Most of my relationships were people in the business. Having said that, me and Tim don’t really talk that much about work. He comes into my bit of the house every so often to vent but we don’t really have very high, cultured conversations. less than 1 minute read
If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you’re putting yourself out of business. less than 1 minute read
A merchant who approaches business with the idea of serving the public well has nothing to fear from the competition. less than 1 minute read
Credit or debit cards, for starters, are nothing short of shoppers’ Novocain. Even in the age of digital purchases and virtual money, we still attach a special value to dirty paper with pictures of presidents on it. Handing some of that to a cashier simply hurts more than handing over a little sliver of plastic. less than 1 minute read
There is something sinister, something quite biographical about what I do - but that part is for me. It’s my personal business. I think there is a lot of romance, melancholy. There’s a sadness to it, but there’s romance in sadness. I suppose I am a very melancholy person. less than 1 minute read
Romney is right that the Obama vision is too centered on government. But his is too centered on the promotion of business and wealth creation at the expense of everything else. less than 1 minute read
I’m an introvert at heart… And show business - even though I’ve loved it so much - has always been hard for me. less than 1 minute read
Commitments are one of the worst things to have in the music business. They’re very annoying. less than 1 minute read
There’s another way we are getting behind business - by sorting out the banks. Taxpayers bailed you out. Now it’s time for you to repay the favour and start lending to Britain’s small businesses. less than 1 minute read
The common question that gets asked in business is, ‘why?’ That’s a good question, but an equally valid question is, ‘why not?’ less than 1 minute read
