Archive for June, 2010
Lessons shared
Earlier this month Paul’s post ‘eBay Learnings’ ended up being a wonderful example of the small business community coming together to provide support, guidance and advice to a business owner in need of it. It really showed the true nature of our readers! Love Your Work!
We have invited Megan Stones from Envi Fine Accessories to [...]
Indebted
Do not collect $200.
Naomi asked how my end of financial year (EOFY) was going.
I reflected that it was rather less cheery than the current crop of pay TV ads.
The source of my ennui is a large sum of money which I’ve earned, but not received.
For the first time in Empire history, I’m thinking debt collection.
I [...]
Out There
Long-distance communication is hard.
Love triangulation is even worse.
A few weeks ago my bank called.
Well, not really my bank.
They wanted my feedback.
Well, not really my feedback.
At a time that suited me.
Well not really …
Get the idea?
Here’s what really happened.
Backchat
My phone did ring: that much is true.
But instead of my bank, it was an [...]
Magic Fauxments
Is it him, or me?
From age nine, I was called a miserable cow, so-and-so, ratbag etc.
These appellations stuck and, as a mature businessman, I’m never sure if my world view is jaded or accurate.
So I’ve prepared a simple test.
You be the judge.
Half-Yearly Jubilance
Christmas in July is nearly here! (or is it Christmas in [...]
Girls on Film
How a medium-sized enterprise
captured its audience.
We’ve lately focussed on the small in small-to-medium enterprise (SME).
Let’s look at the medium.
This report details how a hotel executed a very good client/prospect event.
The vehicle?
Sex and The City 2.
Invitation
Fonnie received a suitably sparkly invite and, when I agreed to go with her, accepted with [...]
In camera
The Force is strong with this one.
Rather less with this one.
Speaking of cameras, we should close the loop on our phone vs camera debate.
Thanks to your generous advice, a bit of soul searching and two omens, I was able to choose.
I bought a Panasonic Lumix TZ10 (DMC-ZS7) and a Nokia 1616.
Here’s why.
Holistic
I was [...]
eBay Learnings
A man dug up these trees and took them away in his truck.
He saved me 4 hours, 2 vertebrae and $140.
And he paid me!
I used to think eBay was just about car parts, beanie babies and signed Gilligan’s Island photos.
Lately, however, I’ve found business uses for this medium.
Some of these may help [...]
What price flexibility?
An elastic workforce can snap back.
Casual jobs are replacing full-time careers.
This is economically rational – especially in tricky times.
But casual labour has disadvantages too.
It may even kill platypuses.
Mail merge
When I got a card from my postie (mail delivery officer) I dismissed it as some boring union drama.
Then I saw a newspaper article about the [...]
Driven to tears
Delivery drivers.
What do you think of them?
Most businesses use couriers or delivery drivers at some time.
We hear plenty about rude, tardy, sleazy, unfit, dishonest and incompetent drivers.
Yet little is said about their situations or challenges.
Here, then, are my observations – from both sides of the fence.
I hope you’ll add yours.
Heat stroke
One summer [...]
