Written by Colin Gillman | 29 November 2011

And so is Frosty by the look of this New York window display for a pain relief clinic.

Written by Colin Gillman | 24 November 2011

The 24th November 2011 is when many Americans will be celebrating Thanksgiving, while we Europeans watch and wonder why? Well, put simply, Thanksgiving is the same as our Harvest Festival where we give thanks for the crops and the grain. Our American cousins do the same in a tradition handed down by the pilgrims.

To celebrate this day in America many families will feast on a bountiful feast of turkey and apple pie. So if you are about to prepare your turkey dinner, here’s a handy guide to help you along.

Have a few drinks and just put the turkey in the oven, or words to that effect.

And if the thought of spending too much time with your family is playing on your mind, have a listen to this excellent song by Paterson Hood of Drive-by Truckers.

The Thanksgiving Filter

Enjoy.

Written by Chris Reapy | 04 November 2011

It was only a matter of time following the recent launch of the print industry sports calendar to raise fund for The Printing Charity, before potentially incriminating photographs have appeared on the internet.

Print sector PR experts have been working through the night in what can only be described as a futile bid to avert an industry wide marital crisis thanks to the work of an unnamed female culprit who was caught red handed posting various nefarious pictures of captains of industry on the Print & Paper Monthly Facebook page.

When later questioned by the fun police in the bar of the Tonbridge Tattler hostelry she was heard to exclaim: “It’s a fair cop. I did it. I has gone and done the lot of ‘em.”

A donation of £10 is recommended per calendar, which can be ordered from Alison Braganza at The Printing Charity on 01293 649 366.

alison@theprintingcharity.org.uk

Written by Colin Thompson | 18 July 2011

The high road to becoming a self-made millionaire is starting and building your own business. But this is not as easy as it sounds. Most businesses started by inexperienced people fail. Probably the primary reason why people do not start businesses is because they're afraid that they're going to lose their money and for good reason. 99 percent of businesses started by people lacking business experience fail within the first two or three years.

Why Businesses Fail!

And why is that? It's because they do not know how. They haven't the slightest idea how to make a business successful. They may have an idea for a product or service, but they do not know all the things that they need to know to run a successful business.

Why Businesses Succeed!

However, surprisingly enough, 80 percent of businesses started by experienced businesspeople succeed. Now why should this be so? The reason is because experienced businesspeople know what to do. They know how to purchase their products and their services. They know how to negotiate with their suppliers. They know how to raise money. They know how to negotiate leases. They know how to sell and to market. They know how to manage their finances. In other words, experience is the key. In order to start your own business and succeed, you have to learn how.

Control Your Costs

The second reason that businesses fail, 46 percent, is because of poor cost control. They may be selling enough on the front end, but they're losing so much on the back end that they go broke anyway. Sales and marketing, financing and cost control, both require experience. And if you're serious about becoming financially independent, you have to learn how to do both of these.

Put Luck On Your Side

You must learn the skills you need to be successful. Business success is not a matter of luck. Business success is a matter of application. It's a matter of ability. It's a matter of experience and skill and intelligence, and wonderfully enough, you can learn what you need to know to be successful. And you can start by learning through on-the-job training, which is called OJT. Most successful businesspeople become successful because they get all their training by working for someone else.

Action Exercises

Here are two things you can do immediately to make sure that your business succeeds greatly:

First, take the time to get the knowledge and experience you need in business by working for someone else where you can learn a lot in a short period of time. Go to work in an area in which you are interested and learn everything you possibly can.

Second, I've just written a new, comprehensive book which shows you everything you need to know in order to become an effective, successful leader in ANY business.This book is complete, comprehensive, and all you need to know. It's packed cover to cover with Contents of 316 pages in A5 valuable pages of sound business advice and hard-won insider information you will not find anywhere else. Yes, you can build your own business by taking on board `How to Grow Your Business - The Reality` read and study in business, especially entrepreneurial business, all the time. Read one or two business books per week and read every business magazine that is published on your subject.

Never stop learning and growing.

Colin Thompson

www.cavendish-mr.org.uk