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Posted by Gill Millington on 13th November 2008.

We’re all getting sick of the doom and gloom, so Gill Millington takes a look at some silver linings to offer us a glimmer of hope and humour.

Small Business Letter From America - a shattered economy

Posted by Becky McCray on 23rd October 2008.

It’s something of a secret about the US economy; it’s shattered. Not in the sense that it’s broken, but in the sense that it is fragmented, with lots of little pieces.
When you hear news reports that the US stock market is dramatically up or down, they are referring to the Dow Jones Industrial Average. That’s [...]

Small business finance and the credit crunch

Posted by Gill Millington on 27th August 2008.

I’m really pleased to welcome our latest guest blogger, Gill Millington, to SmallBizPod. Gill has a wealth of knowledge about finance and small business which she’ll be sharing with us once a month. Do check out her profile and say hello in the comments here, if you get a chance.
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I thought I’d use my introduction [...]

Long boom, long bust? Why business could get brutal

Posted by Alex Bellinger on 4th July 2008.

I experienced my first recession as an adult back in the early 1990s. It wasn’t pleasant, but it gave me some perspective so I have a pretty pragmatic view about the current economic cycle.
Whether or not things are slowing down or heading towards the dreaded ‘R’ word, it’s a good time to be making business [...]

How bad’s it going to be..?

Posted by Guy Clapperton on 23rd January 2008.

OK, it’s got to be faced - there is going to be some sort of slowdown in the UK. The Prime Minister will say it’s largely because of American influence, which will be largely true, but will we care? The fact is that we’re going to be finding things tougher, Northern Rock support or otherwise. [...]

Podcasts

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	SmallBizPod #44 - Friday 20 April 2007 Philip Molloy, UK chief executive of ISold It, talks about Ebay, clicks and mortar, how to role out a franchise and his own entrepreneurial journey. [Please note ISold It has gone bust] Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #40 - Monday 12 February 2007 Colin Crooks, managing director of Greenworks, talks about recyclying business and the challenges and benefits of social entrepreneurship. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #72 - Michael Gerber podcast - dreaming big with the E-Myth author A podcast interview with Michael Gerber, author of the E-Myth series of books, on dreaming big, awakening the entrepreneur within, business systems and imagination. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #37 - Wednesday 10 January 2007 (with correct mp3 file) Shaa Wasmund, CEO of Brightstation Ventures, and Professor Zoltan Acs of George Mason University discuss web 2.0, online business and the difference between US and UK entrepreneurs. Details \| iTunes

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Comments

Sherry Borzo: Thanks for the silver lining news and ha, ha, on the blowing bit. Nothing like tooting the horn for...
Ron Perrella: Cloud computing is another name for timesharing or “utility computing” — a concept...
Martyn: Nice article. We are a company in the target range, circa 50 employees, and we struggle with the on/off line...
The Credit Cruncher: It seems to me, the major credit crunch effect on businesses will be the banks hiking up costs...
David Tebbutt: Hi Alexander, if mine hadn’t been a birthday present, I’d have gone for the bigger screen...
Will - ArenaFlowers.com: Definitely an opportunity for business owners…if they can hold their nerve and run a...
Alexander Deliyannis: I’ve been quite impressed myself by these little machines and will probably buy one soon....
Benjamin: Lots I’d agree with there. Small businesses need someone to be their technology intermediary - not...
Ed Stivala: Will certainly go and read his research, sounds really interesting. For those of us that have been in...
Bob: Hi the complete agenda of the Berlin Web Week: http://berlinwebweek.de/

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	SmallBizPod #44 - Friday 20 April 2007 Philip Molloy, UK chief executive of ISold It, talks about Ebay, clicks and mortar, how to role out a franchise and his own entrepreneurial journey. [Please note ISold It has gone bust] Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #40 - Monday 12 February 2007 Colin Crooks, managing director of Greenworks, talks about recyclying business and the challenges and benefits of social entrepreneurship. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #72 - Michael Gerber podcast - dreaming big with the E-Myth author A podcast interview with Michael Gerber, author of the E-Myth series of books, on dreaming big, awakening the entrepreneur within, business systems and imagination. Details \| iTunes
	SmallBizPod #37 - Wednesday 10 January 2007 (with correct mp3 file) Shaa Wasmund, CEO of Brightstation Ventures, and Professor Zoltan Acs of George Mason University discuss web 2.0, online business and the difference between US and UK entrepreneurs. Details \| iTunes