Comments for The Blog of an Entrepreneur http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog The thoughts, ramblings and day-to-day experiences of Richard "Ozzy" Osborne Wed, 19 May 2010 08:48:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Young Enterprise Golf Day – June 16th 2010 by Tweets that mention Young Enterprise Golf Day – June 16th 2010 « The Blog of an Entrepreneur -- Topsy.com http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2010/04/09/young-enterprise-golf-day-june-16th-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Tweets that mention Young Enterprise Golf Day – June 16th 2010 « The Blog of an Entrepreneur -- Topsy.com Wed, 19 May 2010 08:48:45 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=148#comment-648 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by opengolf. opengolf said: Young enterprise East Midlands charity golf day http://golftwitt.com/ulkh #golf #charity [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by opengolf. opengolf said: Young enterprise East Midlands charity golf day http://golftwitt.com/ulkh #golf #charity [...]

]]> Comment on Be Proud of your Price and Service by Graham mann http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2010/04/09/be-proud-of-your-price-and-service/comment-page-1/#comment-625 Graham mann Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:59:14 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=145#comment-625 I read your article with interest,i have had similiar situations many times,you are spot on,turnover is vanity!! i see companies in a simliar market to ours,buying business,then they say look at us we work for A Prestigious plc, and make no pfofit!! i have manipulated my competitors into reducing their fees,they win the project make little profit,give a poor service,then they recieve poor reviews and we pick up the projects on our terms! I read your article with interest,i have had similiar situations many times,you are spot on,turnover is vanity!! i see companies in a simliar market to ours,buying business,then they say look at us we work for A Prestigious plc, and make no pfofit!! i have manipulated my competitors into reducing their fees,they win the project make little profit,give a poor service,then they recieve poor reviews and we pick up the projects on our terms!

]]> Comment on Does your business need you? Hopefully not! by Be Proud of your Price and Service « The Blog of an Entrepreneur http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2007/06/25/does-your-business-need-you-hopefully-not/comment-page-1/#comment-624 Be Proud of your Price and Service « The Blog of an Entrepreneur Fri, 09 Apr 2010 14:45:20 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=14#comment-624 [...] Firstly, how does this person value their time in their business? I’ll give you two examples, the first being an employee scenario of a manager I employ had trouble delegating their work out instead holding onto everything. My response was that for as long as you don’t train someone else up to do your job I cannot promote you any higher in the organisation! What about with the business owner, if you don’t value your time and take steps to allow you to work on your business instead of in your business (same-old same-old) then you are not going anywhere and you’ll always be a lifestyle business. That is fine if that is what you want, but when the time comes to retire if your business completely relies on you then you are not getting much of a retirement fund from the sale of your business. Again, I have covered this in the past regarding Whether Your Business Needs You. [...] [...] Firstly, how does this person value their time in their business? I’ll give you two examples, the first being an employee scenario of a manager I employ had trouble delegating their work out instead holding onto everything. My response was that for as long as you don’t train someone else up to do your job I cannot promote you any higher in the organisation! What about with the business owner, if you don’t value your time and take steps to allow you to work on your business instead of in your business (same-old same-old) then you are not going anywhere and you’ll always be a lifestyle business. That is fine if that is what you want, but when the time comes to retire if your business completely relies on you then you are not getting much of a retirement fund from the sale of your business. Again, I have covered this in the past regarding Whether Your Business Needs You. [...]

]]> Comment on Why Can’t BusinessLink Keep Good Advisers? by Annabel Kaye http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2010/03/19/why-cant-businesslink-keep-good-advisers/comment-page-1/#comment-617 Annabel Kaye Sat, 27 Mar 2010 17:39:08 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=135#comment-617 Refreshingly frank. I am always puzzed by their emphasis on compliance as a total goal. Entrepreneurs get into business to do a whole variety of things, but compliance is not an objective! At best it is a 'hygiene factor' and making compliance into an objective limits and stultifies businesses by imposing inappropriate and bureaucratic processes based on big companies and manual systems, while we work with our own clients on things that work in the real web 2.0, fast paced, entrepreneurial world! Refreshingly frank. I am always puzzed by their emphasis on compliance as a total goal. Entrepreneurs get into business to do a whole variety of things, but compliance is not an objective! At best it is a ‘hygiene factor’ and making compliance into an objective limits and stultifies businesses by imposing inappropriate and bureaucratic processes based on big companies and manual systems, while we work with our own clients on things that work in the real web 2.0, fast paced, entrepreneurial world!

