs have indicated that commodity prices may also have peaked for the time being, and on the basis of their comments the price of Read more…
