It’s hardly a new idea but as computers get more and more complex, new operating systems start to come in more flavours than you can shake a stick at and we all start to store more and more priceless (to us at least) data on our computers I can’t help thinking there’s going to be [...]

There’s been quite a few questions about SEO and requests for good SEO consultants recently on a number of UK business forums such as the UK Business Forums. So it seem to me that there is plenty of scope for a competent SEO consultant or someone just starting out to create a good simple Search Engine Optimisation [...]

Our local business paper is reporting that a Limpley Stoke based man has set up a business selling what are essentially DIY memoir books. 
The idea is you buy the book for someone, your Mum perhaps and she fills in the blanks about her life. Then when they’ve gone you’ve got a lasting momento of their life. [...]

As my wife is pregnant and therefore not drinking I’ve given up drinking, it doesn’t seem fair to sit and drink in front of her when she can’t. We didn’t drink that much anyway, but I have always enjoyed my beer, so I’ve been experimenting with non alcoholic beers (proper non alcoholic, i.e. 0% alcohol).
This came about as [...]

It amazes me how badly prepared so many of the businesses that pitch on Dragon’s Den seem to be. I appreciate that the BBC probably edits the programme to make it better viewing but really to be taken seriously you ought to know some basic facts about your business.
Everytime I watch an episode it occurs [...]

Our first child is due in June so we decided to start looking around for baby gear this weekend so we popped into Trowbridge to have a look around. One of the shops we looked around was a perfect example of how not to run a shop. There was loud crackly radio throughout the shop [...]

Ok it’s maybe a bit niche, but probably a big enough niche to make it worthwhile but why doesn’t someone import some of the excellent t-shirts available from ThinkGeek as last time I brought a couple (yes I really do wear this) the import duty and postage made them rather expensive!

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