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StartUp Loans: Why Raising the Age Limit is So Desperately Needed

May 13, 2013 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: business, finance.

“StartUp Loans: Why Raising the Age Limit is So Desperately Needed” first appeared in the is4profit small business blog The first small business news story of the day today is that Lord Young, David Cameron’s Enterprise Adviser, wants to raise the age limit on StartUp Loans. This is a great idea and I’ll explain why…

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Another Alternative to Amazon

May 8, 2013 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: Books, business, philosophy.

With the threat of our beloved and run-down pub, the Tumbledown Dick, being turned into a McDonald’s restaurant somebody pointed me in the direction of a very interesting book – The McDonaldization of Society. The book, first published in 1993, is written by sociologist George Ritzer and looks at the increasing rationalisation of the world • Read More »

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Beetroot Books

May 4, 2013 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: Books, philosophy, spirituality, Zen.

In my quest to find alternatives to Amazon, my latest discovery has been an interesting one. A couple of weekends ago I made a brief trip to Avebury in Wiltshire, a picturesque little English village and home to an impressive neolithic henge monument. Once I was home that same Sunday evening I had a sudden • Read More »

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Getting a Fair Deal for Your Local

May 2, 2013 | By Paul Mackenzie Ross | No Comments | Filed in: appeal, business, Pubs.

“Getting a Fair Deal for Your Local” was written by Paul Mackenzie Ross and appeared first in the is4profit small business blog The pub industry of Britain has been taking quite a beating over the last few years with a number of factors exerting pressure in the sector, hence the launch today of a campaign • Read More »

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