November 2008

Operation Santa Toy Appeal

by James Cash November 19, 2008

This year, rather than sending cards or gifts to our clients, we’ve decided to instead donate £250 to the Operation Santa Toy Appeal run by Dudley Hope, a local charity which provides financial support to help tackle child poverty. The Operation Santa Toy Appeal ensures that children who would otherwise receive nothing at Christmas are [...]

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The Power of Networking

by James Cash November 16, 2008

Without doubt the single most effective way that I have found to grow my business has been through networking and referrals.  Five years ago I joined a new BNI chapter that was starting up in Halesowen.  At the time I was just starting out in business and I only had a single small business client.  [...]

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A Fine Way to Print

by James Cash November 11, 2008

I was recently introduced to a fantastic piece of software that I now use every day.  The application is called FinePrint and it works its magic by installing as a virtual printer.  You then set this as your default printer and print to it from all of your applications as normal.  However, instead of the [...]

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The Importance of Backups

by James Cash November 4, 2008

I’m always amazed at the difference in attitudes to backups.  Some small businesses are fanatical yet others I’ve come across, at least it seems, couldn’t care less. Most, however, are somewhere in between – they see the importance of having good backups but it can be a pain rotating backup media and storing it off-site. [...]

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