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Micro-manage your electricity use

Posted by David Tebbutt on 1st December 2008.

In almost all of my discussions with businesses, both suppliers and consumers, the reasons to do ‘green’ things boil down to money, regulations or reputation. If they don’t improve the bottom line then they really aren’t on the radar of any but the most environmentally evangelistic organisations.
Appeals to reason might work for a short while, [...]

Is there a Huddle in your future?

Posted by David Tebbutt on 24th November 2008.

A few months ago our beloved leader did a podcast with Alastair Mitchell of collaboration software company, Huddle. As in “let’s get in a huddle.” As you will learn from the podcast, getting distant team members into a physical huddle to hammer out issues was quite an expensive and time consuming process.
The answer was to [...]

Mind-mapping comes in from the cold

Posted by David Tebbutt on 11th November 2008.

Update 25 Nov. Three days after my last note, MindJet sent a workaround for my problem. It was caused by a clash with my antivirus system. I am using AVG. Hopefully, you won’t have encountered the problem.
[ Update 18 Nov. You will see a note at the end of this post concerning malfunctioning of the [...]

Cloud computing is hot air, unless…

Posted by David Tebbutt on 20th October 2008.

As you may know, I spend a lot of time working with some very knowledgeable people who spend their lives immersed in the computing lives of companies small, medium and large. They are also privileged to glimpse behind the kimono of the major IT and communications companies. Not everything we hear can be repeated, but [...]

Small Business 2.0 - taking the social web to real businesses

Posted by Alex Bellinger on 13th October 2008.

A round up of the excellent Small Business 2.0 conference and some resources for any small business that wants to start podcasting.

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	SmallBizPod #30 - PR advice for startups and entrepreneurs David Tebbutt, journalist, media trainer and blogger on how small businesses should handle the press and communicate effectively. Details \| iTunes

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David Tebbutt: Cheers Simon. That one’s been popular with BrainStorm users for years. It’s pretty relaxed...
Simon JOnes: I’m using FreeMind, which is Java-based,cross-platform and free. It really helps when trying to...
Dan Wilson: @ed from builaskill. Only one correction: I am not a vzaar employee or working for them. eBay and Amazon...
Adaptiv Media: Great read, exposing eBay’s dastardly new(ish) policies. Since killing off its digital...
Alex Bellinger: Thanks Martyn, the cashflow issue hadn’t occurred to me and exactly why your insight here is so...
Martyn: >> Non-registered Agreed that their inputs will fall by 2% but they may have to cut their prices to...
Alex Bellinger: Hi Martyn Indirectly, I guess, assuming it helps to stimulate spending. Alex P.S. Forgot to say, many...
Martyn: Alex How does a cut in VAT help small business? Martyn
Ed: Good old Dan The ex-eBay employee is always a good read (no, seriously, he is), and always ready to plug his...
Sherry Borzo: Thanks for the silver lining news and ha, ha, on the blowing bit. Nothing like tooting the horn for...

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	SmallBizPod Survey Announcement re SmallBizPod survey. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #58 - Who's Afraid Of The Female Entrepreneur? Female entrepreneurship special - interviews with successful women in business. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #39 - how to float on AIM Marcus Stuttard deputy head of AIM, the London stock exchange for growing businesses, discusses the practicalities of listing on AIM and the future of the market. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #30 - PR advice for startups and entrepreneurs David Tebbutt, journalist, media trainer and blogger on how small businesses should handle the press and communicate effectively. Details \| iTunes