]]> Comment on Young Enterprise Awards are a Success by uberVU - social comments http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2010/03/24/young-enterprise-awards-are-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-613 uberVU - social comments Thu, 25 Mar 2010 09:30:52 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=138#comment-613 <strong>Social comments and analytics for this post...</strong> This post was mentioned on Twitter by RichardOsborne: #YoungEnterprise Awards were a success :: http://bit.ly/as5ezE Thank you to @JuliaDoherty @BradBurton @RichardMawby @dh3ws0n @UniNorthants... Social comments and analytics for this post…

This post was mentioned on Twitter by RichardOsborne: #YoungEnterprise Awards were a success :: http://bit.ly/as5ezE Thank you to @JuliaDoherty @BradBurton @RichardMawby @dh3ws0n @UniNorthants…

]]> Comment on Young Enterprise Awards are a Success by Tweets that mention Young Enterprise Awards are a Success « The Blog of an Entrepreneur -- Topsy.com http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2010/03/24/young-enterprise-awards-are-a-success/comment-page-1/#comment-612 Tweets that mention Young Enterprise Awards are a Success « The Blog of an Entrepreneur -- Topsy.com Wed, 24 Mar 2010 14:09:01 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=138#comment-612 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by BradBurton, BradBurton and Richard Osborne, Julia Doherty. Julia Doherty said: RT @RichardOsborne #YoungEnterprise Awards were a success. http://bit.ly/as5ezE Thank you to @BradBurton @RichardMawby @dh3ws0n@UniNorthants [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by BradBurton, BradBurton and Richard Osborne, Julia Doherty. Julia Doherty said: RT @RichardOsborne #YoungEnterprise Awards were a success. http://bit.ly/as5ezE Thank you to @BradBurton @RichardMawby @dh3ws0n@UniNorthants [...]

]]> Comment on The bank is not your enemy by Pannone Entrepreneurial Services http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2009/06/26/the-bank-is-not-your-enemy/comment-page-1/#comment-607 Pannone Entrepreneurial Services Mon, 01 Mar 2010 13:48:36 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=115#comment-607 This is really good advice - your bank can be your friend one piece of advice you've missed though is never to exceed your overdraft limit without agreement - if there's any chance you might need to do it let them know first and tell them how temporary it might be. This is really good advice – your bank can be your friend one piece of advice you’ve missed though is never to exceed your overdraft limit without agreement – if there’s any chance you might need to do it let them know first and tell them how temporary it might be.

]]> Comment on My stolen motorbike and Twitter by Tweets that mention My stolen motorbike and Twitter « The Blog of an Entrepreneur -- Topsy.com http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2009/09/17/my-stolen-motorbike-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-548 Tweets that mention My stolen motorbike and Twitter « The Blog of an Entrepreneur -- Topsy.com Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:28:29 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=125#comment-548 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Richard Osborne, Jeremy Freeman, Stuart Gilbertson, and others. said: [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Richard Osborne, Jeremy Freeman, Stuart Gilbertson, and others. said: [...]

]]> Comment on My stolen motorbike and Twitter by David Toohey http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2009/09/17/my-stolen-motorbike-and-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-547 David Toohey Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:26:45 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=125#comment-547 News did actually reach Poland in minutes, and I expect much further than here too. As a fellow biker I do hope to hear more good news on this. Could be a rare time guys like this are actually caught so I hope they are stewing at the moment. News did actually reach Poland in minutes, and I expect much further than here too.

As a fellow biker I do hope to hear more good news on this. Could be a rare time guys like this are actually caught so I hope they are stewing at the moment.

]]> Comment on Social Media – Is it a waste of time? by Shaun Gisbourne http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/2009/04/24/social-media-is-it-a-waste-of-time/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Shaun Gisbourne Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:43:50 +0000 http://www.ozzy.co.uk/blog/?p=111#comment-546 Hopefully the use of social media will help you succeed in getting your bike returned, Richard. Happy Birthday!!! Hopefully the use of social media will help you succeed in getting your bike returned, Richard. Happy Birthday!!!

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