This blog may upset you if you are
an SME in the UK
"As far as the system is concerned, virtually nobody "loves ya"
Via Telegraph Blogs Please do not
read on if you are one of the four million British citizens who
make up Enterprise Britain. This
blog may upset you. You are driving yourself 24 hours a day,
seven days a week, 12 months a year to run, manage or work within a
business which is friendless.
Nobody likes you or frankly cares about you.
Banks and bankers don't like you because you don't make them
enough money. BERR (the old, discredited Small Business Unit of the
DTI) tries to get them to offer the Loan Guarantee Scheme but they
have no intention of doing so because it is too much work for too
little reward. Social responsibility simply does not come into
it.
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An inside track on cloud computing
What cloud computing really means
A way to increase capacity or add capabilities on the fly without investing in new infrastructure, training new personnel, or licensing new software
Cloud
computing is all the rage. "It's become the phrase du jour,"
says Gartner senior analyst Ben Pring, echoing many of his peers.
The problem is that (as with Web 2.0) everyone seems to have a
different definition.
As a metaphor for the Internet,
"the cloud" is a familiar cliché, but when combined with
"computing," the meaning gets bigger and fuzzier. Some analysts and
vendors define cloud computing narrowly as an updated version of
utility computing: basically virtual
servers available over the Internet. Others go very
broad, arguing anything you consume outside the firewall is "in the
cloud," including conventional outsourcing.
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Ireland...It all fell apart
A nation seeks employment
Ireland is suffering from a crisis of confidence
( Relatively) young and hard-working island state seeks work
after falling on hard times. Talents include self-belief, a GSOH,
partial third-level education and a friendly demeanour. Skilled in
construction, IT, manufacturing, making and taking phone calls, and
farming.
Growing competency in science and technology, chemistry and
pharmacy, financial services. Enjoys home improvements, shopping
and socialising, travel and legal affairs (particularly fond of
tribunals). All reasonable offers accepted.
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Talk to The Alchemy Network
Get more customers, increase your sales, turnover and profits
The Alchemy Network
If you need to get more customers, increase your sales, turnover
and profits – or if you need to grow your business but are
stuck or have run out of ideas then take
heart, you’ve come to the right place, we have the
solutions…
The Alchemy Network is a dynamic
international business development consulting organisation that
operates in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, US,
Switzerland and Nigeria.
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Conditions worsen for Australian SMEs
Lowest growth results achieved since June 2006
A recently conducted survey by the National Australia Bank (NAB)
revealed that the slowdown has adversely affected the development
of small and medium enterprises (SMEs)
in Australia.
The study found that business conditions among SMEs have
deteriorated considerably, falling to three index points to minus
four points in the December quarter. The figures for this period
mark the lowest growth results achieved since the data series began
in June 2006
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