Remember Me   Have you ever received a business card and wondered where it came from? Not who gave it to you, the very practice of exchanging a piece of card with contact details on them? The business card evolved from several sources, from the calling cards...

Technology Everywhere You already know MBSS as a virtual business service and you know what that means, but you might not realise the extent to which it’s going to become the norm more than ever over the next few years because there’s a new paradigm coming...

Out In The Cold Cold calls are almost never pleasant. While they can be nerve-wracking for you they can be irritating (at best) for those you hope to turn into clients. We’re all busy – never more than at work it seems – and have enough to do without...

IP for Beginners Copyright used to seem like something only big companies had to deal with in the pre-web era, but it’s so easy to copy and use material you don’t own the rights to (even unknowingly) today that it’s become everyone’s business. Copying,...

Storm in a Teacup When it comes to corralling the talents and ideas of your team, the brainstorming session might be your best new business process. It’s a unique form of free-flowing thought and inspiration, all of it potentially priceless. The brainstorm...

To Err is Management We all make mistakes at work, and when you’re in management, there’s a whole new crop of common mistakes to make and learn from. The trick is to minimise their impact, absorb the lesson and move on. Better yet, adopt the wisdom of...