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You Can Bank on Dave!

July 20, 2012 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business, finance.

“You Can Bank on Dave” first appeared on the is4profit small business blog. So what happened in “Bank of Dave”, episode 2 last night? Burnley Savings and Loans has been lending a LOT of money. The problem is that they still don’t have their savings licence and cannot take deposits. But, on the bright side, • Read More »

The Bank of Dave

July 13, 2012 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business, finance.

“The Bank of Dave” first appeared on the is4profit small business blog. A man in a pin-striped suit, asking for your money. Oh, no, not another banker…! Wrong. It’s Dave Fishwick, who made his millions as an entrepreneur with his own small business, and now he wants to hand some of that cash back to • Read More »

Saving the Village Pub

July 9, 2012 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business, Pubs.

The Sycamore Inn, Parwich

“Saving the Village Pub” first appeared on the www.is4profit.com small business blog. I don’t know if you saw Countryfile on the BBC last night, but there was an excellent feature on saving the village pub, that most important but often-overlooked small business.

Independent Shops in Farnborough

July 5, 2012 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business.

This article originally appeared at www.is4profit.com As reported yesterday it was Independents Day 2012, a day where local independent shops are celebrated. Personally, I skipped my regular visit to the local big supermarket chain where I often grab a bite to eat and deliberately visited at the little shops; Needing lunch I visited the Good • Read More »

Independents Day 2012

July 4, 2012 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business.

“Independents Day 2012” was originally written for the is4profit small business blog When I woke up this morning the first thing my American wife said to me was “Happy Independence Day”. On this day in 1776 the United States declared independence from Great Britain and the rest, as they say, is history. I told my • Read More »

Leadership Styles

July 3, 2012 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business, philosophy.

“Leadership Styles” was written by Paul Mackenzie Ross and first appeared in the business advice section of is4profit.com Kicking off with an Example of Leadership Styles: The Football Manager Leaders may have any one of a number of so-called “leadership styles”. You can see them quite publicly, on the TV, in football managers, for example: