It was 10pm in late 2002 & the phone rang… I was in Dublin on business representing my then employer. “Darren I’ve never done this before and can’t do it on my own, I need you here or not at all”. Pleaded the caller. In 2002 our first child arrived, and our world changed. At

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Gooday. You got time for a business book review? Michael Hyatt is the former chairman & CEO of world leading book publishers Thomas Nelson. Now he’s a bestselling serial author and successful entrepreneur. Over the last 10 years (to aid the growth of his business) Michael has concentrated on growing his own personal brand, through

We desperately need your help, opinion and advice… We’ve been referred (by an existing client) to a potential new client for printing & scanning technology, because of our Simple Honest Service approach. Which is fantastic. Although, we’ve hit a roadblock. The potential new client doesn’t need the latest technology and is happy with good quality

Can you remember just before Apple launched the i-Phone? All the other big mobile phone manufacterers got hammered in the press, with their stock eventually tanking. They kinda said. “The markets saturated. We have nothing left to build. Revenue growth will be slow. Margins will begin to tighten. Competition will be fierce”. A week later

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Gooday. Have you time for a business book review… Ben Horowitz started life as a Silicon Valley engineer with Silicone Graphics well before the internet and the .com boom. But after joining Netscape at the beginning of the internet revolution & gaining vast experience working for Mosaic inventor & possibly the smartest person he knew,

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Forward thinking accountant & friend Karl Roberts did a fantastic mini video series last week, on the top 3 things in business he’s learnt… No 3 really resonated with me: Build a great team you can trust It’s not as simple as throwing a few people together. They’ll spend loads of time together at work