Teenagers will constantly tell you that they are “bored”, even though they have an endless supply of entertainment in the form of books, music, videogames or whatever they prefer. If you hear a business owner saying that they are bored it is probably because they don’t have any customers and as a result he or…
You’ll have a whole eternity to think inside the box. The picture for today is a sobering thought for anyone who feels they are currently treading water a bit in their 9-to-5 job. You need to consider if that’s where you want to be for the rest of your working life or if you want…
The picture for today is a quote by the novelist Charles Bukowski. He might use some choice language, but he’s making a valid point. There comes a point for most of us when working for other people is not something we want to do any longer. The call of following our dream and starting our…
Here is an amusing “What the Duck” cartoon about cloud storage to start your week off. What the Duck is a brilliant weekly comic strip by Aaron Johnson about the adventures of a photographer that just happens to be a duck. It started in 2006 as a webcomic but has been syndicated in print since…
Today’s picture demonstrates that not even a bad business card has to be a barrier to your success. This is apparently the original business card of Bill Gates himself and it would certainly have stood out if you received it at a networking event. Many more cool historical business cards can be seen at the…
What’s your strategic plan? For many entrepreneurs, the only strategic plan they’ve ever needed is simply “doing things” – even if the results are sometimes lacking. This picture contains a quote from Herb Kelleher, former CEO of SouthWest Airlines, who evidently did not put a lot of stock in the merits of the planning process!
If you have ever worked in a large company you might be familiar with the scenario in today’s picture. Thankfully, once you become an entrepreneur and work for yourself this sort of thing becomes a thing of the past. Then the only meetings you have will either be with clients or suppliers. Each meeting is…
Or maybe it does. We are not fans of the UK government here at the The Small Business Blog and the new plans laid out in the Queen’s Speech today did not fill us with much confidence that things will be improving in the next year. You can submit your favourite Business pictures on our…
Reading a book is likely to be a lot more valuable use of your time than spending the equivalent amount of hours on social media or watching television. The concepts and ideas that we pick up from books tend to stay with us far longer than conversations we have online or things that we watch,…
Steve Jobs was one of the greatest innovators in history and he also shaped Apple into the second largest tech company in the world. We probably won’t see anyone like him ever again. But even though he is gone, we still have his words for inspiration. Above is a great picture with one of his…
