Now is a good time to buy shares

If you were every considering buying shares as a medium to long term investment, and you should, then now is a good time to make a start. Or to increase your position. Shares, over the course of 30 to 50 years, experience frequent price setbacks at regular intervals. And more significant downturns during times of… Continue reading Now is a good time to buy shares

I won’t be exploited

I felt yesterday I was being taken advantage of by a supplier to my business. And I won’t have it. The amount of money involved is affordable for me and my business. And is relatively trifling in the overall context of my business, budget, fee income etc. But there is a point of principle here:… Continue reading I won’t be exploited

Culture and status-easy to overlook in negotiations

I have learned over the last few years to appreciate the importance of the ideas of These nebulous concepts play vitally significant roles in the lives of ordinary people in their daily lives. A few weeks ago, in an employment termination settlement package negotiation, the question of status was what threatened to scupper a tremendously… Continue reading Culture and status-easy to overlook in negotiations

Misinterpreting the data when buying a business

I published a video the other day about trying to save entrepreneurs from themselves. A commenter made the valid point that you should take the time to stake out the business you may be thinking about taking it on, if staking it out is possible. For example, a retail business. This reminded me of when… Continue reading Misinterpreting the data when buying a business